My One and Only Gardening Experience

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I’m approaching the one-year mark of my retirement, and I’m about to do something I’ve never done before: plant a garden. However, before I explain my lack of gardening experience and also my current desire to grow vegetables, let me tell you about my one and only harvesting adventure.

During the early 1970s, when electric and battery-powered Weed Eaters first became available, my sisters and I…