Garden Rows

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There's a elderly gentelman just a mile or so to the south of me that I met in the local Flea Market last Saturday. He has raised a very diversified home garden that has fed him and his family (extended family, too) for the past 65 years. He does not plan to slow down anytime soon.

Now, that's my idea of a "Master Gardener".

Book learning only gives a foundation. Experience is where it's at. However, experience and "on-the-job" training needs some book learning to steepen the learning curve.

I had two buddies back in my military days and I think it shows the point I'm trying to make. Charlie was a scholarly type and Larry was all hands on. Charlie could design you a custom power supply and quote parts prices. Larry couldn't pass a written test. Charlie would stand in front of a B-52 and scratch his head and really didn't know what kind of tool to use to change an electronic box. Larry would just go and fix the thing.

In the end, I put Larry and Charlie together as a team. Larry started passing tests and Charlie knew which tools to use.

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