It’s that time of year where we are all making New Years resolutions. And if yours are like mine, probably by January 30, most of them will be forgotten. Mostly because we make our goals too huge that there is no way that we, as faulty humans , can achieve them. Things such as…I want to lose 138 pounds by June so that all the girls will swoon at the beach when they see me. Or maybe….I want to save the world, so I am joining Habitat for Humanity, start a fundraiser to feed the worlds hungry kids, and while I am at I may just join the Peace Corps. All are worthy goals, but not realistic.
What about making Gardening Resolutions? Don’t make huge resolutions in the garden. Start small.
- Try Something New: if you are an avid daylilly grower, and they are everywhere in your yard, add maybe a few vegetable plants, or possibly mingle a few annuals in with them. You never know, but you may venture down another avenue of gardening that you end up loving.
- Learn to Like Spiders: Spiders along with many other insects are really our friends. Now repeat that one more time. We like spiders. They love to eat other insects that are harmful to our plants. So the next time you see a spider, don’t roll up the newspaper and make the poor spider read a close up version of the Sunday edition.
- Love Your Gardening Failures: I hear this all the time…’I lost a few plants so I just gave up’. My response is “Who hasn’t lost plants”. We all do. But it is in this loss that we learn. Maybe you put a plant in full sun, but it needed more shade. Maybe you didn’t water the shrub for a few weeks after planting. In my experience, NO ONE has all of the knowledge about plants and EVERYONE has plants that dies. Just learn from it.
What do you want to change or do differently in your yard or garden this year?
Stephen Fister
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