Here are a few shots of my stone planters. I need to do some weeding, but I enjoyed a beet with dinner last night and peas are starting to come in now.
Tower Garden Week 5
We have finally had some really great growing weather at the end of May with a few days in the 90’s. We’ve enjoyed several salads and sautéed mixed greens. One of the pictures in the gallery shows the recent pickings as we prepared a salad.
The Tower Garden is really very simple and extremely low maintenance. I have a traditional garden as well (which I’ll post some pictures soon) that requires much more work and if you don’t do the work, the weeds and bugs will overtake it. Lettuce in my raised beds has been ravaged by slugs and other bugs. So far I have had very little problems with bugs in the Tower Garden.
Another advantage over a traditional earth based garden is that the vegetables are so much cleaner. There is very little washing and prep that is required.
If you enjoy gardening and growing, the Tower Garden is one way to enjoy it more and produce better crops with less maintenance.
Tower Garden Week 4
After some cool damp weather, we are finally starting to get a few days that are warm. I’ve had one salad and I’ll be eating more real soon now.
One mistake I made was planting the seedlings too soon. A few did not have a good root structure in place and I think that’s very important before transferring to the tower. I have one tomato plant that has been struggling and the basil just hasn’t got off the ground. Some is due to the cold weather, but those few plants were just to small when I put them in.
The Best Advice I Have to Give
Here’s the best advice I have to give, my top ten list. If you can take away most, or even a little, it will help to give you an advantage in what life has to offer.
- Do what you love, find your passion!
- Formal education gets you a job, self education gets you rich.
- Work harder on yourself than you do on your job.
- Read (or listen) daily – The book that turned my life around was “The Happiness Advantage.”
- Attend workshops, seminars and classes regularly.
- Try, test, explore new things.
- Don’t be afraid to FAIL. It’s how you learn.
- NEVER stop learning.
- Find someone who inspires you, a mentor, learn from them. My favorite mentor is Jim Rohn.
- Don’t spend major time on minor things.
- What you don’t know will hurt you.
- Economics is MAJOR – it’s not what you earn, but what you do with what you earn!
- Poor people spend their money and invest what’s left.
- Rich people invest their money and spend what’s left.
- Profits are better than wages.
- NEVER spend more than 70% of what you bring home. Invest, save and give away the other 30%.
- Everyday jot down 3 things you are thankful for.
- Keep a journal, record what’s important and meaningful to you. Don’t rely on your memory.
- Be social, have many friends.
- Your inner circle is most important (family and close friends).
- Meet lots of people – helping you get the most life has to offer, is who you know!
A. Job = Chore – Work because you have to. Paycheck is Reward.B. Career = Work to advance and succeed.C. Calling = View work as an end in itself. Work is fulfilling. Has meaning and purpose. Finds work rewarding.
Much of this is derived from my mentor, Jim Rohn. For that, I am extremely thankful. My only regret is not finding out about Jim earlier and being able to see him in person. However, many days he’s with me in my mobile learning center (my car) as I work on following my top ten.
Around the Garden
The Irises are blooming and much more is coming out. The trees finally have leaves and just when things start looking warmer we get hit with a frost warning tonight, May 13th. I covered my Tower Garden and the tender plants. I’m anxious this year and I hope it’s not going to be at the loss of some plants.