Hi All, I live in Louisiana, zone 8b. I have been a lifelong gardener since age 2. Probably didn't do much at that age, but the love was there. I had a big shock learning a new way to garden when we moved from Ohio to Louisiana almost 30 years ago. We made our garden "rows" like we always had in Ohio. Just put a stake on each end and a string running between them. The first week we got a deluge. Our new garden flooded out. Fortunately we had a nice new neighbor who came over and asked us when we were going to make our rows. We did already, see the stakes and string. Well, he meant more of a mound or raised bed. With our weather and drainage it is the only way to do it. He helped us straighten out our mess and we had a bumper crop that year. I guess you could say he was the original "forum guy". The internet wasn't even around at that point. I am looking forward to learning from others and sharing my experiences as well.
