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Time to find out what plants and seeds are right for your garden's balance. Gardening with nature as your partner is rewarding. It is also useful and can help to satisfy your need to do something in your "little corner of the world" that will have a positive impact on the bigger world around you. ...

When you create a soil-less garden, you are choosing to work in conscious partnership with nature to achieve a goal in balance. That balance starts with the coning structure — two parts nature intelligence and two parts human intelligence ...

It's time to connect to your project team and officially activate your soil-less garden! For the starting process, you are going to open that coning and "break ground" on your new venture. Said another way — you are going to call your first meeting to order and state your mission ...

(Attention Soil-less Gardeners! This information will be helpful for you too.) Do you have your seed and plant lists completed? Great! Get them out, along with your drawing of your garden's shape and size. And get ready to discover on the layout of your garden with your nature partner. With this step, you'll begin to visualize the garden coming together. ...

The full picture of your co-creative garden is about to unfold before you! When you complete this garden session, you will see the full picture of your co-creative garden for this year. ...

Following all of the steps for a Soil-less Garden Starting Process and SLG Troubleshooting Chart will be as comfortable as using your favorite smartphone app. Once the coning is open, tell your team you're ready to complete the Starting Process for your soil-less garden, and read your soil-less garden DDP out loud. This will help you focus on why you are doing this ...

There might be more than plants, soil and fertilizer that are important to the balance of your garden. It could be minerals or gems, or an object that changes the balance of energy. Not all gardens have focal points. Not all gardens will need or benefit from the addition of minerals, stones or crystals. To find out if your garden should include a focal point, mineral or gem, all you need do is ask. ...

If you have completed the process for your soil-less garden, and waited a full 24 hours, you are now in what Machaelle calls the "recognize and respond" stage. Nature has created a full deck of options, and you're going to move forward one "card" at a time ...

Some of you will be starting seeds and plants indoors or in a greenhouse. It's time to get the information for that. First, be honest with yourself and give nature some information: Can you truly offer to start seeds early indoors? Do you have a place to do this? How much space? Do you have time to tend to the seedlings? ...

This is a special tip for gardeners that will help soil-less gardeners too! After you have your plan in place for this season's garden (or project/soil-less garden), you may learn something new. Here's how to address a curve-ball or unexpected bit of new information with your nature partner. ...