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GARDENING | TUIN  But then the seed fell on rocky ground… Rohn says: It’s not your fault that the seed withered on the first hot day, you had excellent seed. And he kept on sowing… To do this he had to disci- pline his disappointment.  Next the seed fell on thorny ground and the thorns choked the little plants. Rohn says: Accept that the thorns will get some! And keep on sowing the good seed. Finally the seed falls on good ground. Rohn says: It always will… IF you keep sowing! Because: “Harvest does not come to those that hope. Harvest does not come to those that wish. Harvest does not come to those who had their fin- gers crossed. Harvest only comes to those who risked and planted.” One can’t constantly anguish about missed opportunities; rather one must keep sowing, and keep exploring new opportunities. Endeavour, persistence, hope and patience carry us past the birds, the weather, the thorns, the chal- lenges and disappointments … to har- vest time. A final word from Rohn: You won’t be happy if you don’t produce. The game of life is not “REST”! We only rest long enough to gather our strength to get back to producing. “What's the reason for the seasons and the seeds, the soil and the sunshine, the rain and the miracle of life? It's to see what you can do with it — to try your hand to see what you can do.” As farmers we have the greatest opportunity of all to partic- ipate in the rhythms of life and to finally witness the miracle of the harvest! Werk nóú aan jou tuin vir die winter en lente April en Mei is die maande om jou winter- sowel as lentetuin te vestig. Deur Carl Kirstein OM ’N SUKSESVOLLE winter- en lente­tuin te hê, is die volgende stappe nodig:  Bemes beddings – Voeg Engelsesout by sitrusbome, aalwyne en vetplante wat in die winter blom.  Grasperke – bemes met superfosfaat en belug grasperke wat hard is.  Plante wat nou opgebreek en her- plant kan word, is: Wilde Iris, Wilde Knoffel, Agapanthus en grondbedek- kers in be­­skutte areas.  Dit is ook ’n goeie tyd om julle pot- plante oor te plant. Gebruik ’n pot twee groottes groter. Sny die wortels uit en plant in gebalanseerde pot- grond.  April en Mei is ’n goeie tyd om bome SENWES SCENARIO | HERFS • AUTUMN 2018 64 63