Jul
21
2010
Wednesday Morning Garden
Author: Fat Plaid ShirtHere are a bunch of pictures of the updated container garden:
As you can see, the eggplants are no longer hampered by insect damage. There is still a little insect damage here and there, but nothing dangerous any longer. As I mentioned a few posts ago, every night I bring them in at dusk, and every morning I put them out, all five plants. Of course, there are only four eggplants, but I also bring in the cilantro/oregeno because it’s there and what’s one more trip? 
And, of course, these stay out because I could never manage to put it back together: 
One last eggplant, I’m so proud of these, as my previous post indicated, we have eaten one eggplant, and now there are probably five growing now, and about twelve more flowers amongst the crew:
So, let’s find a moral for this story… Ok, here you go:
You can’t call yourself independent if you rely on others for your well being. Although I can only plant so many containers, at least I’m doing something. You don’t get to call yourself successful if the only thing separating you from unemployed hobos is your job. If you lose your job, you can’t provide for yourself. If you lose your job, you lose your car, house, credit cards, so, yeah, that makes you a couple of steps away from being a hobo. Of course, being in school is a little different because at this point, I can’t buy a house. But, we are looking, we have found what seems to be a land for use to rent to own in the fall, and, yes, we will be planting and becoming self sustaining as soon as possible. That’s what makes people successful: Doing for yourself what other’s can’t or simply refuse to. So, become a little independent, it doesn’t take much, and the gratification from knowing at least you’re trying is very rewarding. Don’t be a hobo with a job; use your education to separate yourself from cows. Nice cars and homes aren’t a personality trait, of course, maybe you figured that out by now, or maybe you didn’t…
