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Make specific goals with PLANTS
New Year’s Day is not a good time to make resolutions about gardening! It seems that whatever we resolve to do better in the garden, like maybe keeping up with weeding, we can’t really do until spring arrives. Then when spring arrives, it’s just as easy to forget those resolutions as we rush about preparing for warm weather.
For better results, set some goals for your garden. This is a great activity for the winter months when there is time to dream, a chance to plan, and no pressure to start digging tomorrow.
For good gardening goals, think “PLANTS.” Set goals that are:
Pleasing to you. If you are going to do all that hard work to achieve the garden of your dreams, you should end up with a garden that pleases you.
Listed. Write down your goals. Putting a goal in writing makes it more real and easier to share with others who can help you achieve it.
Achievable. Start out with goals that are achievable given the resources you have. The more you achieve, the more you will want to do.
Nature friendly. Set goals that are in harmony with nature. You will be more pleased with your garden in the long run if you aren’t fighting Mother Nature for it.
Time bound. Give yourself a time frame so you aren’t always waiting for tomorrow. Plus when you have a time frame, you’ll know when you’ve achieved your goal and you can celebrate it.
Specific. Be specific about your goals. A non-specific goal seems more like a resolution, and you know that no one keeps resolutions for very long.
This year, of course I resolve to pull weeds when they are little. Every gardener does. But my goal is to mulch all the beds by early May so the weeds don’t have a chance. That would please me, and it is now written down. I know I can do it, it will be in harmony with nature, and I’ll do it by early May. It’s a specific goal!
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