I found so much relief in giving myself this permission, and now I’m giving you permission as well. You don’t have to weed every single thing that pops up. You don’t have to prune every tomato sucker. You don’t have to move your volunteers into perfectly measured rows. It’s okay if something fails or you let your cucumbers overripen. Turns out it will be just fine, and you don’t even have to feel bad about it.
JoyfulNature
Thank you!Amen! My garden has entered into its annual chaous stage. Some things never really worked this year, or are working differently. The tomatoes are a bit slow to ripen, for example.
I still love every bit of it.
I do hope finding and killing the vine borer buys me more squash.
phony54
I tend to just envision my garden as this barely contained wild thing, so anything I am able to achieve beyond that is exceeding my expectations. Really helps with managing stress. Lol
schmoopser
Mine always gets away from me this time of year. It’s just too hot to get to it all.
PensiveObservor
I love your garden, OP! I’m in a rural area where there aren’t many “lawns” and neighbors don’t care. If we have a level grass patch, we mow it. Where the trees crowd up from the creek bottom, natural under-story shrubs and a few native berries are no maintenance. I tossed a few pounds of clover seed around last year and it’s starting to infiltrate the grass so there are fewer brown patches. All my watering time is spent on vegetables; the lawn is on its own.
It’s my relaxing time of year, reading a book on the porch swing. <3
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I found so much relief in giving myself this permission, and now I’m giving you permission as well. You don’t have to weed every single thing that pops up. You don’t have to prune every tomato sucker. You don’t have to move your volunteers into perfectly measured rows. It’s okay if something fails or you let your cucumbers overripen. Turns out it will be just fine, and you don’t even have to feel bad about it.
Thank you!Amen! My garden has entered into its annual chaous stage. Some things never really worked this year, or are working differently. The tomatoes are a bit slow to ripen, for example.
I still love every bit of it.
I do hope finding and killing the vine borer buys me more squash.
I tend to just envision my garden as this barely contained wild thing, so anything I am able to achieve beyond that is exceeding my expectations. Really helps with managing stress. Lol
Mine always gets away from me this time of year. It’s just too hot to get to it all.
I love your garden, OP! I’m in a rural area where there aren’t many “lawns” and neighbors don’t care. If we have a level grass patch, we mow it. Where the trees crowd up from the creek bottom, natural under-story shrubs and a few native berries are no maintenance. I tossed a few pounds of clover seed around last year and it’s starting to infiltrate the grass so there are fewer brown patches. All my watering time is spent on vegetables; the lawn is on its own.
It’s my relaxing time of year, reading a book on the porch swing. <3
Preach!💕😘🌻