How to Grow a Salad Garden: Tips & Tricks

July 15, 2014

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From spring through late summer, it’s an evening ritual. I grab my faded colander from the kitchen cabinet and a pair of shears kept near the back door, while dinner grills or simmers on the stove. The kids tumble down the deck and across the grass to the garden where we fill the dish with…

Mandy Dawson is the creator of In Mandyland, an almost daily blog recording her adventures in juggling a full-time job, two active children, four arguing hens, a fluffy bunny, and one ex-husband. A self-diagnosed gardening and crafting addict, she often finds herself gluing together clay pots and trying to discover the cure for brown thumb. When she’s not writing, she can be found burning dinners while she stares off into space with a story idea. She was a regular contributor for Makes Fun of Stuff, Aiming Low, and Six Kitchens, and has been featured on BlogHer and Mamapedia. She is an Assistant Editor for Write on Edge and has had her fiction featured in three anthologies currently available on Amazon.