I spend on hour tending to my garden every day – watering, weeding, harvesting, sowing, fertilizing, nurturing, changing their positions, planting companion flowers or garlic, and just saying hello to them ensuring the sun is not too harsh during the day. That’s my therapy for the day – my way of forgetting life’s thorns for the moment. My heart sinks when they are affected by pests, the leaves turn yellow, those white mealy bugs take over the stem, or when I find a lot of ants around the plant I know danger is lurking around the corner. At the same time, my joy knows no bounds when I hold 3 okras, or four cherry tomatoes in my palm every morning carting them carefully down to the kitchen. There is a tremendous amount of effort that goes into growing a healthy garden. So when I see another healthy garden, it makes my…
