Little Seeds We Sow in Spring Little seeds we sow in spring


growing while the robins sing, give us carrots, peas and beans,


tomatoes, pumpkin, squash and greens. And we pick them one and all


through the summer, through the fall.


Winter comes, then spring, and then little seeds we sow again.


– Else Holmelund Minarik


Seeds for 2013


by Ian Leatt


my hands embroiled in weeds or soil, I always end up happy, something I put down to the self-gratification that comes from a job well done. This time of year always gets me


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excited. I’m not sure why but maybe it’s the thrill of growing plants from seed again. I really do get a great deal of pleasure from challenging myself to grow a large number of annuals and even perennials from seed. What was exciting about this year’s


start-up crop was the amount of growth I noticed so early on. For instance, there I was at the beginning of April, fresh snow all around, in the greenhouse!


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he garden is where I like to relax, unwind and explore, like every other gardener I know, the “happy soil”. With


Kevin at T&T Seeds is my star; he is always so helpful and knowledgeable, and I might add, generous, too. Not having a greenhouse of my own he allows me to use a part of his to start my own crops. Where did I start? Lablab purpureus,


commonly known as the hyacinth bean, is an attractive quick growing plant that produces large foliage and clusters of orchid-like mauve flowers. Their seeds sprouted quickly; in just two weeks they were already well over nine inches in height. Everybody’s favourite, the morning


glory from the family Convolvulaceae, exploded out of the seed tray in days and is really looking like it will be a captivating treasure for my early morn- ing tea and toast. What better way to


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Above: Coleus, hyacinth bean and gerani- ums, all readying themselves for a spectacu- lar summer ahead.


Potted mandevilla vine.


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