Seed Sowing At My House

February 29th, 2008

It’s time to quit pouting about winter, and the snow, and the cold, and put some springtime in the air. Best way to do that is to start sowing seeds. It will be done this weekend.

But first, the seeding mix and flats have to be brought in from the greenhouse. That means bundling up, trudging through the snow, chipping away the ice in front of the greenhouse door, crawling under the benches to pull the bags of seeding mix out. Easy if they aren’t frozen in place. Then, shifting I don’t know how many pieces of patio furniture, a bicycle, three bales of potting mix and an old cupboard awaiting refinishing, to get at the seeding flats. Hopefully the covers are in the same spot as the flats. If not, more shifting and rummaging about will be necessary. Then, after jamming the greenhouse door closed, I somehow have to lug all those things through the snow and into the house.

Once I get to the house, all the seeding stuff and myself have to make it past one very curious dog and two very curious cats. They will all feel it is necessary to check everything out thoroughly before I can get in the door and get it closed. There goes the heating bill. If the Curious George’s we live with approve, the soil, flats, covers and myself can come into the house.

Then the flats will need washing and sterilizing. The Curious Ones don’t feel they need to supervise that. They do however like to help with the seeding process. All the little envelopes, labels, and pens are quite fascinating to them for some reason. The cats seem to prefer the seeding process to take place on the floor. At least I assume that’s what they prefer since they make a point of batting the envelopes, labels and pens onto the floor every chance they get. The dog just wants to eat the seeding mix and thinks the flats make great chew toys.

Once the seeding sowing is completed with the assistance of a spray bottle of water (for the pets, not the seed flats), they newly sown treasures will be placed gently in the plant stand. The trip to the plant stand is not so gentle when someone decides it will be fun to race Mum up the stairs while her hands are full with the flats she’s trying not to upset. The other two pets want in on that game too, so they join the race.

Finally, I will make it to the plant stand, flats and seed intact. Sort of. But, the plant stand is full of “things”. Like Christmas ornaments, pot-size trellises, a wire rack, a wooden sign and a large, engraved stone. And, a watering can! So, the seed flat must be put somewhere so I can clear the plant stand. Aha! The bathtub! No, the dog sleeps in there (seriously!). On my desk? No, the cats sleep there. The floor is definitely out of the question. So is the computer desk that I haven’t seen the top of in months. Okay, the floor of the closet, and I’ll close the door. Brilliant! Wait a minute, I see the dog and only one cat. Where is the other cat? Sure enough, in the closet lying on the seed flat.

I think I’ll buy my bedding plants this year!

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One Response to “Seed Sowing At My House”

  1. Tina Says:
    March 1st, 2008 at 8:19 am

    Oooo! If you ever get by the animals and ‘other stuff’ to get started, be sure to post what you sowed and drop me a note on the ’seed sowing weekend’ post so I can be nosey. lol.
    And, umm…good luck.
    :)