Planting seeds

Back in February I decided that this year I was going to have a bigger vegetable garden and start it from seeds. At the very end of March I planted tomatoes and flowers. It was really fun seeing those seeds become plants. Then I realized that it was more difficult than I thought to grow the seedlings into healthy plants. I was counting on natural light and my whispers of love but that wasn't enough. My husband bought a plant light and it helped but it wasn't big enough for all my seedlings; I thought my tomatoes would like some sun so I put them out forgetting what I had read: You have to put them in the shade first. No wonder they didn't look happy. As a matter of fact I lost most of my tomatoes. The ones that are still alive may not make it once I plant them. Maybe I didn't listen well enough to them.
See, since I started gardening 8 years ago, I have developed a way to listen to my plants, or at least I think I have. They actually may disagree, especially the ones I have killed by over watering, diving poorly, forgetting to plant, etc. I have learned from my mistakes and I am doing OK now.
But seeds are another story. So much to learn. I bought a great book on vegetables and seeds, but I don't always read my books thoroughly enough so I miss the important stuff.
More recently I have planted more seeds and I now have seedlings of eggplant, peppers, zucchini and sunflowers. So far so good. I have learned. Next step will be to put them in the ground, once it stopped raining, if it ever does.
I can't wait to see my seedling grow into beautiful plants and eat the veggies this summer. Can't get better than that.
It has been a great experience and I feel I have grown with my seeds. Hopefully I am turning out to be more like the sturdy eggplant rather than the limpy tomoato.
Either way I am now learning how to speak seeds and vegetable. Next year I may even be fluent.