Gardening – Diversify Your Garden

By Cynthia Sax on March 4, 2026

The weather in my part of the universe last year was…strange. And the vegetables I expected to do well didn’t. The vegetables I often planted for fun, however, did well.

I was happy that I planted a wide variety of vegetables.

The weather in 2026, I suspect, will be as strange. But likely in a different way.

So a big focus of my garden plans this year is diversity. I will plant just about everything and hopefully something does well.

(smiles)

Gardening is an adventure. Be adventurous in your plant selection!

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2025 Gardening Lessons – Plant A Wide Variety

By Cynthia Sax on November 12, 2025

The weather during our 2025 gardening season was…wild.

It was scorching hot one day and near frost cold the next day. It rained hard for a day. Then there was drought for a month. Insects, both beneficial and harmful, were plentiful.

The plants I expect to do well in our garden (like tomatoes) didn’t. The plants that did well (like parsley) surprised me.

I think, with our changing climate, this unpredictability will become…predictable.

And the only way I think to combat this, while gardening outside, is to plant a variety of crops and hope some do well.

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