Don't Worry Gardening Advice Is Up To YouUnity Consciousness #379

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This year I decided to get a better feel for the state of gardening. I've read articles and watched videos of people in different countries using a variety of methods. Though far from a complete analysis, a few things are worrisome that can contribute to causing many not to take the step into gardening. If nutritious food the cheapest and simplest way is your main overriding goal, this can be achieved without spending hours listening to others or becoming some gardening guru.

1. You can plant a seed from start to finish in 2 seconds to 5 minutes. In two seconds you can just throw some seeds on the ground and walk away (this works better for the smaller seeds). With just a few more seconds you can scratch the soil, put the seed in, cover it and walk away. In a few more minutes you can take a hand trowel and plant a seed or plant. If you want to increase your chances of success, use mulch as has been elsewhere explained.

2. Remember, a lot of the gardening advice is based on information handed down from commercial farming practices that relies heavily upon scientists and Cooperative Extension Agencies and comes from the mindset that we humans are in control. They poison plants and mindsets but we do not have to allow them to poison our plates and our practices.

3. Don't worry about a soil test. If you look at the ground and something is growing there, then something will grow there.

4. Soil preparation is a process. As long as you're willing to grow into the process and be patient, you do not have to prepare the soil at all. You don't have to buy any soil, compost, fertilizer, amendments or even get them somewhere for free. Use what you got and see what happens.

5. When should you plant? Whenever something else is growing, something else will grow. Use your natural sense for when and what to plant.

6. Seed germination. Put seeds in the ground, cover with mulch and many will germinate. You don't even have to water initially. Let the rain do what it does.

7. Nutrients. Don't worry about it. You will learn as you go. The more you do things in the natural way and respect the process, you are already on the path to greater amounts of success. By the way, the main reason for nutrient leaching from the soil being spoken of as a problem by many gardeners is when the natural way is not followed enough or understood enough. We know this because despite all the things gardeners do, the plants they don't do these things for, that nature is taking care of, do well year after year and nutrient leaching doesn't seem to be a problem.

The main point is to do less or whatever suits you best that does not cause you stress. Garden to the degree and pace you want to. Just at least make an attempt in the simplest way that suits you. You will not be disappointed unless you do nothing or listen to the wrong advice by not trusting your Creator-given natural sense that runs throughout the natural being that you are.

Truth is, gardening, if approached simply, will find its way to match the rhythm of the ecosystem it depends on. This is an epitome of low cost, high reward.