photo-update, good enough to eat

A pot of baby carrot seedlings.






Papaya seeds, indescribably beautiful in the afternoon light.






Three little seed pots, containing watermelons, carrots, and papayas.

Their Royal Cutenesses have arrived

The carrot seeds officially sprouted!

They are, possibly, the most adorable (teeny tiny) seedlings I've dealt with yet this season. It's like they are trying to be subtle, trying to not overwhelm with their tiny charm.


They are planted in homemade soil, in a little container that once held strawberries. I'd show you pictures, but my text-from-camera-phone to email-inbox method is all whacked out with digital errors right now. Solar flares, maybe?

my sprouts have arrived!

My sprouts came in the mail yesterday! one package of alfalfa and one of mung bean. This morning I began the sprouting process following directions I found here. I used a recycled spaghetti sauce jar and, a rubber band, and a pair of ill fitting pantie hose. I was hoping to document the process but my parent's camera is on the fritz.

In other news, something has been nibbling (devouring really) my marigold flowers. Rather them than my baby greens but I'm not sure that this isn't a bad omen for things to come. Mom looked up ways to keep pests out of your garden and apparently urine is a really good deterrent. If Dad isn't game, I may have to pee in a cup and sprinkle it around the garden. Urine is also really good for compost. Who knew pee had some many agricultural uses.

Sprouts!

I also want to grow sprouts! I ordered alfalfa sprouts and bean sprouts in bulk online.
Shipping was more than I wanted to pay, but can't beat having someone bringing two pounds of various seeds for sprouting to my door. I plan on using recycled jars to grow them in. Total cost: $24