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Re: weeds and closeness to a days work [Re: Ferdinando] 1
#28636471 - 01/27/24 06:45 AM (13 hours, 40 minutes ago) |
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Cool thread, you make some interesting & clear points about gardening and relating it to life in general.
 I love tending to the garden more than most anything else in the world. All the work and preperation is rewarding in and of its self; seed starting, ground prep, planning your next crops etc through Winter. But on an early Summer morning when it's not too hot yet- standing among the sunflowers hearing the breeze rustling their giant, hairy leaves, watering everything and just feeling all the effort I've put into my surroundings coming pouring back into me through the myriad of shapes, smells, colours and textures....
 Even sitting out for an actual sitting meditation session, watching the birds bathing their feathers in the dusty earth- and then pulling up my tender seedlings lol
 It's so blissful and can be awesomely meditative.
At the same time, there is something to be said about not falling over yourself to get rid of ALL the weeds in a hurry (literally and metaphorically). I leave a decent bit of the garden chockfull of 'weeds'. They're native to my area- afterall- so serve purpose as far as supporting the birds, insects, companion plants, mycorhizzoal connections with trees, microbiome of soil etc that have evolved relationships with these certain plants. This goes beyond my desire to see order reflected in my garden.
So I suppose there can be a parallel 'drawn'( ) between overweeding and stewarding your garden in the direction you want and doing the same mentally/internally. That is, somethings serve purpose beyond their obvious functions, it's not always down to us to be judge, jury & weeder.
Any plant you're particularly stoked for this year? Cheers anyway man, here's to gardens (once again, the literal and otherwise)- may we keep learning from/for them and never take having one for granted!
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Re: weeds and closeness to a days work [Re: RJ Tubs 202]
#28636548 - 01/27/24 07:54 AM (12 hours, 32 minutes ago) |
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RJ Tubs 202 said:

As a lifelong plant enthusiast, I agree.
Cultivating plants boosts my mental health. From irrigation, to taking cuttings, pruning, sowing seeds, to mixing up a batch of fertilizer
good stuff indeed - cultivating plants cultivates joy
 Absolutely. Some of the very best days end with a tanned back of the neck and hands stained green & brown! I put to you the same question as put to OP: any particular garden thing you're most looking forward to this year?
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Re: weeds and closeness to a days work [Re: Ferdinando]
#28636616 - 01/27/24 08:45 AM (11 hours, 41 minutes ago) |
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Got a preferred drawing style, and do you ever draw stuff from out in the garden? Nature art/drawings are 100% some my favourites, but I'm nowhere near able to draw a convincing plant Yet... And, I'm more of a cat guy
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