Hey there. I hope your garden is going great in this middle of summer. For me, things get really

busy around this time of year. My summer garden is going crazy. I'm starting to harvest and preserve

and do all of those things. And it's easy to just plunge headlong into what is coming up without

taking a moment and reflecting on the season

so far. What has gone well so far? What didn't work out so well? There's one thing that I both

love about gardening but also can be a source of frustration and that's the fact that you never

exactly figure it all out. Once we think we've got something

under control, something else happens, and we learn something new, which again can be a good thing.

I hope that you can take a moment to pause to think about the things that have gone well for you

so far this year, the things that haven't gone so well,

and the lessons that you've learned. In today's episode, I'm going to bring you into my world as I do

that. I'm going to talk about my spring garden of 2020 and the lessons that I have learned this

year. The good, the bad, the neutral, just things that I've learned and tried. My hope is that

by passing along what I've learned so far, you will be able to glean from my experience and

hopefully help springboard you to trying new things in your garden in future seasons as well.

Hi, I'm Jill and in 2013 I started my first garden having no background,

knowledge, or experience whatsoever. Now I am embarking on my eighth season of growing my own

vegetables, fruits, and herbs, and I'm proof that you don't have to have decades of experience

to grow your own garden, big or small. I certainly don't know at all,

but I can share what I've learned and bring guests along who can offer much more wisdom than I

have. I'm so glad you're here at the Beginners Garden podcast today. Let's dive in. Sharing with you

garden lessons that I learn is something that I've done frequently in the podcast and

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