Ep 166: The Hidden Mistake Most Gardeners Don’t Even Realize They’re Making

Why Strategic Gardening Always Beats Reactive Gardening Sometimes the most damaging thing you can do in a garden… is intervene too quickly. In this episode of The Messed-Up Gardener, Esther unpacks the hidden mistake most gardeners don’t even realize they’re making — reacting to symptoms instead of strengthening systems. We explore: • The difference between reactive and strategic gardening • Why plants respond better to stability than overcorrection • The biology of “stress stacki...