Edamommy’s Blog: From Produce to Plants
Finally - A book about how to transform grocery produce into plants.
My daughter loves to plant. We really did bury a lollipop once
because she was convinced a lollipop tree would grow. Since I am from
a family of researchers, I thought that showing her that it wouldn’t
work was better than just telling her.
But, my daughter wants to plant everything. The seeds from her apples
and the various bits and pieces that drop from our trees. We rarely,
if ever, have had success in growing plants from seeds unless we
specifically purchased the seeds in a tidy little packet. The only
exception we have is when some pumpkin plant mysteriously grows out of
the compost pile on its own accord.
There is a new book called Don’t Throw It, Grow It, by Deborah Peterson
and Millicent Selsam (Storey Publishing, 2008), which is the definitive
guide to growing plants from kitchen scraps. It tells you the best way
to prepare the seeds or cuttings for planting and how to make sure
that your crop thrives. We’re going to start with a lemon tree!
Tags: apples, compost pile, growing plants, kitchen scraps, lemon tree, lollipop tree, pumpkin plant, seeds, trees
July 17th, 2008 at 7:09 am
FUN!
Consider yourself lucky the compost pile is the ONLY place a pumpkin seed has sprung up. We call my daughter “The Mad Seeder,” and this includes every crack, crevice and body part available. But I have to admit: she has the touch: she’s coaxed zucchini, tomatoes and even corn out of the cracks in our patio; tomatoes entwined with our roses, canopying our driveway…
Rather than stifle her seeding glee, and “experimentation,” we just call it a “Cottage Garden.”
Notable, post-gardening exchange from the carseat:
“Mommy, my nose tickles.”
“Well, don’t put your finger in there.”
“I won’t…it’s probably just the SEED in there.”
“Wha?!”–SCREEEEEECH!
Nobody was harmed. Pumpkin seeds are not advised in noses, but actually about the right size to stay put. Good thing I always carry surgical, long-”nose” tweezers, which I planned to use delicately, had the giant blow not worked! “Look Mommy, I’m a wind turbine!”
September 12th, 2009 at 11:14 am
As a Newbie, I am always searching online for articles that can help me. Thanks.