Gardening With Sal

A full guide for beginning to intermediate gardeners.

🛠️How‑To Garden Guide | by Guy Saldiveri | January 12, 2026

Gardening With Sal: The Jack-of-All-Trades in the Garden.

I’m a retired jack-of-all-trades with 30 years of yard work under my belt—the last six of which have been a deep dive into vegetable gardening. While I don't have a formal horticulture degree, I did manage to make it through the State University Master Gardener program—certificate and all.

I’ll admit it: I’m as stubborn as an old pickax. I’ve spent decades letting plants teach me the kind of lessons you won’t find in a textbook. I can be a bit opinionated—or so I’ve been told—but I love a good “oddball” experiment, and I’m the first to laugh when one of my projects keels over for no good reason.

My approach is a mix of solid research and gut instinct. I share it all—the ups, the downs, and the “OH WOWs” in between. Nature is dynamic and always shifting; we might influence the short term, but she always finds her balance in the end.

I aim for accuracy, but I’m human. If something doesn’t seem like it was seeded right, let me know and I’ll dig into it.

Happy Gardening! 🌱