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Collingwood Children's Farm garden plots and in the background, farm animals (mostly sheep).Image via WikipediaLearning to be a gardener is a lot of fun. But the process of learning to be a backyard gardener has it’s ups and downs as things don’t always go the way you planned it.

My wife and I are slowly becoming the backyard gardeners we have long wanted to be. We are starting small and will add to our gardens, both vegetable garden and flower gardens, as we have time.

We have only begun but already we are learning and making progress. We do have a friend that has been a backyard gardener for more than 10 years now so we have a bit of an edge. All we have to do is ask questions.

I would even, eventually, have her writing gardening articles for me as she and her husband have a lot to teach.

Our biggest hurdle this year is going to be working the ground. Our soil is a very heavy and damp clay, through the entire property. So learning how to deal with it is a priority.

We do have a couple of raised beds that were here when we bought our home but the soil is just as bad there. I guess I better start digging if I want to become the backyard gardener I hope to be.

If you have any tips for dealing with the soil in our yard please leave us a comment explaining what you do.

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