Ouch.....

Today was a "farm work day" for me.  I have to admit that I'm SORE from thinning plants.  You probably think that thinning plants only involves your fingers....so not true, apparently.

I allowed 2 hrs for myself today to thin the seedlings in the seed room, then thin 3 beds in the gardens. 

I started in the barn humming away on the first tray thinking, "this isn't so bad, it's kind of fun".  Then I got to the tray of statice that looked like someone had dumped a whole seed packet of seeds in each block...and there's only supposed to be one seedling per block.  Unfortunately, there's no one to blame but myself, since I started the flower trays (with Kade's help....so maybe it was his fault).  I get through the statice and move on to the snapdragons and do the same thing over again....and again in the herb tray....and again...and again.  After a couple trays I realized that a lot more muscles were involved than fingers.  Legs (squatting)...arms (reaching up for the trays and putting them on the stool...putting them back on the shelf...)...abs...back....It was crazy.  After I got the trays thinned (finally) I had to water.  While standing on a wobbly stool on the dirt barn floor and holding a heavy watering can over my head to water the top trays, I look right into the eyes of a reptile.  If you know me, you know at this point I PANIC.  The stool starts to wobble...the water sloshes everywhere...I literally almost pulled over the 3 shelf plant stand on myself before I remembered to breath.  I take a glance back up and see that it's only the front half of a small lizard...not a snake.  So I continue on with my work.  When I'm finished, I look at the clock and realize that I've used up over 1/2 of my allotted time in the seed room! The babysitter was leaving in less than an hour, and I was NOT half way finished with my tasks.

I hurry out to the gardens, close the greenhouse....and get 2 of the 3 beds thinned that needed to be thinned.  I have to say that thinning beds in the garden is much different than thinning blocks in the seed room.  It's not as exact a science, to say the least.  I hope I didn't wreck them. 

I got back into the house with minutes to spare....and very sore muscles. 

--Harmony