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aliceylain) wrote2013-03-31 06:39 pm
aliceylain) wrote2013-03-31 06:39 pm
not going to sing their corporate anthems
GUYS. GUYS. I HAVE SEEDLINGS GROWING. I REPEAT, I HAVE ACTUAL SEEDLINGS SPROUTED FROM SEEDS THAT ARE GROWING IN MY APARTMENT AS WE SPEAK.
SERIOUSLY, AREN'T THEY BEAUTIFUL?
Last weekend, I took a vegetable garden class at the local arboretum. This was done because I'm growing (ahahaha) an interest in eating more natural foods and because I'm trying to be less of a shut-in. In general, the class was pretty educational, although I'm a complete novice at the process of growing my own vegetables. I'm sure that people who're an old hand at it were bored out of their mind. I dutifully took a page of notes during the class regarding the things that I should do to raise vegetable plants from seeds and then we all got our own trays and seed packets to plant.
AND LO, I HAVE FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS AND LO, THE SEELINGS ARE GROWING AND LO, I WILL HOPEFULLY HAVE TOMATOES AND BASIL AND PEPPERS THIS SUMMER IF THE STARS ALIGN AND I DON'T DROWN MY PLANTS BY OVER-WATERING THEM.
I apologize for the extreme excitement but the idea of growing my own food is pretty cool to me right now. Each morning, I rush to the tray to see if any progress has been made. It's mainly the tomatoes that are strutting their stuff and growing like nuts, but the basil is starting to pop its shy head out of the soil. The peppers are still no-show slug-a-bugs but they have a longer germination time, according to the seed packet.
(I will not anthropomorphize plants, I will not anthropomorphize plants, I will not anthropomorphize plants.)
Anyways, I will update occasionally with information regarding my budding (ahahaha) garden going forward. Please, don't everyone do a happy dance at once, I can feel the gyrations from your excitement from over here.
SERIOUSLY, AREN'T THEY BEAUTIFUL?
Last weekend, I took a vegetable garden class at the local arboretum. This was done because I'm growing (ahahaha) an interest in eating more natural foods and because I'm trying to be less of a shut-in. In general, the class was pretty educational, although I'm a complete novice at the process of growing my own vegetables. I'm sure that people who're an old hand at it were bored out of their mind. I dutifully took a page of notes during the class regarding the things that I should do to raise vegetable plants from seeds and then we all got our own trays and seed packets to plant.
AND LO, I HAVE FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS AND LO, THE SEELINGS ARE GROWING AND LO, I WILL HOPEFULLY HAVE TOMATOES AND BASIL AND PEPPERS THIS SUMMER IF THE STARS ALIGN AND I DON'T DROWN MY PLANTS BY OVER-WATERING THEM.
I apologize for the extreme excitement but the idea of growing my own food is pretty cool to me right now. Each morning, I rush to the tray to see if any progress has been made. It's mainly the tomatoes that are strutting their stuff and growing like nuts, but the basil is starting to pop its shy head out of the soil. The peppers are still no-show slug-a-bugs but they have a longer germination time, according to the seed packet.
(I will not anthropomorphize plants, I will not anthropomorphize plants, I will not anthropomorphize plants.)
Anyways, I will update occasionally with information regarding my budding (ahahaha) garden going forward. Please, don't everyone do a happy dance at once, I can feel the gyrations from your excitement from over here.