the potential of a seed

Hello, my name is Angi and I’m a seedaholic.

 

They say admitting it is the first step to recovery. But, I’m not so sure I want to be recovered. There’s just something about seeds.

When I pass by those little stands of seeds at the store (and it seems like every store is in the seed selling business these days) I just can’t help but think of all the potential in those little packets.

Those little packets have the potential to feed my family organic, nutritious food. They have the potential to cut my grocery bill so I can use the extra for other things. They have the potential to give purpose to this little plot of earth we have been given to care for. They have the potential to give enjoyment and beauty. They have the potential to help us be producers and not just consumers. Those little packets have lots of potential.

And so , as I put that little packet in my basket, I dream of all that could happen.

But little packets of seeds aren’t my only weakness. Flowers that have “gone to seed” are also a weakness. My children don’t really get it when I ask them to grab a couple of seeds off the amazing passion flower vine growing downtown. Or when we pull off on the side of the road to collect a few wildflower seeds. I envision passion flower vines on our fence and a wildflower patch near our bees. Those few seeds have lots of potential.

But potential is not realized if it isn’t put to work. So, last week we pulled out the soil block builder and got to work. We filled 3 trays and each tray holds 50 blocks. Here’s what we started…

• 80 heirloom tomatoes (thanks to Baker Creek Seed Co., I’ll be doing a full review a little later) The varieties included, Emerald Apple, Mountain Yellow, Ponderosa Pink, Yellow Hughes, White Queen, Cherokee Purple, Jersey Devil and Casedys Folly.
• 5 sweet 100s cherry tomatoes
• 5 Roma tomatoes
• 5 cilantro
• 5 basil
• 5 yellow squash
• 5 zucchini
• 2 pablano peppers
• 2 Cuban peppers
• 2 Anaheim peppers
• 4 banana peppers
• 6 pickling cucumbers
• 4 slicing cucumbers
• 10 Nasturtiums
• 10 Marigolds

Then we started small pots of…

• lavender
• chamomile
• calendula
• stevia
• purple cone flowers

I recorded everything on the Seed Sowing/Starting page in my Gardening Notebook. I’m really enjoying filling up the blank pages with plans and records for this year.

I tested our ground temperature, it was 63 degrees (I used one of our meat thermometers). So technically, it’s warm enough to plant beans. I really want to plant a huge amount this year so I will have enough to can them. But a farmer friend told me it’s too early and to wait. oh, the dilemma.

Do you get swept away by the potential in seeds?

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