YouGrowGirl.com is a great resource for gardeners. We found this idea in the tips section: Rosesneed potassium, so give your roses a boost by planting a banana or just the peel of one at their base. Their sunny faces will thank you.
Timothy Ray Miller said, “It is foolish to postpone enjoyment of your ordinary life until you are more successful, more secure, or more loved than you are today” Gardening brings enjoyment.
“For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned.”
Time to start planning your garden!
In case you don’t have 10 of your own, we found this inspiring list on Kathy’s Diggin’ In blog:
1. Gardening provides exercise that seems to be lacking in the American lifestyle. This comes from picking up pots, hoeing, raking, and chores related to tending the garden.
2. Gardening creates an opportunity by which vitamin D can be absorbed. It only takes 15 minutes out in the sun without sunscreen to absorb a daily dose of this vitamin.
3. Gardening provides more control over an individual’s food supply especially for those who are concern with food security.
4. Gardening gives an individual a reason to be outside.
5. Gardening can create social situations where social interaction can occur. Long-term friendships can develop through a common love of gardening.
6. The process of gardening can improve one’s mood and reduce depression. This is believed to happen due to exercise and vitamin D exposure.
7. Gardening is a great hobby that every individual regardless of skill or living environment can do.
8. Gardening is a great way of reducing one’s carbon footprint by cutting back on food transportation cost and increasing foliage on the planet that can trap carbon or become a carbon sink.
9. Gardening is a great way to reduce stress. Getting back to nature and combining this with exercise can help reduce the stress at the end of the day.
10. Vegetable gardening can improve your whole family’s dietary habits by providing the first fast food, which is fresh vegetables and fruits. It has been found that if kids are involved in the gardening process they are more likely to try new foods and eat more vegetables.
