A week or so ago, I started harvesting some of the rocket seeds, but I could not get to them all. Today, I harvested the rest, but over the weekend the basil seedlings also showed their little seedling heads!
Doing the menial work of cutting all of the rocket seedpod stems, it reminded me anew of nature's perpetual return of the familiar, the same things done over and over again. Was it not just a while ago when I also harvested some rocket seeds? It felt like a short while ago, I think by myself.
From one small seed, the whole population can be fed. From one seed, an almost infinite amount of plants can grow. I sowed a handful of seeds, but I harvest a thousandfold more seeds; seeds that carry within them the same potential to multiply at a rate beyond our comprehension.
In my hand, I carry a world. In the palm of my hand, I carry the doorway to infinity. The potential to change the world...
Gardening can quickly turn into philosophy and poetry!
My 1 meter by 1 meter rocket patch quickly filled the bucket and I could hear the many seeds falling to the bottom of the bucket as they popped open, ready to take over the world!
I cut the stems above the ground, and I pulled away any of the loose stems. But I do not till the ground. I also broke some rocket seedpods on purpose. I threw a thin layer of compost on the patch, and now I am curious to see if these rocket seeds will grow so quickly after harvesting them! This in some sense mimics self-sowing, but also not really. I will keep an eye on this patch though.
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Last week, I also planted out some cuttings I made a while ago. After watering them regularly, and some much-needed rain, it looks like all of them have taken root! They are happy, and some of them have also flowered! This was really unexpected but a welcome sight.
More good news on the cutting front! After thinking that the cuttings did not take, I can report that the cuttings which I made a month ago are growing happily! Some of them are even beginning to make flowers, only a month after I stuck them in some compost and watering them daily. I did not think they would make it, but here we are!
My fiance @urban.scout also asked me to pick some flowers for her, specific flowers with a papery texture which you can dry out. They make the most beautiful "forever flowers" as they dry out and mostly remain as they are. But I saw this opportunity to make some much-needed cuttings from them as well, because they are tricky flowers to grow. So, I made so many new cuttings! Keep an eye out for the updates.
It feels like I have so many projects running concurrently! The basil seedlings, as mentioned, are sticking their little heads through the soil, and alongside them, I am trying to grow some gooseberry fruit as well. It has been so many years since I actually got some fruits, and I hoping that this will be a good year! But I remain sceptical, with the many storms that come through our area.
In any case, I hope that your garden gives you infinite flowers and produce.
Happy gardening, and keep well.
All of the musings and writings are my own. The photographs are also my own, taken with my Nikon D300.