A lot of the time spent in our garden is like we are becoming the person we would like to know. Planting flowers and creating beautiful/beneficial landscaping, is like our yards getting all dressed up to go somewhere and wanting to leave a good impression. Looking in the rear-view mirror as we leave and seeing the best mirror-image of ourselves.
Getting seeds started, then having plants ready to go into the garden. Becoming more fearless as we turn to nature, where we live, and our thoughts into something better. Creating a world where there are no mistakes, only greater achievements where we decide the everchanging outcome. As we begin to sow seeds for another year, we can see our face and efforts in nature… as nature intended. We are as the ancients told us – simply one of the ten thousand things Indigenous peoples the world over has always known.
In our last post regarded sowing seeds, we talked about what we put our seeds in to help them to sprout and grow. I use perlite and vermiculite to plant seeds. I use about a fifty/fifty mix to fill the seed tray and water from the bottom up. As most of you know, when and how much we water our plants becomes a talent all its own over time. We usually kill more plants by overwatering them, than not watering enough. It’s one of those institutional memories we learn over time.
Last time I talked about starting some basil and coriander seeds for my greenhouse under the lights. Hopefully the two trays are shown above. Well maybe I will show them tomorrow. The key to learn here is that the seed should go into the potting mix the height of the seeds themselves. For very small seeds just pressing down into the soil is enough. When the seeds sprout and develop their true leaves it’s time to transplant them. When I transplant, I use pro mix you can buy at Menards, Lowes, etc. The soil we use in our gardens is extremely important and we’ll discuss more on this later.
I should say here that I don’t claim to be an expert in much of anything. Just a lifetime of trial and error and wanting to share my experience that may be helpful to some.
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