Readers' Choice: He's Got the Dirt
This 1,000 square foot garden, divided into mini-gardens, was one Readers' Choice garden.
By Natural Home Staff
May/June 2009
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Jim rotates crops for fresh veggies throughout the year. After harvesting spring greens, he plants summer squash and cucumbers.
Photo By Diane Guthrie
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Author of 14 books and former host of PBS’s “Victory Garden,” Jim Wilson and his partner, Janie Lynn Mandel, have created a manageable, chemical-free, organic garden by dividing 1,000 square feet into handy mini-gardens. Jim and Janie grow seasonal produce year-round, and yield enough fresh herbs and vegetables to donate to the Central Missouri Food Bank.
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Three things we love about this garden:
1. Jim and Janie’s 150-acre property features a pond with a manmade island, covered in lavish landscaping and equipped with an outdoor dining room.
2. Jim relies on a variety of natural gardening methods such as crop rotation, composting and mulching.
3. At 83, lifelong gardener Jim is still doing what he loves.
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