

The War on the Garden
It all started innocently enough. I was excited to have space for a garden. The thought of picking fresh produce from my backyard all summer long was appealing, We had a large rectangle in the back lawn, away from overhanging trees, that had been used as a garden before, and fertilized regularly with horse manure. Even better, it hadn't been planted for a few years, so there shouldn't be any insect pests. This was gonna be great! I started my seeds for nightshades (2 typ