Recycle and watch it Grow

Some of us can't avoid using plastic no matter how hard we try, but to know that we can use that plastic and recycle it for something more useful sure does make me feel better.

Cutting plastic bottles, size really depends on what you are wanting to plant, down the middle as the picture shows.  My only suggestion is to remove the bottle tops off, and replace it with a small piece of paper towel of toilet paper for better draining. The water that collects at the bottom will evaporate back into the plant and keep it nice and watered.
 
Fill your bottles with dirt, preferably something with organic nutrients, you can buy fertilizer at any home and garden place, and even WalMart.  After you have done so, I suggest you watering your soil.  If you place you seed in there before watering, the seed may wash down too deep to germinate.  Place your seed in the center of the bottle where you have filled with dirt and cover as much as it requires per instructions.  Plants vary in preference of coverage. You can place your ready seedlings anywhere inside your home, unless it is spring and all the dangers of frost have passed. While your seeds are germinating they do not need direct sunlight, just make sure to water as needed.

Fresh Breath of Air

Those summer nights, we all long for just a few hours where we can sit on our porch or in our back yard and every so often we get a sensual scent of rosemary, lavender, basil or mint. 
I guess it would depend on what someones preference would be.
I personally don't mind having all wonderful smells come my way, I have a very sensitive nose and being able to smell pleasant over not so pleasant, I would prefer any day of they week.
As all of us are not fortunate to have a backyard, so in this case touching on herbs in pots are necessary and also convenient even for those with a backyard.

As you can see in this photo, getting a few pots of different sizes, they can be pots of your choice.  Add some sand to the bottom of your pots for better draining.  Draining of soil is very important, as it can cause your plants to rot at their roots. Water regularly!

Planting is very simple, most of your seeds that you buy at the store have very simple instructions. As for herbs, most of them call for 1/4 inch coverage of dirt.  This would mean that you would want to fill your pots very close to the top, as you would want your seeds to get sun evenly. Sprinkle seeds in order that you want them to grow, but keep in mind that taller plants, such as Basil you would want toward the back and not too close to the short plants. This would allow all of your herbs to get as most of the potential of succeeding

Water Tulips

 Growing Tulips in water inside your home can provide you with beautiful gifts for loved ones and beauty in you home.
All you have to do is add some water in your class container (about 1/3 full) and place glass marbles or rocks of your choice to the bottom of the container. This will allow you to actually watch the roots sprout and you can watch your baby grow.
Emerge tulip bulb (pointy side up) in the container and if needed place whatever you chose to use at the bottom of your glass container around the bulb to help it stay positioned.
Make sure that the bulb is barely touching the water, this will prevent the bulb from rotting!!!!!!!
Place the container with your bulb in a dark and cool place (40-50 degrees F) check the bulb occasionally and add water as needed!
After approximately 12 weeks you can move your bulb to a sunny location, if you are patient enough and allow your bulb to sit in a dark location for 16 weeks your blooms will be even larger.  I have a hard time waiting :)
Your Tulips will bloom within a month. 

Gardening- My kind of therapy

Gardening is not only for old people, it is a tool to get you and your family involved and get a more rewarding therapy.

As we all need something to keep us going during seasonal depression, I choose to garden all year around in order to keep beauty in my life, something to look forward to and something to keep my mind focused when the whole world seems to weigh on my shoulders.

While some of us deal with everyday problems with ease, there is always a point of time that we feel the pressure of stress holding us back from focusing on positive and being happy.

I have found that growing plants from seeds and bulbs has been more rewarding and most of all cheaper than buying grown flowers from the store and adding them to our garden.  Although the results are much faster when we go a more expensive and faster route, the results in our personal life are not nearly as rewarding.  Weather I am dealing with work stress or personal stress, coming home to plant a new seed or just to watch the progress of your seedlings is much more rewarding.