Sunday I looked out the window and saw the ground in the southwest corner of the garden. Granted the rest of the garden is covered with 2 feet of snow, but there is a promise that spring will come. Time to look at the garden catalogs.
So, this week I sat down with my two dozen garden catalogs. I start to circle and dog-page what I must have and wrote it on “THE LIST”. After looking out to the garden (50 feet by 50 feet) and seeing THE LIST will fill 3 football fields and the cost of THE LIST totaled was $578, common sense hit me. So, I took THE LIST and broke it down into 3 categories: the have-to haves, the maybe could do without, and the do not need but ready want.
Looking out the window again and seeing that it is now snowing, I gather my strength. I take the must-have list and cross out 20 seed selections and throw out the other seed lists. I remember from last summer no one needs 3 varieties of zucchini and 150 feet of parsnips.
I am getting stronger and more self-assured. That is until yesterday, the Baker Seed catalog came in the mail.