Gardening With Sunny and Sinclair

Sunny and Sinclair are two of my cats discussingroot.
gardening.SUNNY: Am I done after I do all that?
SUNNY: Sinclair, what should we discuss today?SINCLAIR: No. The next important ingredient is water.
SINCLAIR: How about gardening? It's springtime andYou cannot depend on mother nature to provide the
everyone will be planting.water. Last year was tough due to the drought in
SUNNY: Sinclair, what do you know about gardening?Georgia but this year it has been raining more often.
SINCLAIR: I have been known to have a "green" paw.Daily watering may be required for a while until the
SUNNY: OK, tell me what you know. This ought to beplant takes root.
good!SUNNY: This seems like a lot of work.
SINCLAIR: Make sure you know what you areSINCLAIR: It isn't all that bad and the result is a beautiful
planting? Plants that require a lot of sun should not beyard.
planted in the shade and visa versa. Most plants thatSUNNY: How about vegetables?
are purchased will have instructions on them on whatSINCLAIR: They can be planted also but vary on when
they require. If not and you know what the plant is, goto plant them. They require more care than plants. The
to the Internet to find the planting instructions.vegetables are more prone to disease, bugs and small
SUNNY: OK, so I just dig a hole in the right place andanimals attacking them. At harvest time, there is
put the plant in the ground.nothing better than fresh grown vegetables. Many
SINCLAIR: Not exactly. You must prepare the soil first.people have vegetable gardens.
We live in Georgia and many plants do not grow inSUNNY: I guess you know more than I thought you
Georgia clay. Adding top soil, fertilizer and rootknew about gardening. Can wait to see you put your
enhancers will give a plant a better chance to take"green paw" to work.