Reply #19: Your perfect won't be the enemy of the good. "Less serious" gardeners,

[MADem]

if they need to eat, will get off their asses and figure it out. Really.

It's what happened during the Great Depression, and it's what happened with Victory Gardens during WW2. It's the thing that Michelle Obama is talking about when she runs around the WH garden with the little kids--who are growing gardens at their schools as well--and they're not "serious" gardeners, either.

Don't overblow the talent. Yes, gardeners who are REALLY good can do wonderful things, but even crappy gardeners can manage to grow turnips or tomatoes. Hell, you can grow potatoes in a garbage can--and they come out great, too.