Emergent
I hadn’t thought about cotyledons since Botany class, when I was 15 or so. I probably wouldn’t have thought of the word “cotyledon” at all, unless there was a Lima bean attached, growing in a medium of tap water and cheap paper towels. Here are some fun things to do, regardless of your age. Homeschoolers, you’re welcome.
botany, dicotyledons, gardening, homeschooling, learning, plants
Growth #AtoZChallenge
Growing plants is a “stretch goal” for me. I kill plants. It’s what I do. I can even kill silk plants; all it takes is a good vacuum cleaner. I grew up during the height of the 1970s houseplant fad. Apparently, it’s making a comeback, fueled by Millennials, and people are noticing but struggling to […]
a2zchallenge2019, asparagus, atozchallenge2019, fern, houseplants, plants, purple, spider, zebrina
I Love the Smell of Decomp in the Morning
She had a primrose path, a little wooded section, and far to the back, a compost heap that she turned regularly with a pitchfork. It smelled of earth and death and life, and it made rich soil for her wildflowers. She taught us not to waste things, but we were kids and we forgot.
black thumb, featured, gardening, green thumb, growing, outdoors, plants
