My seeds are sprouting nicely.  Of course they were dropped right in the middle of a "rapid rooter" so no seed were wasted, something that didn't bother Jesus' sower who is more concerned with the soil into which the seed is sown than the seed itself (1 Timothy 2:3 &4: For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who…

One of the blessings of living on Long Island are our mild winters.  At least most years.  This winter, as you know, is not a mild winter anywhere and certainly not here on LI.  So to escape the frustration of not being a skier I have taken to sowing seeds.  This year I am going to try hydroponics.  I have already planted 13 varieties of peppers.  A few sweet but most hot.  Unlike the sower in Matthew 13 I spent a lot of time putting each seed in what I think is a good growing medium.  The…