Hermits Reach: Plant Defense and Communication; Week 12 Soil/foliar study

The Hermits Reach. Ahead unto failure. Plant defense mechanisms, communication, overview of limited secondary metabolites. Introduction to symbiotic microflora, stimulating secondary metabolite production via vibration and probiotic stimulation of defense response(s). Civilization has become very detached from nature, and spirits are suffering as a result. Being integrated into an interconnected, cyclical, spiritual system is the condition of life. Empathy grows when practiced. It is only the past 200 or so generations that words such as value, indebtedness, gratuity, and worth... Were associated with the metal one can muster. One's mettle mattered more... their place in the cycle. The difficulty when the Greeks invented coinage was the term to define it, so they were borrowed from the assemblage of all things good--in whichever language had the ore, wine, cheese, grain or finery they wanted to barter for. Since what's done is done, and somehow we have twisted metal to represent all things good, I decided to find out who were the first who attempted to turn lead into gold. Agriculture and humanity are one story--farming rituals, stories, and superstitions paved way to tillage, breeding, and selection--leading to an amazing diversity of domesticated plants--from a handful of progenitors. Astronomy became man's assurance that the count was correct, and the flood, famine, planting or reaping would occur as the cycle intended. Reference thereafter, became central to all mankind--every religion draped in reminders of when to do what and why. Thank you for your thoughtfulness. My gratitude to you. All criticism is encouraged. I am a fool striving to improve a garden I cannot see beyond Spirit, Fire, Air, Water, Earth. The Gardener provides Will to the Garden. His Will keeps the balance of the other elements in check, by allowing them to cycle through their comfortable ranges, and keeping them from getting into any extremes where the strong overpowers the weak, and the balance is upset. To get the best of this series, pay close attention. Speak the words if unfamiliar--speech commits to memory. Basic principles can be applied to gardens of all scales. Knowing them you will improve any garden, anytime. Every garden is unique, and grows at its own pace and measure. Change is the measure, time our marking of it. Improvement the ultimate goal. Failure the ultimate teacher. I look forward to growing with you. A medical garden raising plants to raise people's spirits. Seven principles are all required to do so. Water, nourishment, and fermentation the nutrients necessary. Thoughtfulness, Attentiveness, and Curiousity.