Drowning in gardening information? Remember this: – Reddit Post

Nature sets the floor, humans raise the ceiling.

You don’t have to do everything perfectly (unless you want a perfect garden) because nature is going to grow shit without your intervention.

If you plant seeds and water them when they’re thirsty, nature will grow a C+ garden by default.

If you pull weeds, too, and maybe add soil amendments, nature will grow you a B+ garden.

Companion plants? Greenhouses? Soil testing? Fertilizer? Spacing details? All that? That’s extra. That’s how you take a garden from B+ to A+.

But THIS is the point of most diminishing returns. You can take a garden to amazing places, but the effort will be heaviest going from great to perfect.

Personally, I am over the moon with B+ gardens. It’s the balance that’s right for me. I can work my soil. I’m happy to pull weeds. And I like the results that come from my labors. If I had to put in more work, not sure I’d enjoy it as much.

So that’s why I have a B+ garden. I get to avoid the information overload and keep my garden a place that feels simple and approachable.

Happy gardening! Enjoy it or burn it!