I used to be basically a plant murderer! Until I backed off my plants. “Do without doing” in Taoism relates to gardening by encouraging a gentle, effortless approach in harmony with nature’s cycles.
Instead of forcefully controlling plants, let them grow naturally by providing the right conditions. It is hard, trust me I know. We are so conditioned for instant gratification.
We must avoid excessive intervention and let the garden unfold organically, tending to it with a light touch and patience. This allows the inherent simplicity and beauty of the garden to flourish. That has been my experience, thus far.
What about you, how many plants have you murdered trying to learn how to do it right?
Enjoy life, enjoy family and enjoy your garden!
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Lau once stated do without do and it took me a while to figure out what that meant well that’s at least until I became a garden I used to love my plants way too much give them lots of care lots of water well and then of course they would die I didn’t realize I was overwatering and potentially stacking fertilizers sometimes in life we got to realize to let nature take its course I mean besides most of the these plants have been around longer than we have so here’s the thought maybe we should try doing without doing so much
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I used to be basically a plant murderer! Until I backed off my plants. “Do without doing” in Taoism relates to gardening by encouraging a gentle, effortless approach in harmony with nature’s cycles.
Instead of forcefully controlling plants, let them grow naturally by providing the right conditions. It is hard, trust me I know. We are so conditioned for instant gratification.
We must avoid excessive intervention and let the garden unfold organically, tending to it with a light touch and patience. This allows the inherent simplicity and beauty of the garden to flourish. That has been my experience, thus far.
What about you, how many plants have you murdered trying to learn how to do it right?
Rember farmers do 4 things plow , plant , water and harvest in that order
I NEEDED TO HEAR THIS 🙏🏾
i either completely forget or over water. And its so frustrating because my mom and aunt and just take a branch or a couple of leaves and grow and entire plant!
All i want is some herbs…basil, parsley etc….ive tried inside and outside, 😠
But hearing this makes me want to try….again 😊
Has anybody told you you look like the sheriff from the show resident alien?
A tip fore any one ho is new to gardening or just wana buy flowers or plants in a store smell the dirt i know it sounds dume but if it smells rilly of the rotes are mostlikely roten frome overwatering and that plant wont last long after you get it home. I done gardening for esome time now and even i make this mistake sometime when i se a amizing looking plant and forget to chek and it dies frome roten rotes