Good morning all from the sunny south. I hope you all have good growing days without any of the myriad problems that can be such a pain.
For me the why is fairly simple (it only took me 40 some years to figure it out). I believe we are all a product of both 'nature' and 'nurture'. By nature I am a very logic driven individual. For years I thrived in a black and white, yes or no world, math major in college, career in the computer industry. So when faced with any issue I apply logic to it (study, ask questions etc) until I find the logic behind it.
However, that is just a small part. I spent my formative years on a dairy farm with my aunt and uncle. He was a cantankerous, mean, unloving individual (or so I thought). We started milikng very day at 4:30 AM ugh. We also raised crops for feed, oats and corn mainly. We also had a 2acre garden to feedus.
My mean, evil, cantankerous uncle taught me the best lesson about raising any living thing. Everyday, rain, shine, sickness and health, my uncle checked on EVERY living thing on that farm. I learned that by personally showing love and care for your charges daily, you not only can see immediately learn if then is a problem and start to find the fix but also the love and caring given to our charges improves their lives immeasurably.