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Please Grow. March 3, 2011

Filed under: Flowers — Kelocity @ 8:55 pm
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My mom gave me an herb garden for my birthday….two and a half years ago! And I’m just NOW getting around to planting it. Sad, I know. But honestly, I was (and still am) afraid. I have a horrible history of killing plants, and I really really really don’t want to screw this up. But I did my research and finally decided to get real and at least give it a try.
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The kit came with a ton of different seeds, but I decided to take it a little at a time and try a few basic ones first. I’m trying Basil, Chives, Thyme, Parsley and Dill.
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I followed the directions exactly and soaked my seeds overnight. (Is this how you soak them? Who even knows if I sabotaged my baby herbs before they were even born!)
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The kit came with soil pellets that looked like little brown discs.
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But after soaking in water for five minutes, they exploded!
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Into a whole tray of moist soil. I planted them last week, but I didn’t want to post it on the blog in case they never sprouted. But I’m happy to say that I saw my first seedling today!
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I’m not quite sure if that is chives or thyme, but its green and it’s alive!!! I’m a proud mama. But I need a little help… doesn’t that look like mold around the base of the green one?
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What do I do if it IS mold? Oh man, this is so stressful!

 

5 Responses to “Please Grow.”

  1. Tara Says:

    I kind of want one of these! I always want to buy herb plants, but I always end up killing anything green that comes into the house.

  2. I bet you’ll be better at it than you think! Your sheer determination will be enough. 🙂

  3. fitforakid Says:

    I got something like that with tomatoes last summer. It didn’t grow. I was sad. I’m wishing you much better luck, though it seems you don’t need. Nice sprouts!


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