{"id":644,"date":"2020-04-06T10:30:55","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T16:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenthumbgenius.com\/?p=644"},"modified":"2020-04-06T10:34:17","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T16:34:17","slug":"just-keep-planting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenthumbgenius.com\/?p=644","title":{"rendered":"Just Keep Planting"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s no surprise that the world has been turned upside down.\u00a0 I wrote a post on my ‘regular’<\/strong><\/em> blog and haven’t even posted it yet because I’m still processing it all.<\/p>\n

*Update:\u00a0 I posted it but it’s kinda fragmented because I gave up. You can view it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

March has come and March has gone.\u00a0 In the last month, both the world and my garden have changed dramatically.<\/p>\n

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Preston and I pulled up a few potato plants and then I moved other ones from a bed that I planted cukes in and transplanted them in the Garden of Eden in the hopes that they’ll take off over there.<\/p>\n

As well as transplanting potatoes, a LOT of different bean seeds and cucumbers have fencing to climb and the gourds are ready to cling to the pallets and head heavenward.<\/p>\n

March was such a long month.\u00a0 Quarantined, starting ‘school at home’ with the grands and learning to adjust to the NEW normal.<\/p>\n

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I can’t lie.\u00a0 It’s been very challenging.<\/p>\n

But today, after over three weeks of all of it, I woke early and made a decision:<\/p>\n

I am going to live my life.\u00a0 I will continue to do what makes my heart sing, serve my family and invest in eternal things.<\/p>\n

Here’s what I’ve learned over the last month:<\/p>\n

~squirrels are relentless.\u00a0 If I had a working Beebee gun or a pellet gun, I’d shoot them!<\/p>\n

~investing in the future happens today.\u00a0 We plant today for the harvest we want down the road. It’s not that I didn’t know that, but as I’ve consistently planted, the excitement that I’ll continue to harvest all spring long just delights me.<\/p>\n

~my grands want to see the fruit of their labor NOW!\u00a0 Preston and I planted squash last week one day and the next day he was ready to see the squash.\u00a0 That’s a great lesson in patience.<\/p>\n

~one can plant garlic from the store that’s started to grow in its container!<\/p>\n

~having a compost bin closer to the house makes it much easier to remember to get it out there!<\/p>\n

~being a ‘farmer’ is a lot of work.\u00a0 But, in the long run, it’s worth it.<\/p>\n

Next time I can sit here for more than five minutes, I’m going to share a story of what happened at the end of March…<\/p>\n

(This is the result of planting in March.)<\/p>\n

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(The pomegranate tree bloomed close to the day of mom’s anniversary into Heaven~)<\/p>\n

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(The squirrels have since destroyed this can…!#%$Q@#$%RTJR^@%^!)<\/p>\n

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My first poppy.\u00a0 Can’t wait till it blooms!<\/p>\n

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Sunflowers bring much joy~<\/p>\n

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\u00a0These should bloom soon, too!<\/p>\n

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These were so yummy.\u00a0 Almost as sweet as candy!<\/p>\n

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…and then April came!<\/p>\n

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Till next time,<\/p>\n

Just keep planting good stuff…<\/p>\n

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