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College Admissions Essay: Why I Hate Gardening

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I hate gardening. I hate my clumsy fingers yanking out gentle roots or my waddling feet stepping on the precious flower petals. Gardening is not my cup of tea, but my mom loves it. She is always out in the sunshine, stroking on her roses, her chrysanthemums, and her grandeur section of herbs. Seeing my mom works hard on feeding each plant with fertilizer and water, I cannot do anything but feel helpless. My uncoordinated body does not allow me to be gentle and meticulous on tiny living species. I am no petite, delicate person; I like power tools, black grease, and mechanisms. Only if my mechanical skills could grow flower… An idea suddenly sparked. I looked up some compost planting systems. They are expensive! Three hundred, four hundreds dollars are ridiculous prices for a plastic bucket. I headed straight to Home Depot with twenty bucks on hand and a plan in mind; I am building my own garden tower system. …show more content…

One by one aligned themselves in a diagonal pattern. The arrangement of the holes is very crucial: if they are all in a straight line, the pipe will break into pieces. After three days and five hundred and twenty-eight holes, I have completed the central piece of the system. The outer basket requires less effort and fewer holes to be drilled. I switched my drill bit into a hole saw to take out larger holes, where the plant will grow. I positioned the center pipe inside the basket and poured the mixture of soil in between. To complete the work, I sprinkled some of my helpers- earthworms -to help digest the veggie waste inside the pipe and fertilize the soil. Another project has been

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