Day 3

By the way, I'm numbering these days by when I work, not the actual amount of days since I started.

I started today really excited, because yesterday I was given five new packets of seeds which brings my inventory to be Tomatoes, Basil, Carrots, Shallots, Climbing Beans, Beech root, and Squash. I also was given money, which allowed me to go to Bunnings and be overwhelmed by the gardening section. I decided while I was there to buy a Rosemary seedling, but to wait on buying other stuff, because I have no clue what I'm doing.

So this morning I was really wanting to plant the Rosemary, and then to get more good soil onto my plot, so I could plant by next week. But when I got there and looked at the area I had cleared I realized that I had only cleared what I thought I needed and then the rest of the yard I had left the way it was. My gardening mantra then came into my head. "Your garden is a reflection of yourself." I realized that I was only thinking about what I needed and making that part great, but I had paid no attention to the surrounding plants, weeds, or the yard. This was boding as a poor reflection, given my goals are to be always reaching out and giving to others. So I, changed my work plans and spent almost the whole time clearing out further sections of the yard of weeds, plastic, dead lizards, etc. and plowing it to break up the soil.

In the end I used my newly cleared section to plant my rosemary at the bottom of the sloped area, so that it's aroma would drift up to the soon to be veggie areas. This is because Rosemary's aroma is known to keep away pests.

So in all, I'm being challenged and learning every step of the way thus far. And now I have my first plant. woohoo.