Pat Shingleton for April 10, 2008
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In my younger days, vegetable gardening wasn’t a hobby, it was an assignment. Fruits and vegetables planted and harvested were consumed in a variety of preparations during the cold months. Today, the task is a hobby that my brother, Kevin, enjoys. He shared with me and his son, Spencer, how he “put in the garden” as my grandfather would call it. The actual preparation in western Pennsylvania began in March with what were called old storm windows. The elevated windows were placed over the seedlings and even though there was snow on the ground the window acted like a mini greenhouse. This year, Kevin decided to “spade the garden” just as Grandpap Price did when we were kids.
Fastcast: Soggy then cool.
