Greetings, Fellow Green-makers and Planters of Trees and Stuff!
As of late, I have increased the number of posts about plant growing by...a lot. On the other hand, much less fine art photography for me during this past year. That was due to a change in duties of choice, mostly. Changes of plan, too, getting to arrange stuff in a different way in times when other things need to be done...and Time is always not on our side. Though it's always by our side. But that's another matter.
A garden of substantial size has been around and devoid of human attention except for...mostly me but not quite enough to get close to the full potential of it. And a gardening space is potential. It's wealth. One that my current mindset is not willing to abandon.
One of today's...deeds.
It's an open experiment field for me to try and learn gardening — anything that I would like to try and believe would have a chance there. No expectations laid upon me by others. When they would say something is not done right, I can just reply I want to have my fun my way. Which is great. An opportunity I would not miss.
The relatively warm days for the past week or so have been an opportunity, too. The time to prune, sow seeds, perhaps, or at least try and start some early cultures. The time to plant, now. Perhaps a little bit early, but since it requires time and energy, and since there's a limited number of days with spare time in...
I'd say the time is always now.
Except when it isn't. But now it feels right.
So, I had planned to make a run-by raid at the marketplace today and see if the tree sapling traders have arrived this week. It's Market Monday in town. Monday is the day of the week when the market is most active. The livestock market ;)
And last week there were no trees but having a second warm Monday in a row...has produced a tree sapling trader, indeed. One of the two or three that I have seen regularly during planting seasons since this time last year. Or a bit later it was back then.
But I was...becoming impatient.
And...when I saw the merchandise, I felt compelled to walk away with more trees than the initially planned three units max.
Well, I bought four. Because I wanted to try two sorts of fruit trees and I did not want any of them to feel alone on our plot. A sibling sapling to each.
While leaving so many more trees I would want to have behind...no time for more right now. I stuck to the plan, after all. More or less. One more would not hurt, right?
So I got two peaches, like the silhouette you saw above...
...and two pears. Like the silhouette below.
Here's what they all looked like while laid in a heap on the grassy ground. Before the spade and shovel began to sing.
Initially, I wanted to be done half an hour faster than I did eventually manage. But holes need digging and time they take, too.
Fifteen minutes on average for me to dig a hole, put the tree in there and fix it with soil again. Add some water and get instant...
...these:
barbaric, isn't it? Cutting the top like that.
But that's what I learned about pruning and the need fruit trees have for it. And I'm now doing the best I can to apply it to good effect.
With growing plants, there's always the chance things won't work out. That's why the most important rule might be...
...Just do it.
Plant!
More!
And if I persist, things shall eventually be greener on our side, too.
Four trees today. And the season is now officially open.
Yours,
Manol