I was comfortable, relaxing on the sofa, icy water in one hand and my phone in the other, playing scrabble and obliterating my competition * Yeah.. I’m calling you out Kirtney and Chad*. The kids were building a puzzle on their leap pad. All was going well until *BZZZ*, then darkness!
*kids start screaming* “OMGGGG THE WORLD IS ENDING SAVE US MOMMM!”
*Me* “Chill out dudes, the power is out! We’re gonna live.”
*Kids still whining* ” But now we’re gonna miss Paw Patrol on tv!!”
So I sent them to get dressed and announced that we were going outside! This power outage was a sign that we needed to be outdoors, because it was beautiful and it was also the push I needed to finally sow my seeds! The kids were more than happy to help, so we got all the things we needed and got to work.
How convenient is it that you can just buy these dried pellets, add water and fluff a bit and you’re ready to plant! So much easier and less messy than filling dirt into pots!. We planted a lot of seeds, a couple types of tomatoes, bell peppers, hot peppers, carrots, jalapenos, pimentos, okra, eggplant, cucumber, zucchini and we have others that we plant directly in the ground like lettuce, beets, corn, onions, ginger, garlic, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and some other veggies.
Here are some pics of the kids working hard, and guess what!?!? As soon as we were finished planting, the power came back! ….*Cue Twilight Zone music*
I found this Jiffy Greenhouse at Green Thumb, but you can also get it in Walmart or any garden store really. I usually order the refill pellets on Amazon. com and just save the trays for next year’s plants. * Reduce, reuse, recycle right!*
My handsome son Myles ❤
Soaking the pellets with warm water, and waiting for them to magically grow!
My fireball Hailey Bailey ❤
Look at the concentration 🙂
Teamwork makes the dream work!
I did the fluffing!
We labelled the box and planted the seeds.
And now we wait… 🙂
What’s going on in your garden!? We’d love to know what you’re planting 🙂
A Taste of the Caribbean! 