That, my friend, is the title of a book that focuses on heavy-duty farm implements.  Harrows, plows, discs -heavy stuff that is pulled by powerful tractors and that reduces acres and acres of wild, weedy, lumpy earth to soft, neatly leveled, furrowed planting media.  Since I garden on a rooftop, whose surface area is approximately one twentieth of […]

Sadly, great effort is not always rewarded with success.  Thoughtfulness, the ability to anticipate problems, and willingness to learn from mistakes are powerful allies to sheer effort and often make the difference between whether that effort is wasted energy or fruitful and purposeful.Take these beans I transplanted. I hubristically thought I had a system here that would bring […]