You will be happy that you listen to this episode before you plant your first plant. It begins with setting garden goals.

Jeff Rugg is an educator at heart.

For over 33 years he has written the weekly nationally syndicated newspaper column the Greener View.

He taught the University of Illinois Master Gardener and Master Naturalist programs.

He now teaches via the internet through his YouTube channel Greener View with over 300 videos with more coming.

Many of the videos match the playlists of the chapters in his Greener View Gardening book.

The book is available at greenerview.com. There is a $30 discount on the softcover edition when using the promo code “podcast”.