If I am starting a few seedlings indoors, I will often use a plastic egg carton for starting seeds. They are excellent for retaining humidity and growing little plants early. Today I decided to seed some vegetables and greens. I poked a few holes in the bottom of the egg carton with a thumb tack to allow water to drain and filled the "egg cups" with soil. I pulled out my seed collection and turned my back from the counter for just a minute to get a cup of tea....
The dinosaurs saw the soil. They saw the seeds, and immediately began giving their opinions on which seeds ought to be planted. So I pulled up a chair, sipped on my nice cup of tea and watched.
"Arugula... we should definitely plant arugula. It's the best."
"Yeah!" This dinosaur was so excited. He'd never seen anything grow from seed to table before... Well, mostly because he has a tendency to eat the seeds and occasionally the table. Patience is not a strong point with some dinosaurs.
"What about Romaine? It's an excellent crunchy salad "
"I like Asian Greens... how about Pac Choi. It's crunchy, too."
Or... what about... FLOWERS!
"Or Spinach?"
"OR FLOWERS? It says here you can eat some of these flowers."
Okay, those are all good ideas, but we're going to plant arugula... cause it is the best." Rex clearly has his opinions. He also tends to be the ringleader on these sorts of projects.
"So you just dig a hole and just put in the seeds... and they grow?"
"No, no no. There's more to it than that!" says Rex, "We dig a hole, put in the seeds AND cover the seeds AND then water them." Brontosaurus can you cover those seeds?"
"And then we have to pat the soil gently down."
"I got a nasturtium seed. They grow into tasty edible flowers."
"FLOWERS?!" says the extremely excitable dinosaur.
"Let's cover and pack all the seeds with dirt. What do we have... spinach, pac choi, arugula, and nasturtiums.... hmm!"
"Now we water the seeds."
"And put the lid on to help them stay moist and warm."
"And now, we wait."
"What?! Waiting!! We're always WAITING!!!"
"Argghhh!!!"
(Short Pause)
"Are they ready yet?"
"No."
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