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Gardening 101 The gardening program that the church has instituted is amazing.  I am looking forward to putting in a “church” garden when I get home.  There are some gardens that have provided for them for years.  But like anything else, only a few continue with the work necessary to do it year after year.  I think we will have about 21 gardens in our Branch.  Our Branch clerk is in charge, and he does a tremendous amount of work on the garden at our church property.  Our chapel is located at about 6000 feet and so our season is a bit behind the other locations.  I am still happiest when I have a shovel or a weed eater in my hand.   We have three tillers that we lend out so people can prepare their ground.  The church provides the drip system, fencing, a bag of soil conditioner, and seeds for the season.  The participants have to provide the labor.  Water is still an issue so while we have several contacts that would like church gardens, it is a bit hard when they don’t have runnin