Welcome to Curtis’ Urban Garden Magazine blogfest.

I’ll be writing up my experiences with butting my head against brick walls (also known as “Aphid/Spider Mite Patrol” aka “The Endeavors of Bug Quixote”), new cloning and harvesting techniques, and every piece of hydroponics equipment upon which I can lay my hands.

I started gardening a long time ago.  Mostly, I do it to teach me patience.  You cannot rush Mother Nature. And, as impatient as I am, I find it a relaxing activity for me.

I moved more towards hydroponics and indoor gardening after my little boy’s baby shower.  We passed around unlabeled baby food jars, tasting each one, and guessing what they were.  When I tasted what was later disclosed as butternut squash, I decided that I couldn’t feed it to him—ever.  I make a killer butternut squash soup and this jar of orange gook was anything but butternut squash.

By trade, I’m a project manager for a large technology company.  By night, my MBA and tech geek background does me no good as I roll up my sleeves and play with water, nutrients, and all things green and growing.