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15 min/week Beginner gardening nature mindfulness home

Grow something from seed on a windowsill

A lemon tree from a grocery store seed. Basil from the packet in a drawer. You don't need a garden.

Watching a seed become a plant calibrates your patience and sharpens your attention to slow change.

Old Farmer's Almanac · r/houseplants · any sunny windowsill and potting mix

Perfect for: apartment dwellers, patient people, nature lovers without yards

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