You think I mark the Calendar to know when I planted them?..Think again.

I will share a bulletproof method, cause you are special. Or maybe you aren’t that special actually, I’ll take that back. Maybe you have your moments and you are impatient, just like I am.

You know those emails you receive confirming your orders and delivery? So there you have it. YES, I’ll pick up my phone, hit search and there it is, that magical email saying “delivered”. Next step, look at the date. I usually plant the next day after receiving the “life” I picked to ruin plant.

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The struggle is real but look at the results. Precisely mustard leaves, lettuce leaves, kale, purple tomatoes, green onion.

I don’t know about you but I’m done asking dead lettuce at Ralph’s (grocery store) so many questions. So the decision was made to get some seeds and grow my own, and have privacy while chatting with lettuces in the garden. My late mustard’s kids for instance, don’t shut up about how their parent woke up one nightmarish day in what seemed to be July or August in Los Angeles and it couldn’t believe it, so it absolutely had to start dying, dropping it’s children all over my flowers. Excuses….

Here is the deal, leafy lettuce varieties, mustard, spinach and many other leafy crops do not appreciate or value the warm summer nights and they certainly do not tolerate any heat. I planted my mustard seeds in November I believe, right after the mother plant decided to give up on me in September and shoot the seeds all over the place in October.

At least I can officially swear, Avocado plants don’t give a crap. Look at this one, growing on the side of a fast-drying fabric pot. It yells at me to mind my business and forget. It sprouted on it’s own. All I did was eat the store bought avocado and throw the seed into a random pot. It’s doesn’t need any water and it loves sandy soil. For those who are curious, Avocado plants will tell you when they need water. They usually have droopy leaves. Make sure the water you give them have stood in the sun for a few hours for chlorine to evaporate. Rain water is ideal.

To those of you who think…a lot:

See this eucalyptus tree?

It grew from a tiny seed. It didn’t think twice of taking over the airspace nor does it seem to care about the pot sizes.

It has limitations is all I’m saying

Talking limits!

But greatness doesn’t grow out of comfort, does it?

My plants know eight things, eight for now. Let’s call them the house rules:

• You will have the boundaries, fight them.
• Expect to be replanted any time of the year and deal with it.
• Don't worry about growing imperfect
• Expect to be touched, have your privacy invaded and listen to occasional nonsense
• Insects are there to make you stronger...ask the sky for help.
• In winter, be prepared to pray...yes...for rain.
• All those banana peels and stuff are there for a reason
• Get used to basil.

JUST FYI…

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Nikki and Seth, remember the nice collection of succulents you USED TO have? Forget about them!

Please know, I’ll grant you some visitation rights, …some….maybe. Admire from afar for now:

Update on the beans experiment.

Still going strong in December 50-65F, AND flowering.

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