Super Bowl Sunday

For some of us who are not football fans, super bowl Sunday has a higher purpose. That is the day we start our seeds inside for later transplant to the garden. Some of the plants in my greenhouse were started over a month ago; but that was just playing. Now it is time to get serious. The seed order from Burpee’s came in Saturday morning, just in time for super bowl Sunday. I was afraid they would have to cancel the game.

Black beauty egg plant had to be ordered because my favorite seed store did not have it. The marglobe tomatoes did come from Renfrow’s though. The mild habaneros ( is that an oxymoron?) came from the little garden center where Myers Park Hardware used to be. Those people are so nice, they gave me the seeds because they were expired. San Remo Basil also came from Burpee’s just because it looked interesting. There were also some seeds that will go directly in the ground; but the soil is kind of wet right now.

The reused Styrofoam cups, flats and cloches had already been soaked in Clorox and dried. The potting soil had been mixed and was sitting in the tubs. All that was required was filling the pots and planting. Of course a little dreaming about the fantastic garden that will result is involved as well. Beats the heck out of watching grown men work.

David Segrest is an International REALTOR in Charlotte, NC. His email is david@segrestrealty.com , His webpage is http://www.segrestrealty.com , and his international real estate blog is http://dointernationalrealestate.blogspot.com/