Grow It Anyway!
No space? No clue? No problem.
You don’t need a perfect garden. Or a plan. Or even very much space.
A yogurt pot. A window box. A borrowed bit of soil. Start with that. See what happens.
What if it doesn’t work?
It might not.
Sometimes onions won’t grow. (He was right.)
Sometimes you forget to water. Or plant. Or label.
It’s fine. You’ll know more next time. Or not. Grow it anyway.
Not perfect? Good.
Wildlife doesn’t care if it’s tidy. Neither should you.
- Let a corner go wild.
- Stick a log pile under the hedge.
- Don’t mow everything flat.
Let the frogs and beetles sort it out. They know what they’re doing.
Actual things that happened
Let a wildflower meadow grow
We stopped mowing a strip and let it go. Imperfect, a bit wild — and suddenly full of life. That’s the spirit of “grow it anyway.”
See the post on Bluesky
Seed saving → next season’s flowers
Saved seed, sowed it, and grew new blooms. Not fancy — just persistent. “Grow it anyway” turns leftovers into next year’s colour.
Watch the short on YouTube
Homegrown, pesticide-free apples
Weather, pests, setbacks… and still: proper apples off the wall. Keep at it — “grow it anyway” pays you back in fruit.
See the post on Bluesky
That’s gardening. Not Pinterest.
Try one of these
- Wildflower seed in a patch of rubble
- Mint in a mug
- A tomato plant in a lunchbox
- Basil on a windowsill
- Leave the weeds. Some of them are useful
Don't overthink it.
