Coming Up Daisies

In my quest to constantly have some form of fresh flowers (or really any vegetation at all) living here at casa FSL, I was buying (or getting surprised with :)) flowers every couple of weeks. Well, the last bunch of beautiful white roses finally kicked the bucket last night.

I was planning on running to the store to pick up a bunch of bright tiger lilies or blue hydrangea blooms.  Then it dawned on me, it’s APRIL.  No more procrastinating.  Spring is here. So, I made a small purchase (well, 2 small purchases) at Target for the sweet price of $5 total. 

 I am attempting to grow potted daisies. 

This kit came with seeds, directions, it even came with dirt (uh, kinda dirt) all in the happiest yellow bucket!

The seed packet guarantees the seeds to grow.  Here’s hoping, lol!

I filled up my measuring cup with 1 1/2c water

Next, I poured the water  into the bucket on top of “dirt pellets”

This was the weirdest thing!  As soon as the water hit the pellets, it grew like crazy!

I gave it a quick stir to make the “dirt tube”  (it’s a gardening term ;)) turn into dirt that actually looked like dirt.

The dirt in the bucket kinda looks like a muppet head or Mr. Potato Head.  Aaaah, I’m way too easily amused.

I emptied the seed packet onto the dirt.

Then pressed them into the soil.

My fingers are crossed!  I hope it’s sunny this weekend!

Daisies used to be my favorite flowers when I was a hippie chick in high school (see that embarrassing hilariousness here).  I liked them so much, that I wanted daisy chains tattooed around my finger and my ankle. Thankfully, I did not. 

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Do you grow your own flowers?  Got any gardening pointers?  Got any tatoos?!  I want the deets.