The agricultural community world-wide is buzzing with talk of a rare Gardening Husband sighting. This reclusive beast, who has been known to go immediately and indefinitely into hiding after any mention or even remote inference of the phrase “yard work”, has been spotted recently in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States. One of our lucky man-watchers was even fortunate enough to catch this nearly unheard of scene on film! Assisted only by his side-kick, Giant White Dog, Gardening Husband–by his own initiative–bravely battled the desolate land of Last Year’s Shriveled Vegetable Plants, fighting and hacking his way down to bare soil.
To catch sight of this rare appearance, keep your eyes peeled for our brave warrior, usually seen wearing a skull cap and heavy duty gardening gloves, plus a uniform usually consisting of jeans and a sweater. He can often be seen throwing a red rubber Kong toy or dingy tennis ball to Giant White Dog in between, as well as during, bouts with dead vegetation.
Soldier on, fearless Gardening Husband! Your deeds of good and bravery are those to which gardeners around the planet aspire.
My Hero!
Traditional vegetable gardening has always been done in rows, where you dig a trench in your soil, throw a bunch of seeds in the trench, and cover it up. Then in two weeks, when the seedlings start coming up, you have a billion little plants that are all smashed together. Since veggie plants can’t grow that close together, you have to get down there on your hands and knees and pull all those extra little plants out. Doesn’t that sound wasteful (not to mention kinda painful)?
Raising the Root 