Things I Got Wrong About Pruning Roses
I am still not sure I have it right, but it is closer. The difference showed up bit by bit, then all at once. Compost is slow magic, and it cannot be rushed.
Lessons
The slugs got most of the lettuce, but the beans did well. The best advice I got was just to slow down. Leave some corners messy; the insects will thank you. What surprised me most was how little equipment it needed.
Between sowing seeds and planting bulbs, the second one taught me more. A secateurs helps, but it is not the point. A friend once described wildflowers as calm work, and the phrase stuck.
Second thoughts
Saving seed means next year’s garden starts this autumn. I like fruit trees that shows the marks of how it was made. A hand trowel helps, but it is not the point. A garden fork helps, but it is not the point. Below are a few observations, roughly in the order I worked out them.
Half of the work is deciding what to leave out. Between sowing seeds and composting, the second one taught me more. If something here is unclear, that is on me, not you. I keep a short list of things to try next; saving seed is near the top. There is a version of this that is much more complicated. This is not that version.
I wrote most of this on a calm Saturday morning.
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