How to Harden Off PlantsWe are SO ready for gardening season! Many of us have plants that we started from seed or purchased from local garden centers and now that the last chance of spring frost has almost passed we are ready to transplant our starts into the garden. Not. So. Fast. Those plants have been lovingly cared for in your sunny window sill, on your kitchen table and in the nursery greenhouse for several weeks and planting them out in your garden without hardening them off is setting yourself up for a garden catastrophe. Transplants need a gradual introduction to the harsh garden environment. Each day you need to set them out for a short time, in the shade to start, to expose them to the dry air, wind and heat. Bring them in every night, then set them out a little longer each day. This gradual introduction to the outside world produces hormones that help that plants stand tall in the wind and withstand direct sunlight. If you have shade cloth, a cold frame, or some other kind of season extender you can leave your plants outside a little longer. Either way, it's important to give them good start at growing outdoors with a gradual hardening off period. Here's a guide to a successful home vegetable gardening from MSU Extension. Good luck! Look in BTWB for today's at-home workout.
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This week's Weekly Wellness Action from Coach Audy is your choice of sitting quietly and breathing for 5 mins every day or writing down 3 things for which you're grateful. Which action are you taking this week? I'm practicing gratitude. I have had many down days during the past year. Worry about the future of True Spirit CrossFit, uncertainty about what I would do if we had to close, and anxiety about how we will make it through the COVID crises.
These feelings and emotions felt like the weight of the world on my shoulders. Every time that I felt like I wouldn't be able to surface out of the dark hole of despair I forced myself to acknowledge and identify something for which I'm grateful. Keeping a gratitude journal, or just acknowledging the good things in your life, can help keep you focused on what is good in our life. Because I can tell you from experience, it's far too easy to get sucked down the deep dark hole of "everything sucks." The most rewarding aspect of coaching is seeing the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual transformation of YOU, our members. All of your TSCF coaches care deeply about you. We see how hard you work and are continually impressed by your grit and grace. The most challenging aspect of being a coach is helping you navigate your personal journey while not losing ourselves in the process. Coaching is HARD and fantastic, and something all of us are deeply committed to. It was So. Much. Harder this past year with small classes, physical distancing, constant cleaning, and a high level of uncertainty. Coach Kendra recently shared this powerful post by my fellow #bosslady at Rocket Community Fitness in Seattle. She nails the things we wish you knew about us. We are SO excited and happy that we can finally throw open the doors, increase the class size, enjoy partner workouts, and invite new people into our TSCF community.
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