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Tag Archives: starting seeds
The Discipline of Planting Seeds
(I wrote this last year but it suits for this one too, though the cast of characters is a little different: fewer and later planted peas, less bok choi, added broccoli.) Early May 2010 Saturday at the market and I … Continue reading
One way or another
Over the last few weeks I’ve been planting warm weather plant seeds. I was watering the flats one evening and noticed a little green shoot peeking up at me from a place I wouldn’t have expected it. While planting the … Continue reading
Posted in Garden: A Love Story
Tagged alive, Life, living, seeds, sprouts, starting seeds
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The Healing Green of Sprouts Under Lights
March 13, 2010 I moved the lights up one link in the chain that suspends it over the beautiful, green, increasingly lush young plants. Twelve one inch high smokey green cabbage plants stand on the far right side. Each plant’s … Continue reading
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Tagged gardening, green, seeds, spring, starting seeds
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Trouble in (my garden) Paradise
Seed Situation O.K. not trouble, necessarily, but issues. Like seeds I’m starting. Some are doing well. I’ll have plenty of tomatoes, for example. Also basil, cilantro, and ground cherries. However, two that I care about a lot, eggplant and peppers, … Continue reading
Hairbrained Act of Seed Planting Update
February 20 I’ve got a thing about seeds. I love them for what they can become. I hate that I have little power over them besides pokin’ ’em in the soil and hoping something comes of it. Three weeks ago … Continue reading
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Tagged control, garden, gardening, hope, seeds, spring, starting seeds
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Optimism Needs Light
January 2010 – I planted 72 seeds today, lettuce, cabbage, spinach, bok choi. I planted them in an indoor, domed seed starting flat I bought at Ace Hardware for $5.99 yesterday. I planted seeds I bought last year. The whole … Continue reading
Breaking Soil
I marvel at happy, green broccoli seedlings breaking soil after only three days, but only some of the lettuce is up. I worry when I don’t see sprouts as soon as I think I should. Planting seeds stretches my ability to trust … Continue reading
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