Just remembered something my neighbor said about my garden years ago

Ruby Baker · 2026-03-10T17:15:05.729722+00:00

Back when I first moved in, my front yard was just dirt and weeds. I was trying to plant some flowers and my neighbor, Mr. Henderson, came over. He watched me struggle for a minute and said, 'Kid, just water it and walk away. It'll figure itself out.' I've thought about that every spring for the last 8 years. Today I finally got my first good crop of tomatoes from plants I grew from seed, and I didn't fuss over them at all. Has anyone else had a piece of simple advice that just stuck with them for years?

bettyg477mo ago

Got a similar thing from my grandma about cooking. She'd say "stop poking the food, it's trying to cook." Applies to way more than just fried eggs.

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spencer_kim857mo ago

Totally get that, like @bettyg47 said! I used to overthink everything.

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nora546mo ago

Wait, you grew those from SEED, like @bettyg47's grandma would say, stop poking it!

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