巫芷菁Green Care

Jan 21, 2012

Plant personality菜苗療癒了我

December 6 Nursery

A super big grasshopper was found in our back yard.

這隻蝗蟲似乎很愛拍照，連續拍了幾分鐘都不動。想一想，最近常在戶外拍到昆蟲，都是停著不動讓人拍耶!!莫非牠們真的知道我不會傷害牠們?

開始育苗之後，發現眼睛不自覺地注意到極細微的變化，記憶力能夠涵蓋每顆種子的位置。慢慢地，開始感覺到每株苗都有自己的個性，也有高矮胖瘦。從來不知道自己可以如此專注，只有覺知到植物的變化。或許成為園藝治療師之前，自己已經先被治療了。現在終於了解一位從事財務工作的朋友為何每晚喜歡蹲著育苗盆前對著仙人掌數數兒。或許小小的仙人掌苗(我都看不到)將他從財務報表中解放出來。

I am amazed how detailed I could observe from these seedlings and how concentrated I could be. I don't understand why I could remember every little changes happened to these seedlings. Gradually, I even feel these plants have different personalities. It triggered some "personal association" and brought a "warm and fuzzy feeling". (Laura Crockett, Plants with personality, http://www.finegardening.com/design/articles/plants-with-personality.aspx) Maybe these plants are my therapists and helping me to become a horticultural therapist.

蟲子喜歡吃不健康的植物?colors of three different compost mix

December 5, PDC GARDEN

看到園子裡被蟲子、病菌纏身的木瓜、石榴、柚子和番茄，終於忍不住拿compost tea給它們"照顧照顧"。一邊灑一邊念，加油加油。我注意到banana circle邊的植物都長得不錯，說不定裡面的堆肥真的有效。

根據日本Natural Harmony(自然栽培蔬果物流公司)社長河名秀郎 (真正的蔬菜不綠，如果出版社) 35年自然栽培的經驗，土地不健康，植物就會不健康，蟲子就會來吃掉不健康的植物。這樣說來，園子裡的土壤應該還沒恢復健康。雖然他說堆肥會造成"肥害"，但是園子裡的土壤真的太貧瘠了(有農改場的土質檢測為證)。我還是決定為這"病入膏肓"的土壤加把勁。不過有一點我好像剛好和秀明先生的觀點一樣，雜草就讓它們盡情地長吧!這可不是偷懶的藉口，我是真心認為植物真的會幫忙土壤恢復健康。

I couldn't help to water my sick plants with compost tea. The president of Natural Harmony (http://www.naturalharmony.co.jp/official/) in Japan said in this book that unhealthy soil can't grow health plants. Plants can help soil to become healthy but not the compost. Considering my weak soil (according to the report from our agriculture agency), I decided to keep weeds.