Things That Make Me Not Give Up On Gardening (Garden Journal 6 March 2024)
When you give up, look at the few beautiful things you can be grateful for.
There are many types of vegetables and herbs that I started adding to my organic garden. Some of them succeeded without major obstacles. Meanwhile, some plants frustrate me.
This is my story of almost giving up on my garden. I cried when I told my husband that my eggplant plants were being attacked by pests. I feel like I just want to give up and don't want to plant anything anymore.
My eggplant plants are being attacked by pests. They hide behind the leaves! I shuddered to see these little pests eating the leaves of my eggplant plants. The thing that makes me sad is that all this time I have been paying close attention to my eggplant plants and applying organic pesticides. But still, the pests come back again and again.
Then, my husband easily said, "You are a woman, everything is brought to feelings, just give up. Go see the tomatoes and chilies that are already bearing fruit."
Indeed, if you think about it, maybe I was the one who was emotional at that time. My husband is right. I should have looked at other plants that were already flowering and bearing fruit.
I felt like I was starting to get stronger again. I walked into my garden and saw that there were many things that kept me from giving up.
I remembered the words of my late mother. "Be grateful then we will be happy and not want to give up."
Indeed, in this life, there are ups and downs. I should have realized that. Especially in organic gardens there will be even more challenges because they do not use chemicals for pesticides and fertilizers.
I looked at my tomato plants which were starting to show lots of fruit. The tomatoes began to grow. Also, there are many more baby tomatoes that have just been "born".
Apart from that, I also saw my chili plants which had developed from flowering to fruiting. Of beautiful white flowers. Become chili fruits that are still green and small.
Seeing these things makes me grateful. Of the unpleasant things, it turns out there are many things I should be grateful for. Also, the water spinach I harvested a few days ago.
Hot days and no rain for almost a month in the area where I live make it easier for pests to attack plants. My husband said, so it's normal if there are some pests that can't be removed completely.
Finally, I bought some marigolds to plant in my garden. I hope there will be less pests in my garden.
The Good News
After several days of me contemplating and gathering my energy again, I got good news from my garden.
Yeay! Take a closer look. It turns out my eggplant plants have been producing tiny flowers! I am very happy!
I thought I wouldn't be able to see the eggplant flowers after I saw the pests attacking my plants. I smiled and felt that my struggle was not in vain.
Indeed, when pests attack, I more often trim the eggplant leaves affected by pests to avoid other eggplant leaves also being infected by pests.
Pruning the leaves affected by these pests makes the eggplant plant produce new shoots and makes the eggplant plant survive again.
Without realizing it, nature does have natural healers that I couldn't predict. They heal themselves in their own amazing way!
What gardening story made you almost give up? Well, until next on my garden journal.
I share photos of beautiful sunsets in my garden taken from my bedroom window. I am grateful for all the beautiful things I have experienced until now. And oh, sorry my garden if I ever wanted to give up too quickly!
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Anggrek Lestari
Anggrek Lestari is an Indonesian fiction writer who has published two major books. Now She is a full-time content creator. She has a goal to share life, poem, and food content that makes others happy and can get inspiration.
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Just imagine that you give food to those pests 😅. .yet, you need to destroy them to let your plants live well...
Ahaha yeah, pests need food 🤣
I spray them with onion skin's water. Needed rain here to make all pets just go away naturally
I can't garden as honesly it seems not my thing. But I love seeing people gardening and being on people's garden. hahaha truly! No, I love being in the garden, with plants and trees and flowers... :)
Probably, if I had a rather spacious house I would plant some beautiful plants and flowers behind my house. not only beautiful but useful plants for sure (for cooking)! ^^
Thanks for sharing :)
I just want to have more fresh veggies and herbs in my garden. since my fridge also broke ehehe
planting some plants will make our house feel calmer :)
True!! same as me. aku jadi pingin planting juga kak to have fresh veggies, hahahaha
I wish I could plant well bcs I just have some aloe vera in front of my house for hair fertility lols :p
The thumbnail caught my attention at first because of the plump tomatoes. 🍅🍅 But as I read, it somehow stings my heart after realizing that this isn't just about the garden alone. I was so touched because it definitely has a deeper message. Indeed, there are times when we become so accustomed to seeing failures that we lose sight of the beauty around us. But the truth is, there's so much more to be grateful for in life, and if we're starting to acknowledge these things positively, everything will start to go better. I love it! (◍•ᴗ•◍)❤
now those tomatoes are my fav plants because so easy to take care them with smell good of tomato leaves :)
have a great day with positive things :)
I’ll make sure to own a garden one day. It’s part of my fantasies I love planting but I don’t really have to.
I’m jealous of your nice crops.
you start it even in small space with polybag
What a shame to know that your verengen plants are being attacked by pests, but your husband is right, that is no reason to give up, since there are many other plants that are growing healthily and are bearing very good fruit.
How great to see that your eggplant plants already have flowers, it is a sign that they will soon have fruit, your egg plants are splendid
Congratulations on the great growth of your plants in the garden
Have a wonderful day dear friend @anggreklestari
I really glad some survive and now bearing fruits :)
Gardening requires a lot of work and patience, but it is also very rewarding.
especially adding more physical activities in the morning and before dark :)
Good, you are not giving up. This made me remember the first time I planted crops and other stuff. I got frustrated and abandoned everything. I was young and lacked experience. I am doing far much better now.
when we fail, then try again :) the beautiful fruits make us not want to give up
Nature always finds a way to heal itself. I hope you can grow many more things in your garden. I can't wait to read your posts about eggplant dishes haha.
I have eggplant menus I've been share here anyway :P but yeah I will post more about eggplant from my own garden. super excited to wait them :)
Maintaining a garden is not easy, everything has to be taken care of, watered on time, if any plant is damaged, it has to be set, otherwise all the plants are damaged.
never be easy to have good results but I love do many garden activities
If you love the things you do, no matter what happened you will really find a way to hold onto and continue what you do best. I love to see that in you that you never give up easy, gardening can be such a challenging thing especially with the pest that tried to ruin what you started.
yes sis you are right. the important thing is we enjoy what we do and love it more and more :)
Correct, so keep doing what you love sis. 🥰
Wise words woman, so see what we do have, not what we don't. I'm glad your eggplants are flowering though, and those new leaves look unaffected by what ever that critter is. Thanks for blogging with us!
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I often cut the effected leaves, so the another healthy leaves can not be effected :)
thank you for support, and oh, sorry i just realized i did not share my link. I will always do it in the future, since I will be more often posted about garden journal :)
Controlling nature is difficult, and insects and pests can make it challenging to stick with our gardening plans. wishing you good luck with your organic gardening. :)