Sowing seeds versus cleaning out the greenhouse

Colleagues,

MVP: Invest in quadrant 2 – it’s the way to grow things.

I went out to work in my garden to plant cucumbers this weekend. Before I put the seeds in the ground, these things happened:

• I realized my drip water system wasn’t working
• I remembered I needed to put in a trellis for the beans
• Weeds were threatening to take over my bed of lettuce
• My greenhouse was a mess from spring planting

At the end of the day, I had spent all my time on other activities and planted no seeds.

It’s been hot and dry, so the water problem was quadrant 1 (urgent and important).

The greenhouse mess had zero impact on the outdoor garden, but it felt urgent. Quadrant 3 (urgent, but not important).

Think back to last week. Certainly, you were fixing some water systems.

But did you plant any seeds, or were you too busy cleaning out your greenhouse?

Cheers!

Frederick