Daily Botanical: Basil Seedlings at the Greenhouse
We are experiencing germination at the greenhouse. No matter how many times I do this it is somehow always such a surprise that these first stirrings of life will eventually turn into big plants. Big plants that I will eventually eat.
April 8th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
I know, it’s such an exciting thought, isn’t it?
April 8th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Yes. Exciting & hopeful.
With all the talk about seeds & seedlings I had to find a good quote. I like this one:
Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders.
- Henry David Thoreau
April 8th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
I find myself looking forward to getting up each morning so I can look at all my babies. :)
Some of my basil seedlings now have actual basil leaves and they smell like basil too!! Very exciting!
April 8th, 2009 at 1:19 pm
That’s the best thing about herb seedlings - they smell herby right away.
April 8th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
It’s so exciting looking at your seedlings! You are right, no matter how many times you do this, it never gets old.
April 8th, 2009 at 2:21 pm
When will you transplant them, and into what?
April 8th, 2009 at 9:36 pm
That’s so very exciting. Looking at that picture I can almost smell the basil!
April 8th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
King of Kailua: These aren’t my seedlings. They belong to one of the growing collective members.