Today in Bio lab we were looking at plants.. and we could take them home! Except they looked like weeds, so I didn't really want them. I threw them out.

After throwing out two pots, I realized I could salvage the soil for my own tomato seeds I failed to grow hydroponically. I took some home and started putting dirt in random containers along with some tomato seeds. I accidentally hurt myself cutting a Powerade bottle in half, though.

And then after all that, I found a cool craft for making a planter out of an empty milk carton, so I followed that.

Only to realize I didn't have enough soil left to fill that up.

So I had to dump all the soil I separated into individual containers into that one milk carton.

... I hurt myself and got things dirty for nothing. Okay, for one milk carton of dirt.

Well, as least one is more convenient than many? It's ugly right now, but I should decorate it-- if anything grows.

Labels: gardening, school

So the hydroponic tomato-growing wasn't going to work. XD My paper towel kept drying out and I don't have plastic wrap to cover the top with. Besides, even if they did, I don't have soil to grow them in! Where can I get soil without having to pay for it?

I decided to try and make compost. I heard about it some time ago, and it should be easy, right? Just use things you don't need anymore..

Except all the compost bin projects were large scale. I live in an apartment, and I was thinking I could use one of the large gallon water bottles I have so many of.

I finally found a website for making a mini compost bin, though it's really directed towards children. Fair enough, it was very useful for me. XD I classify myself as a kid!

The water bottle I have is more than two liters, and since the example asked for that, I felt.. confident.

Except poking holes into my water bottle left me with a bunch of scratches on my hands. @_@; It looks like I tried to self-inflict pain on myself. XDD

Anyway, I raided my garbage can for "brown and green waste," so I think I'm good to go.. All I have to do now is wait for decomposition to do its thing, right? Hmm.

I realized that I'm such a stubborn, determined prat. If I want to garden in my apartment, I want to. I've been googling gardening advice for the past few days...

Oh, check it out. I have now added a tag for gardening. XD It's about time!

Labels: daily, gardening