I have been on a seed-shopping mission three times now so far this season, coming home with those little packets brimming with promise and some tiny seeds. Seed shopping is something in which I could certainly lose all control. The beautiful packets with the perfect vegetables, herbs, and flowers on them entice me in a way few things do. I have learned to peruse the seed catalogs before the stores start stocking seeds; I make a list based on what I'll want to plant in the gardens and try my best to stick with it. There is the occasional lag in good judgment, but I do my best to be on good behavior.
What's the big deal about indulging in little, harmless packets of seed? Surely there are more harmful vices than a $1.79 splurge....
Ah, if only it were that easy...
The packets are the easy part; they don't take up much room, are inexpensive, and will keep fairly well in the right conditions...like in a box in a closet. Pretty simple stuff.
It's those little powerhouses inside those packets that require self-control on my part. Those teeny, tiny little seeds can become, happily, sweet little baby plants in a short amount of time. Sweet little baby plants that need space and light to grow into big strapping plants that beautifully grace their respective seed packets.
Currently, I have peas that are growing and ready for the garden if the garden is ready for them--c'mon 50 degrees this weekend! I also have spinach, lavender, radishes, cabbage, lettuce, mesclun, basil, and chives all teeming for space under the grow light system in my indoor growing space. Conventional containers as well as creative containers are now where the neat rows of germinating pods once sat. Added to my to-do list, is, of course, searching out more clay pot containers to hold these wonderful and rambunctious seedlings.
So...if the gardening bug has bit you, one piece of advice...
Contain(er) yourself!
Happy growing!
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