{"id":202,"date":"2020-03-31T15:04:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T15:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/?p=202"},"modified":"2020-05-07T06:49:57","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T06:49:57","slug":"ca-lockdown-day-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/?p=202","title":{"rendered":"CA Lockdown &#8211; Day 12"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>My Victory Garden is thriving. Lettuce celebrate!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I feel like I&#8217;m on the verge of despair but then I go out to the garden and it all melts away. Doubts, fears, and the uncertainty over how this whole crisis will play out have little room when seeds are constantly sprouting, little plants need transplanting, hungry leaves seek water, need weeding or nourishment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sprouts-in-square.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"203\" class=\"wp-image-203\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sprouts-in-square.jpg 720w, http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sprouts-in-square-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Plants-in-box.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"204\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Plants-in-box.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/?attachment_id=204\" class=\"wp-image-204\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Plants-in-box.jpg 720w, http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Plants-in-box-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I have three raised beds filled with the Three Sisters; Corn, Squash and Beans. The inter-relationship between these plants has been cultivated in the Americas since ancient times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"The Three Sisters Legend\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fx9CDVkN9xU?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>The Iroquois story of the Three Sisters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Appreciating The Three Sisters\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pb8ANVAhj_8?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Appreciating and Planting the Three Sisters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I also have three planters full of tomatoes, another filled with Italian Parsley and Basil. Hopefully I can build more beds for strawberries and peas soon. Right now, what&#8217;s poppin&#8217; is a MOUNTAIN of lettuce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" src=\"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Lettuce-Mtn.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-205\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Lettuce-Mtn.jpg 540w, http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Lettuce-Mtn-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These gorgeous heads of butter lettuce are being shared with family and neighbors. This bounty also cuts down on Vic&#8217;s trips to the market. We&#8217;ve been eating many a fine salad, all Yard-To-Table style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" src=\"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Lettuce-Rejoice.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"206\" data-link=\"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/?attachment_id=206\" class=\"wp-image-206\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Lettuce-Rejoice.jpg 540w, http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Lettuce-Rejoice-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"740\" height=\"960\" src=\"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Lettuce-Bouquet.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"207\" data-link=\"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/?attachment_id=207\" class=\"wp-image-207\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Lettuce-Bouquet.jpg 740w, http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Lettuce-Bouquet-231x300.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Lettuce-Goddess.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"208\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Lettuce-Goddess.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/?attachment_id=208\" class=\"wp-image-208\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Lettuce-Goddess.jpg 720w, http:\/\/pocharte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Lettuce-Goddess-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Viva Victory Gardens!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My Victory Garden is thriving. Lettuce celebrate! I feel like I&#8217;m on the verge of despair but then I go out to the garden and it all melts away. Doubts, fears, and the uncertainty over how this whole crisis will play out have little room when seeds are constantly sprouting, little plants need transplanting, hungry [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[5,33,7,8,23,29,76,9,67,6,75],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=202"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":209,"href":"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202\/revisions\/209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pocharte.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}