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ACT2: Food Safety
I suppose it may sound selfish, but when Evoke asked me to improve the food safety of one person I knew, I started with myself. This year, I have begun work on a small herb garden. It started with my step father packing potting soil into plastic cups. When I went out to see what he was doing, he handed me a packet of seeds.
My brother and I have now planted ten-or-so trays of plants. We've created a spot in our garage by the window for the plants to get light. We built a small rack to hold the trays, and we water them every day. I have been surprised by how easy it's been. All that we needed was soil, cups, and seeds. Although our small "garden" may not feed us. We won't have to buy anymore basil, chives, rosemary, or sage. My brother looks forward to his sunflowers growing, and I'm sure our cat will enjoy the catnip.
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Comment by Eric Lee on April 8, 2010 at 3:22am
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By the way, if your plants have grown but then start to falter you will need to replant them! This happened to me with my first potted plant, and we eventually had to put it in the ground.
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Comment by Abraham Bluestone on April 9, 2010 at 8:08pm
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Great job! I was wondering how long it takes to grow a single plant, and is it optimal for the St. Louis environment.
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Comment by Parker Schultz on April 10, 2010 at 3:04pm
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I'm not sure how long it takes to grow the plants. I do know that they have been coming up really fast!
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We plan to plant them outdoors once they get big enough.
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Comment by Ursula Kochanowsky on April 14, 2010 at 2:32am
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4 true leaves. You can replant once the seedling has 4 true leaves.
Every seedling starts out with the same genetic pattern, a sort of protoplant. If you look at seedlings, except for the size of the first leaves and a few other variations, they all look very similar. Once they get 4 of the leaf shape of the plant they are supposed to be, they're big enough. But you still have to be very tender with them.
It is easy to grow stuff, but first you have to get over the idea of black thumb and then you have to learn how to make the right environment for them to grow.
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Thanks for the advice, I think that some of my plants are getting ready to be replanted.
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