Our pumpkin patch this year was disappointing, compared to last year's crop. It's hard to tell just what it is that makes things grow...or not. Did we plant too early?..too late?..was it too wet?..too dry?..too weedy?...fungus?...not enough time on the hoe?...not enough sweet talk?... nature vs. nurture? Unanswered questions, to be sure. But it's those questions that make us try again next year, I think. Armed with a few years of knowledge we're anxious to try again. "Maybe we should try this... or maybe we should try that..." The question leads to the "quest" that moves us ever forward.
As my dear, devoted readers know, gardening makes me philosophical, especially in the fall. Bear with me!
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