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Vent: My take on slow gardening did a full turn after picking my own veggies

Picking my own veggies showed me waiting is part of the fun, does anyone else think so?
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gavin_thomas52
I always thought gardening was too slow, why bother waiting? Then I read @xena_west43 talking about the daily plant checks as a quiet ritual, and it stuck with me. Trying it myself, picking my own veggies changed everything. The wait became this build-up, each day adding to the excitement. When I finally tasted that first tomato, it was like I earned it, you know? Now I see the wait isn't a downside, it's the whole point.
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xena_west43
Totally get that. The daily check on the plants, watching them get a little bigger each time, becomes this quiet ritual. The first ripe tomato you pick tastes better because you saw every stage, from a tiny flower to that red fruit. The wait makes the payoff actually mean something.
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