Garden Therapy

This morning I am sitting out in my garden sipping tea and enjoying the birds squabbling over the feeders, the cat trying to catch the birds at the feeders and the dogs trying to catch the cat whose trying to catch the birds who are fighting at the feeders. I can not wait to see what happens when the squirrels show up. Nature can be very relaxing.

Just sitting outside in my garden where I have planted all my veggies, watered them. weeded them and watch them grow brings me peace. Gardening might not do that for you but everyone needs to find at least one thing that brings them joy and do it regularly. Something other than binge watching Netflix, pinning more things on Pinterest than you have time to do and even scrolling through Facebook posts reading about everyone's either perfect life or how terrible their life is. Sorry for the rant.

After a hectic morning I went out into the garden. My peas are almost done for the season so I picked most of them. If you didn't know peas like cooler temps so they do best in the spring and fall. I do plan on trying to trick a small patch in the shade this summer though. I also had a small beet almost on top up of the ground, a few potato plants that had turned yellow which means they were done, I use some type of onion just about every day so I grabbed one of those, snagged some carrots and the radishes had been dug up by some squirrels so I salvaged what few were big enough to eat. Here is my bounty.

This weekend we will dig up the garlic that we planted last October, I may finish planting my green beans. I planted 85 and every day count the ones that have come up, I have about 65 so I need to fill in the gaps with more seed and plant another 85.

Just like everything else in life gardening is a learning experience. You learn what works and what doesn't by trial and error. I have read so many gardening books its not funny. All the knowledge in the world does not help you without the experience. Our first crop of radishes this year did amazing, I even canned two pints already. the second crop we got three. When I plant the new ones this weekend we will squirrel proof them just like we will be doing with the tomatoes. Whatever you do to find that inner peace don't be afraid to get your hands dirty. Don't be afraid to fail and never stop learning from your mistakes.