2011 – Last night, January 30, I planted seeds, a hare-brained act of hope. Green Buttercrunch, Red Velvet loose-leaf, Speckled Trout Romaine lettuces, Piracicaba broccoli, bok choi and parsley, improbable bits of almost nothing, each with a spark of life. I hope. I think. I feel the village idiot, a tad, sitting at a table pressing tiny specks into soil-filled plastic cells with cold, snow-covered January a few feet away outside the window.
I set the flat under the grow-light I bought last year. In a second flat I’ll plant a second round of seeds in a week or so. I’m growing lettuce for two to eat, not one to sell, so I’ll space the plantings out.
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