Some gardeners are precise. I am impressively imprecise. In fact, I'm just plain a messy gardener, doing things imperfectly, hoping for the best.
For instance, I've already made two serious gardening mistakes - one due to unpredictable weather, the other due to predictable weather.
Weed and Feed is not my favorite to apply to my lawn, but because ground ivy is aggressive, it is a necessity. However, the directions on the bag instruct to apply if a day or two after mowing, and not to mow again a day or two after. Also, not to water for 48 hours after. This is different from some bags that says that it should be watered in within 24 hours. In other words, "when the moon is in the seventh house and jupiter aligns with mars, apply weed n feed." And when I applied it, it rained 12 hours later, not as predicted.
Then there was my overeagerness to get the tomatoes in the ground. Amateur mistake. The May 15th frost-free date is for a REASON and I lost all my tomatoes, save one, on March 10th.
Spring wild flowers are in bloom, and it all comes in good time. No need to rush anything. Stop, enjoy the garden, and smell the wildflowers.
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