Growing vegetables takes seeds, soil, sun, water — and consistent effort.
That can be tough for people juggling family and work responsibilities.
Bruce Hall is there to cheer them on.
The retired police lieutenant and master gardener volunteers his time as a mentor as part of Clark County Public Health’s Growing Groceries program.
The program is part of a loose affiliation of community efforts that aim to help low-income people feed themselves from their gardens. He’s one of 57 volunteers helping 802 gardeners.
Bruce Hall, a gardening mentor with Clark County Public Health’s Growing Groceries program, offers these tips for gardening intensively in a small raised bed according to the square-foot gardening method:
o Avoid plants that tend to be invasive, because they will take over the plot. Oregano, mint and strawberries are examples of plants that should be confined in a separate container.