Or less poetically, plunging my hands deep into a large bin of fresh, crumbly compost, grabbing handfuls of it and fillling seed trays.
A quick shake of the packet and the first of this years tomato seeds are sitting in the palm of my hand. A moment’s pause to think of what magic this tiny entity holds within it and then into the seedtray . And so the process begins.
These seeds are lodgers. Starting life in a borrowed greenhouse but with the sun high in a brilliant blue sky as I sowed and the greenhouse themometer creeping up to 24C, I think they’ll be happy with their lot.
I’ve popped in some seeds left over from last year – Black Cherry and Tigerella. And from this years choice – the Yellow Balconi for hanging baskets.
I’ll be starting here with my indoor propagator , in a week or so but in the meantime it was a joy to sneak in a little bit of early sowing.
