Where have I been ???

Not here, obviously 😀

Well, we’ve finally done some sprouting and planting, so I’m feeling a glow of achievement…

We did one round of sprouting last week – red Caloona peas, mung beans and lentils. We soaked the Caloona peas (which I’d never heard of before then…) but not the others… the peas flourished, the mung beans eventually sprouted, and the lentils did as well, but smelled fermented and had to be thrown out. This time around I soaked everything. This is the next day and I think the peas and beans are nearly ready for eating. The lentils are still dodgy though…

Yesterday we did origami newspaper seedling pots. The boys both had a go, and did well. Biggest boy’s pots were pretty much perfect by the time he’d finished. We planted – lychees, plums, blueberries and cherries.
We had black hands after (from the newspaper), and got a bit dirty from the soil, but, all in all, a good morning. 😀 Here’s a link to the method –

www.forgreenies.com/origami-newspaper-seedling-pots