Spring is coming! Well, it is actually snowing outside, but still, I can see parts of my yard (for the moment) so I know that the season of growth is nigh!
Heh. That sounded like a sarcastic line from a Monty Python sketch....
Anyway, yesterday I transplanted the rest of the pepper sprouts. I also had an epic, clutztastic fail. My seedlings are kept on a grow shelf in my master bathroom, and I needed to bring out the pepper sprout tray to put the rest of the ready to be transplanted sprouts in. Me being me, I thought it would be smarter to carry the bag of soilless growing medium and the tray of sprouts. The thing is, I have this cat who I am pretty sure is trying to kill me. I mean at least it is with kindness. Or is it?
So, here I was was, walking the twenty or so feet with the seedling tray on one arm and the bag of growing medium tucked under the other, when out of nowhere Dogcat ran between both of my legs as I was in motion.
There was a bit of pepper plant carnage. Sigh.
But, I have been practicing not staying in a negative emotion feelings trough for too long. So, I thought to myself, "Well, only half of the peppers became floor fodder" and "They are still babies, they will re-transplant and keep on thriving." I then put a smile on my face, grabbed the broom, uttered a poem of well-wishing for the continued welfare of the perfect, sweet, leg-kerfluffling feline who inadvertently gave me a chance to practice my Stoic training, and continued on.
Yesterday, the ghost peppers, rainbow bells, anaheims, and habaneros were ready for transplanting. I got them settled quickly and also started a few arnica and hollyhock seeds. This year, with all the ish that is going on in the world, especially in the fuel, food, and inflation department, I am really focusing on my food production. Every little bit you produce can offset an increase in prices elsewhere. However, I am also making sure I grow and experiment more with medicinal plants.
And no one ever needed an excuse to grow flowers.
After getting the plants tucked into their new growing environment, I cleaned up my mess and smiled, for there is something so internally gratifying about producing your own sustenance. Even the smallest thing, such as a pepper sprout, is the promise of joy down the road, while also bringing joy just because it is.
And on that note, here's a list of previous gardening info posts I have made here over the years. This list was inspired by 
@generikat/mountain-valley-seed-co-an-overview-and-review
@generikat/tales-from-the-tomerosa-a-tomato-variety-review
@generikat/tales-from-the-tomerosa-a-seed-sprouting-how-to
@generikat/tales-from-the-tomerosa-a-pumpkin-variety-review
@generikat/tales-from-the-tomerosa-a-snow-pea-variety-review
@generikat/tales-from-the-tomerosa-a-gardening-equipment-review
@generikat/tales-from-the-tomerosa-a-mystery-squash-review
@generikat/microgreen-seeding-on-a-sloppy-winter-s-day
@generikat/library-garden-craft-spotlight
@generikat/tales-from-the-tomerosa-a-watermelon-variety-review
@generikat/tomato-transplanting-time
@generikat/how-i-propagate-lavender
@generikat/one-fabulous-fertilizer
@generikat/sprouting-and-transplanting-corn-seed
@generikat/garden-planning-guidance
@generikat/it-s-tomato-sprout-time
@generikat/a-plant-that-should-be-on-every-homestead
@generikat/entering-the-greenhouse-gamut
@generikat/a-tater-and-mater-testament
@generikat/the-soiled-digit-digest
@generikat/a-tomato-seed-saving-football-playing-this-darn-smoke-is-not-abating-post
@generikat/spring-scenes-potatoes-and-onion-edition
@generikat/the-neglected-asparagus
@generikat/a-beginning-of-summer-garden-report
@generikat/the-flicker-haven-farm-files-pepper-sprouting-day
@generikat/the-flicker-haven-farm-files-transplanting-pepper-sprouts
I hope you all enjoy the posts as much as I did writing them up! And I love, love, love to chew on the figure it out fat with ya'll! Please share all your gardening experiences or lack there of, or tell me you think I am a loon. I like it all!
And as most of the time, all of the images in this post were taken on the author's still has growing medium in its cracks from the great Cat Pepper Sprout Carnage Incident iPhone.