can soil get you high?

I'm astounded this profound knowledge isn't widely available

Dear reader,

I'm the proud new owner of every midlifers fantasy - an allotment!

I now have an outdoor space to do with whatever I choose, and like the excited bees collecting nectar from the first spring daffodils, I am buzzing. 

As my mediocre house plants will attest, I'm not a skilled gardener, but growing—planning, preparing, and nourishing— is more va…