THE SPARE · SEED TIN
The year the
first one fails
THE FROST DATE · RISK REGISTER
Plant late, on purpose
Last frost on record
— plus one week margin
Safety stock
ok
Alternate supplier
printed · walked · stamped
Procedure 44-A
tested in October
THE ALTERNATE ROW
The lane that was
already walked
primary · holds
alternate · ready
DAWN · AFTER THE FROST
Sowing the spare
ready enough that the frost hardly mattered