Yesterday I decided it was time to get busy starting seeds for our garden. Hauled the seed vault out and began the painful process of picking which of the very many seeds I have saved that I want to start first.

Starting Seeds Means Choosing WHICH Seeds

The pile quickly grew too large.

And so I went through it again.

And again, until the pile was narrowed down to a manageable stack.

The Seed List for the First Round

Here’s what I ended up with:

• Broccoli (might be a little late for this one)
• Paris Island lettuce
• Black seeded Simpson lettuce
• Oakleaf lettuce
• Bibb lettuce
• Bloomsdale spinach
• Colorado blue spruce (we just love these trees)
• Beebalm (Monarda fistulosa)
• Beebalm (Monarda didyma)
• Hopi tobacco

In the Meantime…

Rob was working in his shop straightening the tines and bar for his rock rake. A couple of years ago during the landslide aftermath, the rake was collateral damage in the effort to cut a new driveway.

Our friend who had been working on the bulldozer making the road better had to exit the site quickly because lightning started striking far too close for comfort. Since being encased in a metal vehicle didn’t seem like such a good idea at the time, he accidentally hit the rake backing the dozer out of the creek.

But Rob’s a masterful welder and craftsman and he made it even better than before.