Today, it’s Father’s Day, and I want to start by saying thank you to all the big dads that read this article. I write 52 of these articles per year, and my favorites are always those published on mothers day and Father’s Day.
It is because I am so grateful for my two parents and all the gifts they gave me. I’m not talking about birthdays and Christmas. I’m talking about life and all the lessons they have provided. Unfortunately, mine has passed. My mother died in 1995, and my father at the end of 2022. Each year since their departure, I have obtained a better appreciation of their importance for me, as a child and just as to the adult.
On the day of Father’s Day, I like to pay a special tribute to my father, Denny, who wrote this article for many years before making me responsibility. My father had a very unique personality who allowed him to connect with foreigners to help them better understand gardening. He delivered information via his radio program, Books and this article. He did it in a way that almost everyone could relate and understand.
He had specific sentences he would use to explain certain situations. Those of us who heard him regularly use them called them “dennyisms”. I have a tradition of Father’s Day to resuscitate some.
“You buy plants. You don’t buy paint.
My father did not like people to do what he called “shopping by phone”. When a plant is sold, the price is determined by the size of the pot in which the plant grows. The size of the pot is in gallons (a gallon, two gallons, etc.).
This is where the comparison with the painting arrived. What most people do not realize is that the size of the pot has no direct correlation with the size of the plant. If there is a price difference from one store to another, there will probably be a difference in the actual size of the factory. This is why you should never start a decision to buy a factory according to the price without first seeing the plant.
“Insects also need to eat.
This “unearthed” was delivered to people with obsessive personalities who did not like to see holes in the leaves of their plants. An occasional diet of plants by random insects is very normal and is part of nature and our ecosystem. The heavy infestations, which are very rare, is when it is time to be alarmed. Seeing some holes in the leaves of your plants does not require the need for an insecticide.
“Plants are not like furniture.
This was used to highlight the importance of good professional advice when selecting plants. One sofa can be moved from one side to the other. Once a plant is installed, it will be difficult to move if you don’t like where it is or how it grows. It is very important to know the mature size and the habit of growth of a plant.
“Weeds are your friends.
It was for people indifferent to their lawns, not wanting to make much effort to maintain them. Sometimes one of these people became ambitious, wanting to kill weeds. This is an error for these people, because most of what will keep their green lawn are weeds.
My father certainly wanted to say the world for me. I know that those of you who have read this document for many years remember him. If you started reading more recently, please allow me to share them with you too. Happy Father’s Day!