{"id":5387,"date":"2020-06-13T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-13T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/?p=5387"},"modified":"2020-06-12T08:44:35","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T12:44:35","slug":"ten-things-ive-learned-from-gardening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/ten-things-ive-learned-from-gardening\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Things I&#8217;ve Learned from Gardening"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe title=\"Ten Things I've Learned from Gardening 6\/13\/20\" height=\"122\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none;\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/vb7nc-df9a11?from=yiiadmin&#038;download=1&#038;version=1&#038;skin=1&#038;btn-skin=107&#038;auto=0&#038;share=1&#038;fonts=Helvetica&#038;download=1&#038;rtl=0&#038;pbad=1\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>10. We really do &#8220;reap what we sow&#8221;. Good seeds bear good fruit.<\/strong><br><br><em>9. Without rains and storms there is no&nbsp;growth&nbsp;&#8211; no fruit is produced.<br><\/em><br><strong>8. When weeding, be careful! We can&#8217;t always tell the difference between a nasty weed and a beautiful flower.<\/strong><br><br><em>7. Deep roots are a good thing. Without them, we&#8217;ll wither and die.<br><\/em><br><strong>6. Pruning and trimming, as painful as it seems, actually works to our advantage.<\/strong><br><br><em>5. In gardening, as in life, cheating does not work. Short-cuts, slipshod efforts, and neglect always show up in the quality of our garden.<\/em><br><br><strong>4. Like anything worthwhile, beautiful gardens require attention, hard work, and commitment.<br><\/strong><br><em>3. We cannot rush the harvest. Bearing fruit takes time and patience. Premature fruit is almost always sour.<br><\/em><br><strong>2. Gardening and growing is a lifetime experience. We can experience&nbsp;growth&nbsp;and beauty until the day we die.<\/strong><br><br><em>1. Fertilizer happens! In fact, nothing much grows without it.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By Allen Rumble<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Whether you have a green thumb or a brown thumb, which of these 10 things apply to your personal life?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;How do they apply to your spiritual life?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Why do you say that?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>10. We really do &#8220;reap what we sow&#8221;. Good seeds bear good fruit. 9. Without rains and storms there is no&nbsp;growth&nbsp;&#8211; no fruit is produced.8. When weeding, be careful! We can&#8217;t always tell the difference between a nasty weed and a beautiful flower. 7. Deep roots are a good thing. 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