Garden daily.
Seriously! Being a constant gardener is key. Go into your garden every day. Examine every plant. Turn over every leaf. Don't skip a day because your tired or don't feel like it. Don't go back inside because it is too hot. If it is raining, walk through with an umbrella.
As you look, you will learn. You will have questions. Make sure to find their answers. But know you will never have all the answers.
Stay in control. Pull a few weeds, squash a few pests, and pick off a few eggs every day. How will you know the weeds from the plants, the pests from the beneficials, and what the heck do insect eggs even look like? The answers will be in your mistakes. You will let the plants grow until it is obvious that they are not producing fruit and you will know what to look for next time. Once the caterpillars are eating the leaves you will know they are not your friends. And if you are in the garden every day, no weeds will have a chance to take over and no bugs will be able to completely wipe out your plants. That is why going out and taking a long, close look is so important.
At first your mistakes will take a toll. But every year your garden will get better and better. You will become more and more proficient; which means it will also become more rewarding over time. Like the garden you will grow...
So get to it! Go garden! Don't stop!
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