Dagmawi Babi
Gardening is bae! 🌱
So I wanted to get into farming and gardening. It's been an idea I've always wondered about. And there are people in the community like Sam who already have a lovely modern farmland.
So might as well start it. Sadly I don't have a farmland yet so I wanted to start small and simple. So I'll start off with gardening, Indoors that is.
One of the major reasons I want to do this is to understand Biblical parables and phrases even more clearly. There are countless sentences and examples written in there that just hit farmers in a very different and deep way. And I want that for me too.
Another basic reason is to learn about farming, gardening and about plants and it's also a really healthy habit. And if you grow something consumable the organic reward is something to look forward to.
So might as well start it. Sadly I don't have a farmland yet so I wanted to start small and simple. So I'll start off with gardening, Indoors that is.
One of the major reasons I want to do this is to understand Biblical parables and phrases even more clearly. There are countless sentences and examples written in there that just hit farmers in a very different and deep way. And I want that for me too.
Another basic reason is to learn about farming, gardening and about plants and it's also a really healthy habit. And if you grow something consumable the organic reward is something to look forward to.
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I was gonna let this run in the background and show you when it's all grown and matured. But the journey is literally the most important part of this. So will be sharing that ...
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Day 0
Bought a pot for around 200 birr at garment. I picked a white one cause it looks really beautiful in person and it also matches the color of my home and room. It's the smallest I could find.
The pot comes with a smaller cap thing that you put underneath it so the drainage or spill of the soil doesn't ruin whatever you're placing the pot on. And you can place the pot anywhere indoors.
#Gardening #MyMint
@Dagmawi_Babi
Bought a pot for around 200 birr at garment. I picked a white one cause it looks really beautiful in person and it also matches the color of my home and room. It's the smallest I could find.
The pot comes with a smaller cap thing that you put underneath it so the drainage or spill of the soil doesn't ruin whatever you're placing the pot on. And you can place the pot anywhere indoors.
#Gardening #MyMint
@Dagmawi_Babi
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Day 1
This sounds silly but the very first question I asked was where I could get soil. I laughed at my self tbh. But it was a really valid question. Soil is dirt cheap and yet couldn't get it randomly.
Mom has her beautiful garden and even stored up some so she gave me enough from that. If it wasn't to her I would've been planting it in Ashewa lol
Then I drilled holes at the bottom of the pot to drain the water. This's very important as water tends to accumulate at the bottom and lead to root rotting.
Then finally planted two mint stems and watered them. I left it outside so it can get sunlight well.
#Gardening #MyMint
@Dagmawi_Babi
This sounds silly but the very first question I asked was where I could get soil. I laughed at my self tbh. But it was a really valid question. Soil is dirt cheap and yet couldn't get it randomly.
Mom has her beautiful garden and even stored up some so she gave me enough from that. If it wasn't to her I would've been planting it in Ashewa lol
Then I drilled holes at the bottom of the pot to drain the water. This's very important as water tends to accumulate at the bottom and lead to root rotting.
Then finally planted two mint stems and watered them. I left it outside so it can get sunlight well.
#Gardening #MyMint
@Dagmawi_Babi
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I love mint so much!! It's what I wanted to plant and use. I use mint in mojitos, tea, and even eat it with Indomin and Tuna.
The smell calms me and makes me feel so good. It's just something I really really like. It's scent freshns up places and it's also very easy to handle.
A very interesting thing that happened was when I was adjusting the soil I was asking God if He really did make me out of this. It wasn't disbelief it was so much curiousity about how God saw a pile of soil and saw a human out of it. Still amazes me.
At an early age one of the reasons I picked software engineering was to be clean all the time and not mess around with hardware, dirt and stuff like that. So it's very very rare for me to actually touch soul or mud. But doing it felt so healthy and like it's so natural to do so. Avoiding it felt like the unnatural thing.
The smell calms me and makes me feel so good. It's just something I really really like. It's scent freshns up places and it's also very easy to handle.
A very interesting thing that happened was when I was adjusting the soil I was asking God if He really did make me out of this. It wasn't disbelief it was so much curiousity about how God saw a pile of soil and saw a human out of it. Still amazes me.
At an early age one of the reasons I picked software engineering was to be clean all the time and not mess around with hardware, dirt and stuff like that. So it's very very rare for me to actually touch soul or mud. But doing it felt so healthy and like it's so natural to do so. Avoiding it felt like the unnatural thing.
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Day 2
Looked drier and less alive than yesterday. Looking at it throughout the day it looks like there's no progress whatsoever.
Mint is one of those plants that you think is dead but what's hard is actually killing it. Specially if you plant it directly on the ground it will just keep growing infinitely.
I thought I left it on the sun too much. So I just moved it to a slightly shaded place. And honestly can't see any positive change. So I'll just hope for it.
#Gardening #MyMint
@Dagmawi_Babi
Looked drier and less alive than yesterday. Looking at it throughout the day it looks like there's no progress whatsoever.
Mint is one of those plants that you think is dead but what's hard is actually killing it. Specially if you plant it directly on the ground it will just keep growing infinitely.
I thought I left it on the sun too much. So I just moved it to a slightly shaded place. And honestly can't see any positive change. So I'll just hope for it.
#Gardening #MyMint
@Dagmawi_Babi
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