I love gardening. Growing up in the West Indies I was always surrounded by lust tropical vegetation. The island where I was born1 has a now dormant volcano2 but previous eruptions have left the soil dark and fertile. Almost anything will grow on this island without much help. Plant it and it will grow. I grew up with a backyard filled with coconut and avocado trees, and what natives call plum trees3.
I brought that love of grading with me when I moved to the United States but I have nowhere to plant until we bought our first home. I had to learn a lot. The soil in New Jersey is not as fertile and the sort of plants that would grow here are quite different. I had to learn about perennials and annuals and when to plant what and in what soil and with how much fertilizer. It took many years but I think I’m getting the hang of it. Last fall my niece and I planted a whole mess of bulbs. I love watching here face when she comes over to visit and she sees what we created together.
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A lot of the fruits are imported from the Pacific, some by Captain Bligh on the Bounty. ↩
Khürt Williams
I am a husband, a father, a certified information system security professional, web developer, blogger and photographer who lives and works in the Princeton area. I am active in the Princeton area’s social media community and currently serve as President to the Princeton Macintosh Users Group. I am passionate about funding research to find a cure for Type 1 diabetes. You can sometimes find me sitting with my iPad drinking coffee in one of Princeton’s cafés.
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