Thin Seedlings: The Gentle Gardener’s Guide
A green tangle, a tiny jungle, panic rising in my chest. Geraniums, so many huddled together, a mistake of enthusiasm and perhaps, impatience. Other hands suggest snipping, a botanical sacrifice. A tiny execution! But I refuse. Instead, I become a surgeon of soil, a gentle liberator. Armed with my weathered paring knife, I coax, wiggle, and breathe life into the packed earth. Fragile roots, like spider silk, resist, then yield. Each seedling, cradled in my palm, now possesses its own universe in a small pot, a second chance unfurling like a whisper of hope. A tiny victory in a world of green.