It was below zero and snowing when I spotted them in the corner of the retail center: lovely bags of red and yellow onion sets, and piles of inexpensive seed packets...
American Seed Co, has offered 10 cent seeds for years; this year they went up to 20 cents but the usuals were still there: basil, lettuce, pumpkins, zinnias, nasturtiums, cherry tomatoes.
Last year, I was so excited to find them, I planted cherry tomato seeds in cardboard egg cartons a bit too early. The teenage seedlings fell over and crowded each other before it was time to put them in the garden so I transplanted them to bigger pots thinking these are "cheap" seeds, some won't make it.
By the time it was frost free, they were still all there so I shared some as Mother's Day gifts and populated my vegetable garden. I didn't name each plant but I was tempted. We'd been through a lot to get to that point; every time I picked cherry tomatoes I could taste the warmth of it not being midwinter.
There are a number of other reputable companies that offer a wider variety of seeds, and more of them. But there's nothing quite like seeing those little packets waiting to go home, holding the promise of spring.
American Seed Co, has offered 10 cent seeds for years; this year they went up to 20 cents but the usuals were still there: basil, lettuce, pumpkins, zinnias, nasturtiums, cherry tomatoes.
Last year, I was so excited to find them, I planted cherry tomato seeds in cardboard egg cartons a bit too early. The teenage seedlings fell over and crowded each other before it was time to put them in the garden so I transplanted them to bigger pots thinking these are "cheap" seeds, some won't make it.
By the time it was frost free, they were still all there so I shared some as Mother's Day gifts and populated my vegetable garden. I didn't name each plant but I was tempted. We'd been through a lot to get to that point; every time I picked cherry tomatoes I could taste the warmth of it not being midwinter.
There are a number of other reputable companies that offer a wider variety of seeds, and more of them. But there's nothing quite like seeing those little packets waiting to go home, holding the promise of spring.
What means spring to you?
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