1. Be committed
You can’t get bountiful harvest by just planting anything and leaving them alone. You can’t just have goals, do nothing and expect success. If you decided to achieve something, do whatever needs to be done until you get the result that you want.
2. Stay positive
In the Philippines we always experience storm every year but we still manage to get agricultural produce. Storms don’t last and the sun always shines. No matter how bad your day, it will soon pass. Try not worry too much. 😉
3. Be kind and gentle
One time I was weeding my plot and I destroyed some of my plants. I realized I was too harsh. The same thing goes to life. Let’s make this world a better place by being a little kinder to yourself and other people everyday.
4. Do your best. Always.
From planting to harvesting if you do your best you’ll have good harvest and if you don’t at least you won’t have regrets. Do not settle in mediocrity. If you know you can still push harder then do it.
5. Keep learning
Not because you already master planting your lettuce you will stop learning. There are other plants to study and even other lettuce variety that might perform differently. Do not let your mind sleep. The world is continuously innovating and you should too.
6. Get out of your comfort zone
Plants being planted in the same location over and over again will eventually have lower yield. And you’ll notice how they grow better when you do crop rotation. Grow better by moving out of your comfort zone.
7. Think out of the box
When we hear the word gardening we always think about the soil in our backyard. But did it ever occur to you to have a garden without soil? Yes you can! Search my previous post on soil-less farming. If you think your idea is impossible, think again. It might be what the world needs now.
8. Do not rush to conclusion
There are seeds that do not germinate right away not because you fail but because they have dormancy that needs to be broken. Sometimes we need intervention for our dormant dream to grow. You are not a hopeless case.
9. Be patient
Mangoes that are prematurely picked or forced to ripe is not as sweet as those that matured slowly and naturally. Sometimes you find that the universe is not conspiring to get what you want. But, what is really happening is that it is just taking a little longer to let everything be in place so that when the time comes you are ready to have that thing you truly deserve.
10. Have a routine
Plant. Water. Prune. They look simple but it will make a big difference with your harvest. Simple routines will become habits (so make sure to have good routines). And will eventually lead to big results. Little by little you’ll achieve greater things.
11. Read
If you have your pack of seeds right now, look at the back and see the percent germination and date it was tested. From there, you’ll see if you will have higher germination rate. Remember to always feed your mind through reading.
12. Speak up your mind
If you know why your neighbors garden is bad, suggest the best way you know how they can improve it. Sometimes we do not speak probably because we are scared what will other people say. If what you think won’t harm others or it is a well-researched fact, then say it.
13. Timing is everything
In Mindoro, farmers plant rice during the wet season and corn during summer because rice will need more water than corn. Do not force a thing to happen. If it is meant to happen, it will happen. 🙂
14. If it did not work the first time then do it again
Did your crop die this season? Plant again and apply what you learned previously. It is okay to fail and do it again as long as you are willing to be better from the mistakes of yesterday.
15. Do not be fooled by appearance
Had you put a lot of fertilizer to your crop because it is yellowing but nothing changed? Maybe because the cause is not fertilizer deficiency. Take a closer look. Examine other symptoms before applying another remedy. Just like what they always say — “do not judge a book by its cover”. Know the facts first and think critically.
16. If you can’t do what you love, then love what you do
You grow kangkong because you like it or you grow them because the people around you like them and you are happy seeing them eating what you reaped. If do not like your 8-hr office work, then you either resign and find your dream job or stay and try to enjoy your work.
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