Did I give up too soon?

It seems, from the date of my last post, that I planted a few cherry pits in pots a little over a week ago. Nothing happened--not one little itsy, bitsy sprout. My aunt, Beth, suggested that I soak the seeds first so that they burst.

I fished around in the dirt, but I only found half of them--completely and utterly unchanged from when I planted them (i.e., no sprout). I put them both to soak in a little cup of water. I planted a couple of tomato seeds in the same pots. If the tomato plants germinate, I wonder how they will affect the cherry pits I couldn't find? Will they act as a catalyst for the pits and inspire them to grow? I just don't know.

This afternoon I planted a few more tomato seeds as well as a bunch of zinnias in pots. (Note about the pots--my daughter sold them to me yesterday for a penny each. They belonged to my mother--who tried to give them to me after my daughter sold them.)

So far this year the thumb remains black, but still hopeful.