Boxes of my books, SSE yearbooks, and seed catalogs awaiting moving day
Well, Sue and I are deep into packing. It’s hard to believe that this whole “adventure” began with our first house hunting trip to Hendersonville, NC in late October. Not even two months later, we find ourselves only a few weeks from closing on our new house. Wow - there is an ad that says “life comes at you fast”. Indeed!
Seed packing underway
The speed of this process means that the many requests for seeds - some dwarf project, some heirloom - collected throughout the year will not be fulfilled until we settle into our new digs and I can actually find what I need to fulfill them. Packing will be, by necessity, fast. Unpacking will be far more gradual, so patience will be appreciated. As far as Dwarf Project assignments for the upcoming year - I’ve not thought that far ahead. Stay tuned for news on that front.
My new dwarf project crosses - F1 test plants - continuing to thrive. Will they make it to Hendersonville alive? I need to ponder rerooting!
If it’s my office, it has seedlings, as you can see above. This is now turning into a real challenge - seeing if I can get these seedlings in reasonable planting shape at our new place in spring 2020. A snip and re-rooting is in store for them very soon. Yet, it is a good illustration of how healthy, not overly leggy seedlings can result from a south-facing window location. OK, back to packing! Our target date for getting all of this stuff (via a moving company) to Hendersonville is mid January.
As Marlin is learning from Sue - and it applies to the seeds I hope to send out in January - “good things come to those who wait!”
I hope that all of you have a wonderful holiday season. Christmas for Sue and I will be very “different” this year, as you can tell! Catch you on the the other side - in 2020!