Planting seeds

We have planted seeds, and the greenhouse is starting to look more like how a greenhouse should. So we have trays of five tomatoes and three lettuces; plugs of cabbage, cauliflower, calabrese and peppers; and small pots of squash and beans. Beans are easy, but sowing the trays and plugs requires immense concentration. There are only so many seeds in the packet, and each one is tiny and precious. So two seeds of brassica per plug means taking a small pinch and rolling them carefully between the finger tips until two fall into the dimple, then sieving on very light layer of compost to cover. Having only 28 pepper seeds means holding them in the palm of your hand, and placing them one by one... except that there turned out to be closer to 40 in the packet. And planting tomato or lettuce seeds involves making a very shallow drill with the finger tip, sprinkling as evenly and sparsely as possible, then pushing the compost back over. Concentrating so hard on one thing makes other concerns fade away, and taking care and time over planting, considering how things will hopefully grow and the end product, is very rewarding.