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Growth, Revisited
After the failure of the eggling and about eight avocado pits refusing to sprout, I think Felix was beginning to doubt the received wisdom about greenery and since he's developed quite a passion for flora, gardening gets discussed quite regularly. Hourly on days when the subway system isn't topic A. (And if you have any questions about what train transfers are at Times Square or 34th Street, feel free to forward them to me, since I get a constant running report on those station activities.)
And then, two weeks ago, a large box from my sister-in-law appeared to save my child from his mother's questionable planting abilities. Welcome, the Aerogarden. Now we have tomatoes (2 varieties even) sprouting against all odds. So astonished am I that I moved another dodgy seed project (petunias in a bag) close to the Aero's light.
This is very exciting for Felix. I'm enjoying things as well, and will be even happier if he winds up eating more tomatoes as a result (for some reason he went off tomatoes where once they were a passion that accompanied every meal).
This whole planting business has been a bit sobering for me. I never have been particularly crafty (well not in a productive way at least) and I am not the kind of person to have a lot of projects cooking at all times (unless they're work related). Even getting multiple dishes cooked for a dinner taxes me a bit, so I'm not bound to have high flown plans for home-made play-doh or erector sets or... well the failure of my imagination is such that I can't even think of the things I don't offer to give you a list.
But I am also obsessed with these plants. All of these plants that are now in the house: the orchid, the petunias in a bad, the lavender in a bag, the tomatoes, the begonias that somehow thrive on neglect (how I've kept them going for 8 years is beyond me) and a jasmine plant that I have had to resurrect multiple times (it seems to prefer being watered regularly).
There has been some speculation that the aero tomatoes will lack flavor since they are hydroponic and won't have the advantage of sucking up tasty soil nutrients. We'll see. But as I said, if they show up at all, we're ahead of the game and if they make Felix's plates more colorful, I'm on board.
posted by Elise at 6:45 PM
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