Be Prepared

When I was a Scout, many years ago, I remember the scout motto was “Be Prepared.” What we were preparing for was never quite clear but we were getting prepared. A garden needs to be prepared to have a good harvest. These are the days of preparing the garden, building the mounds, making soil, making castings, setting up the rain barrels, purchasing and planting seeds. Preparing takes more time and energy than planting and harvesting. However, once the garden is fully prepared, it becomes a matter of broadcasting the seed and maintenance. Since there is so much to prepare for a good garden doing a little bit of this and a little bit of that is okay as long as the garden is ready when the planting times comes.

As I noted before this winter was so rough that my Kale, a biennial plant did not return this year. So today I purchased some more Kale seeds and in the next few days we will prepare the mounds and plant the new seeds and start over again. Next year I will do the same thing again, unless last year’s crop comes back. Then I should be prepared until the next very harsh winter. The other perennials and biennials seem to be doing okay and coming back slowly but surely. But Kale was one of our new-found easy and best crops to grow, so now we will need to wait a few months until the new crop is ready to be harvested. There are some things, like this harsh winter effect on the Kale, that one cannot prepare for. So I guess the lesson to be learned is to work hard to be prepared but be ready to go with the flow.

One of my favorite pins says “The Meek Are Getting Ready.” This is based on the beatitude in the Gospel that the “meek shall inherit the earth.” Being meek is being prepared.

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