What seeds are really good at

I have spent a lot of time in the last few years taking pictures of plants and seeds. They are so fascinating to me. Watching them grow is a source of delight to gardeners and plant lovers around the world. Even if you don’t care about them, your life depends on them. If you are going to eat this summer, they need to sprout now.

What seeds are really good at is waiting for the right time. As a gardener I spend a lot of effort to try to get the conditions perfect to maximize germination and crop yields, but left outside through seasons of unfavourable conditions, seeds will still decide when the time is right on their own.

Sometimes you just need to wait for the right time. Often it seems that the only thing that stands between us and our goals is our own input but the present situation of lockdowns and quarantines demonstrates that this is not always the case. External conditions may or may not allow you to do what it is that you want to do right now even at the best of times. Knowing when to wait and the ability to be ready for the right moment are valuable.

For me, now is the time to plant seeds.