A big hello to my dear gardening friends at @gardenhave! Today, with the help of Google Translate, I want to show you how I'm growing my beautiful garden step by step, with both vegetable and ornamental plants. As I've mentioned in other posts, it already had fruit trees and plants for home consumption, like plantains, to which I've also added bananas, which I think will soon bear fruit. Now, as you can see, these little yucca sprouts, planted just under two weeks ago, have already turned to the light and are starting to grow. Since I'm still a beginner, I'm experimenting, and I'm addressing this incredible community, to which I must always say, and I'll never tire of saying it, my gratitude for launching me into the challenge of gardening. I know that it's not achieved overnight, that it requires a lot of effort, but once it happens, you can't, and don't want to, stop. I've caught myself many times saying... I've felt the need to go out and leave my garden behind, dreaming about it, because my husband, whom I left in charge, hasn't watered it properly. It's really like leaving someone very dependent behind, like a mother leaving her child with someone else for reasons beyond her control. I recently saw a video that expressed something similar: that cultivating a garden, a vegetable patch, fosters a very deep emotional connection with plants, making people feel they are not just living beings, sharing very specific psychological characteristics that distinguish them from the rest. It's not a hobby or decoration, but a genuine emotional need that satisfies fundamental aspects of their personality, allowing them to see the world differently. Their plants are much more than living beings, and most importantly, the act of caring for plants activates brain regions related to attachment and raising children—the same regions that are activated when we care for a loved one. And it says that this bond isn't superficial; it's profoundly neurological, because people who love plants tend to... Scoring significantly higher on the personality trait of openness to experience, one of the five psychological factors, means they are naturally creative individuals with a developed aesthetic sensibility that allows them to appreciate beauty in forms that others might overlook. They seek new experiences, and each plant presents a small universe to discover, with its cycles and particularities. Furthermore, these people show lower levels of neuroticism, which translates into emotional stability and resilience in the face of stress. The simple act of touching the soil and watering the plants reduces cortisol, the stress hormone, creating a virtuous cycle of well-being. They also score highly on conscientiousness, since keeping dozens of plants alive requires discipline, attention, and constant commitment. They cannot simply forget about them without visible consequences. After watching this video, in which I saw myself reflected in terms of responsibility, I was able to understand, and feel inspired by this wonderful Hive community, the reason for the profound love I have for my plants and the garden in general. Although I live in a very central part of the city, I have a large garden, something many people around me don't have. We are very fortunate, and I must learn to explore and make the most of it for the benefit of my family and neighbors, as I really enjoy sharing these benefits.
This is my plantain plant, or banana plant. It was very small a few months ago when I made its first post. I think it will soon give us benefits, God willing 🙏
My cilantro plants are already recovering from the problems they had before, thank God 🙏
Now I'm going to show you the other variety of bananas; we call these "donkey bananas," probably because they resemble the ears of that animal 😉
That's all for today. I'll show you some of my small progress soon, but not before wishing you all the best and sending my warmest wishes to you and this blessed Hive community 😘♥️🙏🤗