Okay, so today I decided to finally tackle that “rosemont farm” project I’ve been putting off. You know, the one where I wanted to organize all my seed packets and finally get a grip on what I actually have for planting this year? Yeah, that one.
First, I gathered all my seed packets. Oh boy, it was a mess. They were stuffed in drawers, overflowing from boxes, even a few hiding in the pockets of my gardening apron. I dumped them all onto the kitchen table, and it looked like a seed bomb exploded. Seriously, it was overwhelming.
Sorting Chaos
Next, I started sorting. I decided to go with basic categories at first: vegetables, herbs, and flowers. That seemed manageable, right? Wrong. Even within those categories, it was a jungle. So, I dug out some old shoeboxes and started sub-categorizing. Tomatoes in one, peppers in another, lettuce and greens together… you get the idea.
The flower situation was even more chaotic. I had annuals, perennials, things I vaguely remembered buying on a whim because the picture on the packet looked pretty. I ended up making a “mystery seeds” box for those. I’ll just sprinkle them somewhere and see what happens. It’s like a gardening surprise!
- Vegetables
- Tomatoes
- Peppers
- Lettuce/Greens
- …and so on
- Herbs
- Basil
- Cilantro
- Parsley
- …the usual suspects
- Flowers
- Annuals (that I could identify)
- Perennials (ditto)
- “Mystery Seeds” – the adventure category!
Once I had everything roughly sorted, I grabbed some index cards and started making little dividers for each type of seed. I wrote the name of the plant, the planting depth, and the spacing – just the basics, so I wouldn’t have to keep looking it up on the packets.
Finally, I put everything back in the shoeboxes, nice and organized. I even labeled the boxes with a Sharpie, so I wouldn’t have to guess what was inside. It took most of the afternoon, but it was totally worth it. Now I can actually see what seeds I have, and I’m feeling so much more prepared for planting season.
It is not perfect, but It is much better than it was.