I have great faith in seeds.
Convince me that you have a seed there,
and I am prepared to expect miracles.
— Henry David Thoreau
What joy when I went to water dirt Wednesday morning and discovered tiny, delicate, determined plants. Those bits of green reminded what a marvel gardening can be.
Last autumn, narcissus bulbs were buried in a nearby, community planter. How delightful to ride past and see those yellow flowers atop the green stems, keeping their spring time promises after months of winter.
Here are more thoughts on seedling magic,
It’s good to leave each day behind,
like flowing water, free of sadness.
Yesterday is gone and its tale told.
Today new seeds are growing.
— Rumi
Once in a golden hour, I cast to earth a seed,
And up there grew a flower,
That others called a weed.
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— Alfred Lord Tennyson
I would like to believe when I die that I have given myself away
like a tree that sows seed every spring and never counts the loss,
because it is not loss, it is adding to future life.
It is the tree’s way of being.
Strongly rooted perhaps,
but spilling out its treasure on the wind.
— May Sarton
Every moment and every event of everyman’s life on earth
plants something in his soul.
For just as the wind carries thousands of winged seeds,
so each moment brings with it germs of spiritual vitality
that come to rest imperceptibly
in the minds and wills of men.
— Thomas Merton
We cannot change the past, but we can change our attitude toward it.
Uproot guilt and plant forgiveness.
Tear out arrogance and seed humility.
Exchange love for hate—thereby, making the present comfortable
and the future promising.
— Maya Angelou
While some start seedlings in December, time remains. Here are some how-to videos:
- CBS Sunday Morning, Martha Stewart on Seed Starting [04:20 minutes]
- TikTok, Starting Seeds Indoors [01:54 nminutes]
- Seed Starting Master Class [11:28 minutes]
Succeed and Soar!
Sandra Gould Ford
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