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Confessions of a Seed-a-holic............
Feb 14, 2010 | 1:10 PM PST

Winter has been hard on this gardener..............I said I was going to not start planning and dreaming about the gardens till March or so, when I might actually get outside-even if it is just to pick up sticks or walk around and imagine what this section will look like in a few months...........or run the lavendar leaves through my hand and inhale the aromo of the oil-a tease of things to come.  I was going to maintain self control when the seeds came to the store.  I am only going to buy a few packets, you know, my favorites!  I won't get carried away this year. I have pulled out the leftovers from last year to remind myself why it is sometimes, less is more..............and then...........the seeds are in the store.................I will only get a few............one basil, one tarragon, one parsley-no make that two basil, two parsley and a lemongrass to go along with the tarragon.  Ohh...flower seeds, I will need a few moonflowers, some morning glories, some nasturtiums..........and can't leave out the cosmos. What-they have seashell cosmos......I have to have one of those, and two for friends. 
I take the seed packets home and show my husband............he just cant appreciate that this is like him showing me his new fishing lure........oh, that is nice honey.
We have a snow storm...........too much snow.........spring seems farther away.......
Finally get to the store again...........look at this...more seeds are out!  Wow, I need some more sweet peas-you can never have enough of those, oh another moon flower, and Zinnas, they are good for cutting flowers.....mixed, small, tall, pink, white........OMG I have to have them.  Red salvia, I haven't tried that........I have pink and purple, but no red, I will just get one. 
Get home.......sorta tuck this pile of seed packets away....I am out of control..I am like a junkie.........and the seeds are my junk!  Is this a bad thing?  I can share once the plants start......................I never seem to have enough room in the gardens for all the seeds I start....I was going to be focused this year............stick to what I know, only plant a few.

Oh, but the windowboxes, I am going to plant the upper deck with herbs and nasturtiums, ...........you know it...........a couple more packets of basil-you can never have enough basil!  And I will want to succession plant the nasturtiums........and the herbs, maybe one more of each......ok that is it, No more seeds!

Until the next time I go to the store and the REAL selection has begone...............how many gardeners are seed-a-holics?  Is this phenominon limited to those of us who have to wait longer for the growing season?  Is there a seeders anonymous?

I tell myself there are worse things to be................add seed-a-holic to fabric-a-holic......and there I am, the quilted gardener!