Mary Mary Quite Contrary...

After a quick fun filled 1/2 a weekend in Tucson for my mom's birthday, I've decided to try to plant a garden. We used some fresh herbs from my mom's container veg garden for our great dinner on Saturday. It was super tasty (esp the steaks - thanks Dad!) and great company. We got to hang out with (left to right) Connor's girlfriend Abby, Sean's Brother Connor, my mom Kim, my dad Cleve, my brother Keenan, Keenan's roommate Mike, Sean, Patrick and Me (not pictured). After dinner Sean and I went to go see Hellboy 2 at the Park Mall. Boy, I was not used to being out so late - we got home at 12:30! But, I did it and it was pretty good. Think Pan's Labyrinth-style characters in the movie. Fun :)

My mom said that she transplanted seedlings. Well, lucky for me, my local home store didn't have anything right now (so I must be crazy) but we got seeds and we've made 2 mini greenhouses with upside-down Sterilite clear storage boxes.

Here are the filled extra party cups.

Here are the seeds.

Here are the cups before filling - I cut a hole in them with a knife (for drainage.)

Just like this.

When (I hope) the seedlings sprout, I hope to use this stuff. It's called Terracycle and it's made from worm poop and packaged in recycled soda bottles. So genius.

I hope to keep you all updated as to what is growing and how they're doing.

If you are in the desert and intersted in knowing what to plant and when, here's a great resource: http://www.urbanfarm.org/Planting_Calendar.pdf

And if you are interested in sourcing some unique seeds (I haven't done this yet), you can find some great stuff on the internet.

http://www.johnnyseeds.com/home.aspx?ct=HG

http://rareseeds.com/

http://www.seedsavers.org/

This is where Farmer Frank gets his seeds. Farmer Jen, here we come!

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PS. Fun fact I learned today (unassociated to anything in this post but related to great Summer songs): Holiday Road, the theme some from National Lampoon's Vacation was written and sung by Lindsey Buckingham. Can't believe I didn't figure it out after all these years...Lindsay's the greatest. Here's a You Tube clip from a live performance. And for all of you embarking on a road trip this summer, get excited with this original theatrical trailer for National Lampoon's Vacation.