I often go into the garden to forget about work. But lately, as you've been hearing, corporate America has recently been cramping my style. Namely in laying me and my husband off. This has resulted in my purchasing seeds.I was a little alarmed when I found the prevailing gardening advice was to plant 2 seeds in one area, thinning them out as the plants popped out of the ground and start crowding each other.
All of which led to an interesting scene last week.
"Now guys, I know you're young and new to the garden. So I want to give it to you straight.
"We're in a tough market right now. Earnings are way down. Our government bailout - called unemployment insurance - is pretty skimpy compared to the banks.
"I'm planting all of you today, but not everyone can make it. There will be cutbacks. I'm counting on all of you to be strong and keep your eyes on the ball. That's not easy when the guy next to you gets pulled, but we all have to just keep moving forward."
They're so young. Not even green yet. But they're good, I think they'll pull through.
That's so funny! Your seed pep talk, I mean, not your layoffs. I hate thinning too, it's never easy. Same thing on fruit trees, you have to thin or the tree will go dormant the following year. Good luck with your new situation, at least it gives you more time in the garden as a silver lining, eh?
ReplyDeleteDoes talking to them help? I know yelling at them doesn't.
ReplyDeleteI don't have the heart to thin seeds myself. I feel like I'm murdering my babies. So I've started planting the seeds spaced the way they are supposed to be in the end. And, you know what, with that kind of start-up I have had close to zero seed failure and they are all thriving. To bad the rest of us can't get that kind of a deal.
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