不要对园艺很奇怪
I realize I may have gotten a little aggressive about hardening off myborage，但我只需要承受后果。就在五年前，我本来会以这种失败为借口来审查我作为园丁和人类的所有缺陷，并因此在本赛季的其余时间里脱颖而出，但相反，我将种植另一种种子。这是增长。这正在增长。
那么五年前刺激这种个人进化发生了什么？我生病了。没有生命的生病，而是生命质量 - 谋生的不适，我几乎没有足够的努力来养育自己的生病身体，更不用说会遇到一些脆弱的小幼苗了。所有弯曲的弯曲到杂草，将水从浴室拖到漏水的焦油屋顶上，在松鼠上嘶嘶作响，这太多了，要问我不断酸痛的car体。在我成年的大部分时间里，我一直非常谨慎地采购和发芽传家宝种子，将它们播种，从叶子上摘下害虫，并找到极其脆脆的方法，以使植物保持良好的饲料和疾病。那个夏天，我知道我需要成长，因为园艺一直是我心理健康装甲的主要联系，但是我必须让自己有失败的优雅，而不是让那样击败自己的棘手分支。
所以我决定吸引园艺。没有人，绝对没有人依靠我的抬高床和莫特利容器的产量来寄托，而且大自然也是善变的bit子。如果事情没有发芽和壮成长，松鼠和sl，我将不得不向谁道歉？他们是我的致命敌人，不应该得到我的puntarelle, so screw 'em.
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It's not easy to push past your own perfectionism (I have a very special gift of turning any pleasurable hobby into an expensive, masochistic freakshow), but I did my laziest best. Minimally tilled the dirt, threw in handfuls of old and unlabeled seeds, as well as the contents of what I call the "yuck bucket"—weird stuff that has sprouted in my fridge, nightshades that have gone off past the point of salvaging in a stew, the seeds I scraped out while cleaning squash and Catholic guilt forced me to dry and save or else the nuns will yell at you for wasting food and oh god, is that where the masochism blossomed? Anyway, I chucked it all in there, abandoning my previous regime of indoor germination, weeks of hardening off (that's hokey-pokeying seedlings in and out of sun and shade, indoors and out to toughen them up), and in some cases, not even labeling or knowing what went where.
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当然，那是我多年来最有生产力，最健康的花园。西红柿，萝卜，辣椒，地面樱桃，卡通，秋葵等几天。真正只有一个可行的南瓜 - 齐柏林飞艇般的佐治亚州糖果烘焙师，在藤蔓上沿着外墙落下，最终在下面的人行道上铺上了海顿堡 - 但我，我，我在焦油的屋顶上刺了棉花，在我的玉米屋顶上吓坏了棉布弯腰距离繁忙的公共汽车站只有几英尺，我每次走过去时都笑了。当然，有些植物不起作用。洁白树的葡萄酒葡萄藤葡萄藤，葡萄藤，但从未开花。我确实开始的那条幼苗托盘，我完全忘了从午后的阳光中转移到阳光下，它们嘶哑地忘了。纳兰吉拉（Naranjilla）只是说不，从未发芽。没有人，除了造成蔬菜捕食者之外，我做出了有意识地注意到每个芽，开花，流苏，豆荚，水果，叶子，浆果，茎，茎和茎的huzzah。感觉就像是祝福。
If I'd gotten my usual level of fussy, while I was personally operating at a much lower wattage, I can't swear I'd have even let myself start. I would have taken a look at planting calendars, trash-talked my own soul for not having gotten everything under grow lights by mid-February to maximize the season, and forced myself to stare at the barren beds as punishment all summer. And honestly, who would that serve? Not even a damn squirrel.
So yeah, this year, I cold-burnt some borage leaves, and just now, I walked outside to realize that I'd forgotten to bring another batch of seedlings inside last night, so the Evertender (more like Ever-wussy) okra shriveled in the chill. I took a moment to acknowledge the loss, pushed a new seed into the dirt next to the flopped-over body, and started again.
P.S.当我出版此书时，我的女孩狗从外面的土锅里吃了一些玉米和番茄幼苗，我的华丽的鳟鱼回味从内部的Aerogarden。我只是想呼吸。和我的同事Better Homes & Gardenshave you covered.
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A few items that help me maintain this calmness I am attempting to achieve but seriously, just seeds and dirt work, too:
Aerogardens
I fell into the cult of Aerogarden during the pandemic. likely because I needed something to grow inside in the dead of winter (with quicker returns than mycitrus trees) that was gonna be relatively foolproof. I started with a six-pod Harvest Elite, nabbed a nine-pod Bounty, and now I'm seed-starting in a Farm 12XL. Yes, these can be extremely pricey, but watch for flash sales where they can often be found for 40%-50% off.
AerogardenHarvest Elite($130),赏金基本(279美元),农场12xl（$ 599）
Kratky Jars
A thing I learned from my fellow cultists on Facebook is that it's easy to move plants from the Aerogarden to jars filled with a nutrient solution (like Cal-Mag) to mimic the conditions. These chalkboard-coated jars block algae-enhancing light, and let you scrawl and erase info about when they're due for a refill.
Darware黑板梅森罐子，6（$ 19）
Cal-Mag Plus Plant Supplement，1夸脱（$ 16）
Seed Starter Trays
我过度地播放了最大程度地减少损失的伤心欲绝，因此，一个72-脚的托盘对我来说很合理。Aerogarden通常更快，但有时我喜欢听乙烯基上的歌曲而不是流媒体。
织物盆
After my raised wooden beds succumbed to the ravages of rain, snow, and age, I decided to go all-container this year. These fabric pots are portable, durable, drain well, and train roots smartly and it's all great until your dog gets noshy.
水培法
Look, things got weird during lockdown. I wasn't sure if we were ever going to be allowed outside again, so I bought a 108-pod hydroponic unit to grow lettuce, herbs, strawberries, and greens indoors in sponges and nutrients. I'll let you know how it goes.
Lacond水培生长单元（$ 135）
灯
上述生长方法没有任何光线。Aerogarden拥有它的内置（我的邪教热情的一部分可能是，很多人将它们用作Ersatz Sad灯来应对冬季抑郁症），但是所有其他设置都需要外部的东西。
Feit 60-watt, 2-foot Grow Lamp（$ 99.99）