So I like plants and gardening. My appartment is full of plants and I have a small herb nursery in my window sill. I'm currently growing three basil plants and a pepper plant.

I go to social media for tips and tricks and as usual it's full of people with grade A set ups producing lots of herbs and veggies and stuff. I started growing my pepper plant and after weeks I managed to produce a whopping number of 1 pepper. The weird thought that occurred to me was: I failed. I failed because my pepper plant isn't as productive as the plants I see online.

Meanwhile: did I have fun doing this? Yes, I loved watching the progress of this plant. I did feel cool when I added my home grown pepper to my dinner. Isn't that what hobbies are about?

How many people are out there quitting things because they aren't immediately good at it because social media primed us to crave instant satisfaction through constant dopamine hits? Pick up hobbies, be bad at them, learn, have fun.

  • beef_curds [she/her]
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    9 months ago

    I'm proud of you and your pepper OP.

    I really like the tinker aspect of working with plants. It's fun to figure out what your little guys want over time and give it to them. I'll follow the instructions for sunlight because I don't want them to wither immediately, but reading a guide and doing an advanced setup from the start feels like playing a game with cheats on. Yield is nice, but learning about your plants by working with them over time is just so fulfilling.

    Anyways, I want to see your herb box.