[Cooking Up Art] All Hail Spring's First Day!

[miladycarol]

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Sunday, I had one of those moments where circumstance wakes me from my
bliss with a solid slap to the face.

Mom was here and we were sitting at the dining room table sipping tea and talking. I heard the
comforting sound of rain so I spun around in my chair to watch. What I
saw were streaks of white hail. Since I was safely inside (and not
riding my bike at 12 miles per hour, thus experiencing a very painful
exfoliation process), I sat back enjoying the beauty of the moment.
Pretty white hail falling from the sky, bouncing on the deck, the lawn,
my little seedlings… MY LITTLE SEEDLINGS! It was there that the
Universe made bold to remind me that hail on little baby plants is bad.
Very bad. I found myself dashing between the deck and the kitchen floor
bringing the poor babies to safety. I did this just in time, for next
it began to sleet.

My poor seedlings aren’t looking so well, now. I may
decide to start anew with fresh seeds, just in case these babies don’t
make it.

Breathe deeply,
Laugh with abandon,
Love wholly,
Eat well.

MiLady Carol
www.miladycarol.com
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Comments

[lurkitty.livejournal.com]

Um, actually, hate to say this, but, beans and nasturtiums do best planted directly in the ground. You could even plant them now and mulch over them and they'd be just fine. They really aren't the kind of plants that transplant well.

Lettuce, tomatoes and cukes are the things that do really well started as seedlings.

[miladycarol.livejournal.com]

Well, I didn't know at the time. There's no harm in trying to save the poor babies since they already exist.

[lurkitty.livejournal.com]

Oh, no, there's no harm in trying to save the poor little things! I hope they make it after being chair bashed and themn hail-bashed. Those that survive must be hardy plants indeed!

I was just trying to save you the trouble of trying to start new ones in pots to replace them when you could just plant them this time around.

[miladycarol.livejournal.com]

Oh, I started the tomatoes and borage over again, not the nasturtium and peas. I hope to have the soil for the veggie bed within a couple of weeks -- if it ever stops raining. I just need a clear day or two. *sigh* I even had Mom save her empty gallon water bottles to use as little greenhouses for the babies when I plant them.

[wyliekat.livejournal.com]

Oh I hate that moment of fret - you see your little plants taking a beating from mother nature.

[miladycarol.livejournal.com]

Indeed! The mothering instinct kicked in hard. I was being pelted by hail long before I knew I was outside in my rescue mission. *grin*

[wyliekat.livejournal.com]

Lol - plants do need mothering!