Can My Garden Actually Teach Me Something?

Well, my family and I decided to put in a garden again this year but wanted a new location.  We decided on an area where the grass tends to grow twice as fast as other areas.  So, we figured that it must have some good soil and it does get plenty of sun.

So, my father and I borrowed my grandfather’s tiller who has been gardening for as long as I can remember and long before I came into the world.

We took an afternoon and embarked upon this wonderful process.  We tilled off the first layer of sod or grass and cleaned it all out.  We then proceeded to go deeper and deeper with each pass to loosen up the soil.

Once all the area was prepped, I added some sea compost and put in my seeds and gave it a good watering.

In a matter of one week, our radish were already coming up through the soil, our herbs are doing fine and I have even noticed some spinach too!

We do have one little problem, we have a ground hog mom and 3 pups to deal with.  They really like to eat dill and some of the pea plants that we started inside before putting in the ground.  So, we now have to spray our plants after watering with hot sauce.  You need to dilute it of course and it adds a little more time and effort to the whole process.

So, the big question is, what exactly has my garden taught me thus far?

Well, it has taught me two things to this point.  One – If you want to take on a new project, you need to educate yourself and initially put in hours of work.  Two – you have to be consistent with looking after your garden.  This includes watering, protecting the plants from critters, and in due time… cleaning out the weeds!

You can take some of these principles and apply them to life and business too.  When online, you need to put in a lot of time building the relationships initially and then you need consistent contact.  Not necessarily daily but weekly and perhaps it may get to a point where it is only every couple of weeks.

Back to my radish for a minute.  Here is an analogy.  I put in lots of work from the beginning and the radish actually responded within 7 days!  Imagine putting in all the time we do on Social Media and we are able to build a deep relationship with someone in 7 days.  Talk about a reward for all of your initial time and effort.

Now, I need to keep giving my radish daily attention and still take note of the other vegetables yet to emerge.

Call me crazy but I think I will have to do a “part 2” with this post because there are so many parallels with my garden and relationships and life in general!

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Cheers – Steve