Yesterday, April 22, was Earth Day. For as long as I can
remember, we’d always celebrate Earth Day at school with field day events – projects, games, prizes – all of that good stuff. Unfortunately, since leaving high
school, I haven’t really “celebrated” Earth Day. So, I decided that yesterday was finally the day (and year) to pick up the tradition.
In February, Deke got this cool
Urban Growing Kit in the
mail from one of his really good friends (thanks Randy!). It’s pretty awesome,
since it basically has everything anyone would need to start a little garden.
While vegetables aren’t very expensive here in Rwanda, we figured it would be a
nice project to do just for the fun of it. And, the way I see it, growing your own foodstuff always trumps spending
money at the markets! Not long after the package arrived, we got to work. Although it took a little decision
making to select the seeds we wanted to begin with (the kit came with 25 different varieties), everything after that was really simple.
Yesterday, in honor of Earth Day, we decided to plant a few
more seeds to add to our little urban garden. Soon, we’ll be reaping the fruits
of our labor. Yep, pun intended.
I highly
recommend the
Growing Kit. You really can’t go wrong with it! Here’s a photo recap of our planting process:
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| Add water to the "expanding seed starting pellets." |
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| Choose your seeds while you wait for the seed starters to expand. |
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| Add a few seeds, make sure they're covered with dirt. |
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| Put the seed starters in some kind of container (in our case, soda cans and water bottles) and water them. |
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| Wait for the seeds to grow! |
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