There was a nostr:npub1cpem4gceylcr56ym4nx7dt6g0caadlu8dmvuluhrqfvymdgsrgtsgdq62p podcast this spring had a wonderful convo between nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx and his guest , (Ck, I think? Primal's not letting me tag him) . It was about the importance of getting the stats we have over the finish line. The running joke in the episode was that we actually all have enough sats now, that 34 sats might end up being generational wealth - but seriously that we need to focus more on whatever it will take to hold onto them and get ourselves, our families, and our communities through the coming mess.
The main message stayed with me and I think of it all the time! It's applicable in so many areas.
Now that we have land, I pore over books on so many amazing plants and I want to buy ALL THE FRUIT AND NUT TREES. I want to have a hazelnut orchard, test a bunch of heritage apple varieties, plant every berry bush there is, experiment with honeyberries, juneberries, jujubes, hardy kiwis, Celeste figs, Mt Etna figs, Paradiso figs.... so many wonderful options! That's all great and exciting, but the lesson from that episode was that our main job re: trees right now is making sure that the ones we have are healthy and happy. That it's worth taking the time to set up a system where they easily get the fertility and water that they need (a new swale? can we run the ducks or rabbits near them? what are the support plants that will do well nearby? what amendments might they need to help them thrive? what can we do to help build the soil? what synergies are available?) - that's where I should put my energy. I remind myself that one healthy apple tree is worth much more than dozens of stunted neglected twigs.
(Someone could write a lovely essay on how this might play out in so many areas. E.g. in relationships - that it's great to have lots of good connections, and it's always terrific to meet new friends, but ultimately our most sacred task is to deepen and strengthen the ties we have with our current loved ones.)
#resilience
This is very wise and Iβm going to have to keep it in mind when we find our place.
I am so with you on wanting all the trees, though π there were jujube trees for sale at the HOA conference and I fangirled a little (ok, a lot)
And even seeing a honeyberry is on my plant nerd bucket list
Jujube trees at HOA! so cool. They must be getting more popular (which means that you'll have lots of options later on - people selling cuttings - when you're ready for them).
Sounds like you had a good time π
It was a great time!
That nursery had all kinds of fun stuff. Yellow and black raspberries, pomegranates, Asian persimmonsβ¦ the red jujube cultivar had a couple little unripe fruits on it π₯Ή
Windmill Heights Garden Center in Culpeper, VA
