As my store-bought organic potatoes chit (sprout), in anticipation of planting on St. Patrick’s day, I am in the process of figuring out what else I’m going to grow this year.
In a surprise move, I’m going to take my wife’s advice and … wait for it — only plant stuff that we actually like to eat.
Then it occurred to me that I should only plant stuff that the deer don’t like to eat.
Now that I was surfing that intellectual tsunami, I went out on a limb by saying that I probably don’t want to plant stuff that my local bugs like to eat.
Finally, drafting in the wake of that runaway 18-wheeler of brilliance, maybe I should avoid plants that are susceptible to diseases frequently found in my garden.
Fantastic. Easy-peasy. Planning accomplished.
I just need to fill in the details.
Unfortunately, when I do the Venn diagram of those four insights, I’m left with:
And I’m not all that sure about the red one.
(Plus, as I understand it, that “guy” on the left is now part of a lefty-liberal plot for the emasculation of America. Pink ears, blue shoes — that’s certainly a mixed message, but that’s the way the libs go after it. Slow rot. Next thing you know, they’ll be taking away his angry eyes. And then they’re coming for your potato cannon and spud gun!! You’ve been warned!!!)
Time for a bit of a rethink. More soon.
