I never had any interest in
growing edible things, except blueberries when I lived in Pennsylvania. Then one year I picked a couple of herb
plants up at the supermarket, herbs I liked to eat fresh, and planted them in my
flower garden. When I picked fresh herbs off my
plants and put them into our food for dinner and served it, I suddenly was overwhelmed with the greatest feeling. I suddenly felt like a really good mom! So I had to admit, "Hmmm. Maybe I'd enjoy gardening more than I thought." When we moved to Colorado two years ago, I had a perfect garden spot, so now I'm
growing lots of edibles: rhubarb, raspberries, strawberries, squash, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, cantaloupe,
peppers, snow and sugarsnap peas, and lots of herbs. I'm especially proud of my cilantro and Thai basil this year.