Quote of the Day: John Ruskin
“There is no wealth but life.”
~ John Ruskin
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Quote of the Day: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Adopt the pace of nature, her secret is patience.
I’ve definitely learned patience through gardening! I believe gardening is about the process not the final product, which is why I don’t buy a lot of mature plants. I prefer to start things from cuttings and spend years nurturing them into beautiful plants or start things from seed.
Has gardening helped teach you patience?
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Quote of the Day: Thomas Edison
“Opportunity is missed by most people
because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”
~Thomas Edison
One of the things I enjoy about gardening is the work involved. Since my job consists of sitting in front of a computer, gardening provides me with the exercise I need to keep me healthy and strong, not to mention lots of fresh food as well. Hard work never makes me back down, I relish the challenge and the physical exertion that comes from gardening. Especially the tasks like double digging new garden beds as I’m doing in this photo.
What about you, do you enjoy the hard work of gardening or could you do without it?
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Fall & Winter Gardening
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap
but by the seeds that you plant.”
~Robert Louis Stevenson
It’s time to start those seeds for you fall/winter garden. Time to seed: turnips, radicchio, kale, overwintering onions, winter radishes, lettuce and spinach. It’s also time to sow some clover under your tomatoes.
Last week I started seeds for: ‘Catalina’ and ‘Bloomsdale Longstanding’ spinach, ‘Big Boston’ lettuce, fall greens mix, ‘Japanese Minowase’ radishes, ‘Round Black Spanish’ radishes. This week I’ll be starting some ‘Evergreen Hardy Bunching’ onions and more spinach and fall lettuce and maybe some turnips and radicchio. Don’t forget to order your garlic if you’re hoping to plant some this fall, if you wait to long you may not be able to find it. I ordered mine from Gourmet Garlic Gardens.
Have you planted anything for fall/winter yet?
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Quote of the Day: Thomas Edison
“Until man duplicates a blade of grass,
nature can laugh at his so called scientific knowledge”
~ Thomas Edison
The longer I garden and learn about the balance of nature the less I realize I know. As my gardens live organically each additional year I’m amazed at how nature balances itself out without me having to step in. When I try to step in I upset the balance and who knows what the ramifications will be, especially down the road. I’m now even content to let horn worms eat my tomatoes, and the cabbage worms eat my brassicas, I know they make tasty treats for birds, or be a host for beneficial wasps.
How has your view of nature changed throughout your gardening career?
If you’d like a copy of this quote on this photo it’s on my Flickr.
