Farming Fun

A couple months ago I found this book at Barnes and Noble about growing house plants from the fruits and vegetables you buy at the store. I decided to try one labeled as ‘easy’ to grow- an avocado. One of the tips from the book is to use bottom heat to speed germination. An official bottom heater for seedlings was way too expensive so I tried using our heating pad. Unfortunately our heating pad has a safety feature that turns it off after 30 minutes. After a few weeks of nothing happening to my avocado pits, Phil suggested I set them on top of the water heater and that seemed to do it. One of the funnest things about this whole thing is how Jack and Luke are so interested in the pits. Every time I check the sprouts they need to be there.

The next plant I want to try growing is a ginger plant. The book says it will be similar looking to a bamboo plant.