Seedling Thoughts

Something happens in the middle of February

And it takes place most every year

Thoughts of spring and warmth

New growth and brown ground

Come bounding through my head

And I am ready for winter to be over.

Now usually it is winter's fault

For the signs of my unrest

When each year spring comes through

For a week or two giving us a taste

Of the new season to come.

The problem is that winter

Has come back with a vengeance

Giving us a white wonderland

But my mind is in the ground

And seeds are springing forth.

For this year I get to have a garden

And I’ve had thoughts of it all winter long.

I want to start slowly

To see if it suits me and our ground.

We’ve come up with a spot

Lots of sun, not too hard to water

And I’ve asked questions of friends

Whose gardens I have long admired.

If you start with four items

What are the best?

Lettuce, zucchini, cucumbers, tomatoes

Oh, and some beans would be lovely, too.

So this week, when I was distracted

I treated myself to a stop at our nursery

Eric, the owner took great interest in my quest.

We found all of the above plus herbs, beets and carrots.

Then we went through each packet

On when to plant and how. 

Tomatoes I get to start in a week or so inside.
The rest start right in the garden.

Beets and carrots in April and the rest must wait

Until no chance of frost, to me a long way away.

I am always surprised and amazed

At the growth in spring

And even what grows wild in our garden,

I’m quite possessive of.

Look, it grew here, just for me.

So I'm hoping for a bit of bounty from

My new endeavor

I guess I'll just have to wait and see.