30 days

I just visited NC's state fair website, the official countdown is now 30 days left 'til opening day. 30 days.

That's 30 days to get my garden finished up. 30 days to finish the final rendering of the plot plan (design). 30 days to complete my garden concept statement. 30 days. Am I getting a little nervous? Just a little.

I worked a lot in the garden this past weekend: Saturday almost all day, Sunday for at least a couple of hours. The coleus cuttings I rooted haven't really done much (No kidding dummy! Did I really think that they would produce much in 2 months? C'mon!). I planted them anyway, as if by some chance they might produce some size.

So, I planted some more, fertilized, agonized, and weeded. And came to the realization that there are about 4 weeks left to show time, and sure enough it's 30 days. 30 days. Did I mention it was 30 days left?

My first lesson learned this particular year was that I didn't start early enough. In the past I've started as early as June and I wished that I'd started later. So, this year I waited until August. That was just a bit too late.

It'll be fine. I don't really play to win, I just play to have fun. And that's a spirit of the game I don't want to lose. There are so many things I learn each year in this process, and to me that's half of it right there.