My Garden

Earlier this year, I planted my first vegetable garden. I prepared the first section (at the time, it was to be the only section) by turning the earth, removing the grass and other growth, adding manure and top soil, and mixing it all. The ground was ready for plants. Once I had planted the my vegetable (tomatoes, lettuce, broccoli and more, I discovered that my garden was not large enough for the plants I had purchased. The solution was to quickly turn some additional area and simply place the plants and seeds in the unprepared earth (no manure or top soil). The result five weeks later - the plants in the prepared soil have died or are stunted in their growth and the plants in the unprepared area are growing, expanding and beginning to produce.

The lesson that I take is that you can plan all you want, but nature will often just takes its course. This is true of gardens and life.