Stick to the plan

Every year Nancy and I start vegetables indoors in little cups. Within a few months we take them outside to plant. We have gotten very good at nurturing our plants from sprouting to harvesting. And, come planting time, we love the fact that we chose exactly which vegetables to grow and are not limited to what some store business plan decided is best. Our vegetable garden gets better every year.

Doing this, however, has produced some unfortunate outcomes and even one disaster.

When we are totally responsible for the garden plan, budgeting, growing, and planting, the outcome is always best.

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