Garden Update

I have the next set of plants planted. Mostly from the farm program (since they were hardened already). I planted 3 of the grow room littles to see if they held. Tomorrow will be the last hardening day.

I picked greens -- enough for another big salad. This is a dinner sized bowl and I chopped the greens (especially kale) so it's more than it looks.

I'm planting around the lettuces because they'll come out soon (gets too hot for them). I also messaged neighbors to see if they want some of the extra seedlings. One of my garden goals is to share -- this type of sharing counts too. I knew these babies when they were just itty bitty seeds lol.

Next up is to figure out fertilizer -- I think they need something, but WHAT??? And little seedlings are prone to fertilizer burn. 

I'm still shaky on the amount of sun. Pretty please let this be okay.

I have a hike tonight and it took everything I had to not cancel. It's set to rain the entire time and I have a lot on my plate. BUT ... I'm trying 2 new philosophies lately and this was an example. First, try new things or try things even if the circumstances aren't "perfect" (hike in the rain). Second, don't take my personal wants off the table for a collective want (make time for the hike even though I have a hosting obligations this week). So I'm hiking -- unless it's canceled because of storms. And I'll be glad I did -- that's the end-game reasoning that started this change. I was trimming too much of life because it wasn't exactly how I do it or because I had other things on the calendar. I have time and energy for both.

I've been applying these ideas for the last couple of months and it's giving me a fuller experience and a more consistent experience. I'm not on/off as much with my personal life stuff. I'm experimenting. How busy do I want to be? What should I say yes to? What is worth the extra effort? Things like this. I don't know without trying lots of things to get a flavor of what I like -- failures actually being the most important information.

Okay, time to get ready for a library pickup. I still and always have a book problem. 3 new ones and 4 the way. All but 2 are non-fiction, probably skimming books so it's not as bad as it sounds. Book chat coming. 

Later gators and bots.