One thing that I have started doing lately is growing plants and gardening. I have always not seen myself as a good gardener because I have a long record of killing off plants (to the point I just got fake ones!).
But no! I have decided to try again and see how I go. I started with a stone from and avocado in water to let it root. To watch it root was very exciting. The idea of taking something and watch it’s life begin is therapeutic to see. I did this with 8 avocado stones however only 4 made it. I was invested though. I watched videos on when to pot them, how to clean the roots and where is best to keep them.
My brother daily reminds me that it will take 75 years till they fruit. However, two of my plants are now in big pots and constantly growing taller and taller. I have such a huge satisfaction seeing them got so big. This is the thing. Yeh they may take 75 years to fruit and by that time I will be 100! I would have had many years watching them grow, nurturing them, re-potting them and taking them to all the houses that I will live.
And to me that is what it is all about when it comes to gardening. Adding life into your home, feeling successful and a little more like a grown up.
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