I want to grow my own flowers for the front of the house since pretty flowers be dope.
I like gardening and stuff. I think that Black Eyed Susan's, lots of them will look really epic, like NCC epic. There is this flowerbed on Queen Elizabeth drive right behind Landsdown that is always peppered with these and I really like it, so, I'm going to copy it (minus the Terry Fox statue that goes there).
Over 300 perennials for $25 in seeds instead of like $8 a plant. The front will be blazingly yellow all the time now.
To start this endeavor I finally dug up the old planter from my mom's basement and gave the living room an UPGRADE. It's pretty ghetto and I needed to buy all new bulbs and trays and all, the total for this project is around $300 but now I have it forever. $25 for one fluorescent tube with the natural light spectrum, excessive.
Starting to grow nature from seed is something I have never done. The seeds are freakin small. Seriously, the internet says that each tray needs about a packet of seeds and they need to soak overnight. I guess they germinate here. I have to break up 12 packs of seeds into 12 trays that hold 32 plants each. This is going to be a pain.
In the end, the whole thing will probably go in the basement cause the lights are pretty bright. I just think it's too cold down there so I'm going to start them off in the warmth of the fireplace room where they can get extra love. Once they are all big and strong it will be two months of seclusion in the cold, unorganized basement followed by a lifetime in front of the Estates, 1 for 9 1 my friend.
Dave shot some video while I was puttering around with the stuff. He did some trippy camera work here and there plus the sound from DeWalt is amazing (I had some Biggie playing). I could have edited the video to make it not nine minutes; but I didn't want to. Good thing too cause once it finally uploaded on YouTube, it was flagged and I quote:
Your video, Monday at the Estates, may include content that is owned or administered by these entities:
Entity: WMG Content Type: Sound Recording
As a result, your video is blocked worldwide.
What should I do?
No action is required on your part. Your video is still available worldwide (to only my user account on YouTube).
If the video WAS there, I would say if you wanted to fast forward through it, the highlights are at 6:30 (work peoples have to see this), 7:25, and 8:10. But no, you can't see it.
I however can enjoy the video you cannot and I feel that as a whole, the whole thing is interesting (take our word for it). I like the subtleties in the video and how natural it feels. Maybe someday you will think it is neat and amusing as I do. Enjoy, but only later... maybe:
Until YouTube quits being gay and gets with the program, here is the video in all it's glory:
Untitled from Kevin Janok on Vimeo.
***UPDATE #1: Feb.9,2011***
After having dinner with Jay, Aileen and fam-co I was pretty stuffed and not so sure I would be able to plant all these smaller than mouse poop seeds. By the way in case you were wondering, bathroom roasts are delectable.
I got some advice to soak the seeds overnight in water... which became more like a day soaking buuut I think that doesn't matter. I still can't get my head around how these tiny seeds are going to produce wild flower bush things. Guess time will tell.
So we basically poured the seedy water onto paper towels and then brushed off the wet seeds onto plates and such like so.
Afterwards they made their way onto dry paper towels where they were portioned off into the holes in the dirt.
After that we covered them up and gave them a drink of water.
Lastly, we covered them in their little party tents so that the neighbors wouldn't be disturbed by the party going on inside.
Hopefully, little Mr.Plants start to sprout all over the place giving fresh oxygen for all to breathe. Ya that''s right, I'm creating life here, no big deal.
I'll probably post a status update once these little soldiers get in line and man up. Wish me luck!
***UPDATE #2: Feb.27,2011***
These little suckers have started sprouting, leaving a sea of green across the three shelves. I had to transplant a fair amount of them since some boxes were doing better than others.
I've learned that the water likes to pool in the end rows which makes them really soggy. Some of the plants have been withering up because their roots are rotting from sitting in so much water. To counteract these effects, I am only watering the middle sections since they get dried out the fastest. I figure the excess water will eventually reach the ends so no need to water every time.
Hopefully in another two weeks I won't be able to keep the lid on. This means I'll need to water every second day or something because the fireplace sure does dry out the house.
I'm on pace to make 384 plants. Is that too much for the front bed?
I'm on pace to make 384 plants. Is that too much for the front bed?
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