March blew through with the mood swings of a diva… freeze! thaw! snow! thunderstorms!… “tempera-mental,†indeed. But the weather always turns the corner in April. The garden shows only the earliest signs of green, but spring finally seems plausible, and I’m even emboldened to regard the coming of tulips with the same certainty as taxes.
Chan Stroman’s second column for Saucy perfectly captures what seed starting is all about–not the “howto” of it (though the process is outlined) but the “heart” of it. If you’re a plant lover who’s started his or her own plants from seeds, you will find yourself nodding in agreement.
About the Author
Kathy Purdy is a colchicum evangelist, converting unsuspecting gardeners into colchicophiles. She gardens in rural upstate NY, which used to be USDA Hardiness Zone 4 but is now Zone 5. Kathy’s been writing since 4th grade, gardening since high school, and blogging since 2002. Find her on Instagram as kopurdy.
If winter is slumber and spring is birth, and summer is life, then autumn rounds out to be reflection. It’s a time of year when the leaves are down and the harvest is in and the perennials are gone. Mother Earth just closed up the drapes on another year and it’s time to reflect on what’s come before.
~Mitchell Burgess
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Hey Kathy,
Happy Birthday to you from all of us way down in the already 83 degree south! I’m going to give you a call but thought I would wait till later tonight!
Thanks Rob. This website wouldn’t be here without you.
happy birthday Kathy on the 13th!!