Scrolling down to the photo of my coffee table spread with seeds and books and whatnot in anticipation of a spring gardening spree, I couldn't help but be reminded just now of the "all or nothing" approach I tend to take toward the garden (and really, most of life). Hyperfocus is definitely a personal trait but so is distractability. Those seeds from spring? Relegated to a box on my dining room floor. Those books? I think they're on the bookshelf. Catalogs? No idea. Many of the seeds were absentmindedly placed into a Ziplock bag with - OOPS! - onion starts. Today, I found them - moist and moldy. So much for my selection of greens.
Once the current river rock and parkway projects, weeding and planting of the summer garden are done, I will probably do practically zilch outdoors until fall other than installing Monarch plants and watering the vegetables. Is this so wrong?
Oh - and if you like Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis, I think), I have it all over my garden. It makes lovely tea and goes nicely chopped with cucumber in plain yogurt. Please come get some but be smart - plant it in containers!
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