Gardening Science Series : Introduction to the Series - Twins of Different Mothers

Borage in Bloom in my Garden

I think a lot on what I can write about and post to Steemit that will, not only be informative, but will be practical and engaging to the reader. After all, if I lose you within the first paragraph, then what is the value of that?

As you can tell from my previous posts, I am an avid gardener. However, I am also a lay scientist. I studied and have received my college degree in two of the fields of science - with physics, chemistry and the earth sciences as my forte'. Over the years I continued my studies through experience and training in disciplines that taught portions of air quality, physics, mathematics, geomorphology and geology, along with food science, soil science, and botany. However, the one place where I use them all, are in my gardens. I know, seems far-fetched, but over the course of my gardening life, that knowledge has come to play and assist me in creating healthy environments for the plants that I grow and those also that I harvest.

With that in mind, I am planning on writing a series of related posts that help gardeners understand the science that supports their gardening and to give practical advice on how to work that science into a garden plan that works for them. I hope it is not boring - though to some I am sure it will be. And I do hope that I get lots of comments that point out areas that need more investigation, that may be incorrect, or even just some 'old wive's tales' that we can try to fractionalize (is that a word?), into the science of their deeper meanings.

I hope also, to offer you informative and engaging articles that will illustrate how science and gardening are twins of different mothers - they symbiotically work together. In addition, maybe you will find that it helps you to improve the health of your gardens and the production and nutritional value of your harvests. I am calling this series #gardeningscience .

Grass Roots Pulled from an Overgrown Garden Bed

The first of the series will be posted later this weekend and I will try to post thereafter, at least twice a month, if not more. I am looking at some areas of concentration such as:

• Sampling techniques,
• Water processes,
• Basic soil science for your gardens,
• The critters that live and work in your garden soil,
• How plants determine what soils you need,
• Diseases and pests of the soil and gardens
• Plants and planting methods
• And more.

Any science terms that could be unfamiliar, I will define. I will also add in resource references to any charts, pictures and information that is not original - not from my hand. If you would like to comment or request that we touch on some areas that interest you, please let me know.

Thanks again for reading and I hope this becomes a valuable reference for other gardeners that could help to make your gardening easier and more productive with a lot less stress. I will also be putting portions of these posts on my gardening website that is at present, still in its' infancy. This can be found at:

A Walk in the Countryside