Sprouts

**disclaimer: I have no idea why this is all underlined in blue - just consider it a snazzier version of a normal post....

Well, the new year is off with a whiz, bang, boom! I've spent the past two weeks of "break" as busy as ever between a one week business class at Darden and a one week externship at the Local Food Hub. Both educational, entertaining, and interesting experiences - maybe I'll write about them sometime.... :)

For now, I wanted to share pictures of my sprouting herbs. My sister gave me a windowsill herb planting "kit" for Christmas. Since my beautiful and plentiful herbs finally went kaput after the mega snowstorm dumped on them, I decided to try planting these inside. The kit contained seeds for sage, oregano, and basil - what some would consider the classic kitchen herbs.

So, I planted them a few weeks ago in two sets of three pots, put them in a sunny window, sprayed them with water twice a day, and waited.......

Now the seeds in the middle pots are sprouting! Of course I didn't actually label them, though, so I'm not really sure what is sprouting. With just the cotyledons showing, I won't be able to tell until the first true leaves come along either - darn. I really need to get better at record keeping and organization. Oh well, for now, I'll just enjoy the little sprouts.

There's something inspiring about planting a seed and watching it grow. It's really pretty amazing what can come out of such a small seed. I once read an article/essay/something or other about tomato seeds as the most amazing, efficient energy packets. It was an interesting thought - how the tiny seed (which is very easy to transport) can grow and produce so much energy (in the form of food calories) with minimal inputs - sun, water, soil. I wish I could find that article again - I bet I have it somewhere around the house. Hmm......again, I should really get better at that thing called organization......

I'm also trying to grow some mint from a sprig plucked from the garden - supposedly it will grow roots in a cup of water--I'm still waiting to be impressed. For now, I share my herb sprouts - any guesses what they are?

Did I mention I also potted some more spider plants? I think they are on a mission to take over our house..... I'm also still trying to figure out this new camera - lots of jazzy options.