I thought I would share some photos of my little sprouts. Here they are after one week:
These are lettuce.
And these are tomato, basil and broccoli.
And after two weeks.
They're all growing except for the peppers they are taking a little longer. I may have to plant some more.
I took all these photos with Instagram. I love that app. You can follow me at MrsMagoo1979
How was everyone's long weekend and Easter? Did the Easter bunny find you? My hubby and I had a delicious dinner at my parent's house last night, with some delicious cupcakes ( a new recipe which I will be sharing soon) and a mini Easter egg hunt for my niece. It was good.
Over here on the west coast we've had glorious sun all weekend long. It feels so good. It was perfect time for me to start the seeds for my veggie garden this summer. It always makes me so excited when the time comes again to start working in the garden. I love going out to the back and seeing what is sprouting, flowering or bearing new fruit. I just love it.
I bought some soil pods. They look like this.
They're like discs with soil in them, and when you put them in water they expand and plump up.
You have to let them sit in the water for a little bit. I got mine at my local garden shop in a pack of 25 for $5. And I start saving my egg cartons to place these pods in. I feel like it's my part in being green and I don't really need to go out and buy those fancy plastic containers. Using what I have.
As for the seeds, I bought all my seeds from West Coast Seeds. They're local, organic and all of their seeds are made to fit the climate I live in. The only one not from them that I'm also planting is a pack of lettuce seeds that I had still from last year. The good thing about using West Coast Seeds is that they have all the info I need for planting and transplanting, the size of the plant, maintenance and care of that plant. I love them.
So, as you can see I have a whole bunch of seeds to plant. But it's all good. I just keep thinking of all the veggies I am going to have over the summer.
I fill the egg cartons with the soil pods and just poke into the soil and place my seeds. I labeled them with post its and a Sharpie. Super easy. And sitting in the sunshine makes the time go by very nicely.
The last thing I do is cover them with plastic wrap to keep the moisture in and I let them sit on the floor by the window and in the sun. I find that the plastic wrap keeps the seeds nice and warm and helps them sprout quickly.
I'll be sure to keep you posted on what sprouts first. Are you planting anything?
Hello Spring!! Hello everyone!! For those that still this old blog, I'm glad and thankyou. As of late, I have been enjoying my two weeks of Spring Break. Tomorrow is my last day and then it's back to work on Monday. I don't really mind, I have already been planning in my head of all the things I need to do and prepare on Monday.
I have been enjoying my two weeks off. It's been much deserved. The last couple of months have been very busy and a bit stressful. Starting a new job and trying to get into the groove of things does that to you. But I do think after having two semesters under my belt,this last semester will be an easier one. I have been enjoying lots of reading, catching up with my PVR, seeing family and friends, lots of cleaning and purging. That feels good. And also we finally got a new computer (no laptop yet, hopefully soon) so, everytime I'm on the computer I don't feel the need to throw it out the window out of frustration. So, with the coming of a new computer I have plans to be blogging to a bit more regular.
(photo from my Garden last Summer, 2011)
Hope you're all having a wonderful week!! Be back soon :)
Happy Valentine's Day to everyone!! I hope you all have a love-ly day!! This is my second one in a row that I'm sick. So, I'll be at home resting hoping that my voice comes back. Having laryngitis is awful.
Hello 2012!! Wishing you all an amazing new year. Let's make it the best one yet. I know I will be trying.
(Photo taken in Nov 2011, celebrating my hubby's birthday.)
Last night I was lucky enough to do something that I have been curious about trying and always wanted too but, felt maybe a bit shy and intimated about it. Painting. On a canvas. Yes, I tried it. My good friend Tanya and I went over to 4Cats, an art sudio for children. They had their first ever trunk show where you could come and paint, chat, eat, drink and shop. Tons of fun and met some really nice people too. The owners Shelley and Lyssa are super nice and friendly. And oh so creative. It was a thrill and there's talk of starting a Friday night art class. So excited!! Here are our creations.
Me with my tour Eiffel. <3
And my T with her amazing painting of her daughter. Beautiful.
And in case you were wondering I am still on track with my December Daily 2011 and I will be back to post my progress.
I am joining in on the December Daily bandwagon. I think this is attempt number three. And I have decided to make it an Instagram December Daily. We shall see how it goes... Are you joining in too?
Today's Harvest; three pretty little squashes. I'm hoping to turn these into soup or maybe ravioli. We'll see.
Hello!! A couple of weeks ago I had a scrap and chat date with Brandy, my fave Iowan and who has the best accent ;) Well, I think we inspired each other after two hours of chatting and scrapping I got a couple of pages done.
I still need to journal this one of my baby sis.
My hubby <3
With my nephew.
These ones were done awhile ago. I just never shared :)
My niece painting, kind of. I was inspired by Amy Tan.
Instagram shots from Summer, oh how I miss Summer.
Seeing Kenny and Billy this past Summer with my sister, one of my fave memories from Summer 2011.
And my last one, Summer again. My garden, I loved it this year!!
No bad, eh? And now to start on my Christmas cards. How about you, are you busy being creative?
I have had the travel bug for the past 5years but, due to finances and other things we haven't had a chance to travel much. But I think that will be changing soon, hopefully. I finally had a chance to get away for a little and it was much needed. I went down to SanDiego to visit with my family and eat lots of delicious Mexican food. Which I did thoroughly enjoyed and came back, I believe with a couple of extra pounds. But it's all good. So, I thought I would share some photos of my trip.
I love palm trees and beaches. <3 These were taken at Coronado.
Enjoying a picnic on the beach with my cousins.
Went to Seaport Village as well, so cute and I loved the kissing couple statue.
Hanging out with the troops.
Delicious food and family <3
Don't mind the scray looking guy in the club.
I had so much fun. Makes me miss Summer going through this photos. Can't wait to go back!! Thanks for visiting :)
