I just started getting into gardening lately.  Do you garden?
I do. I find it to be very relaxing. I really enjoy seeing my products grow!
Do you have any advice for a novice?  Should I grow from seeds or just buy sprouted plants?
I think it depends if you plan to garden for small use, with mainly one crop, or have a large number of crops or flowers?
I would like to grow a variety of vegetables in a 4 foot by 8 foot raised box!
Oh, well that sounds great! You can add ornamental foliage to your garden, or root and leaf vegetables, herbs or fruits. Great for eating and medicinal uses.
What plant would be good for medicinal use?  I am quite curious!
Many cottage gardens will have plants like aloe, ivy, many different types of herbs, which you can find are good for medicinal uses, from facial additives, burns, and even medicine mixture remedies.
Oh!  I like the aloe!  It is really hot and sunny here so that plant will be perfect!
Aloe vera
Aloe vera ( or ) is a succulent plant species of the genus "Aloe". An evergreen perennial, it originates from the Arabian Peninsula but grows wild in tropical climates around the world and is cultivated for agricultural and medicinal uses. The species is also used for decorative purposes and grows successfully indoors as a potted plant.
It is found in many consumer products including beverages, skin lotion, cosmetics, or ointments for minor burns and sunburns. There is little scientific evidence for the effectiveness or safety of
would just be another excuse and it would be so easy to just go back there and go up to Isla Vista Beach and just sit there all summer long, see my old friends and all my old enemies. Seeing enemies is much more interesting than seeing friends ... and I have so many enemies in Santa Barbara. Always, always interesting. But I think that ... you know, New York has so many things that really do interest me or that could interest me that for ... for my own good, I think