here they come

5 days and the little basil mix has started to shoot.
Ive had the power plant running full time (as opposed to putting a timer on it)...it sounds so peaceful, like a sound machine set on a low setting of 'babbling brook'!

3 DAYS after planting

i'm very excited to see some shoot action in the grow sponge.
i'll hazard a guess that the basil will be shooting out this weekend.

BASIL...at last it's basil time

i gave the power plant mini a thorough wash and cleaned out all the nooks and crannies.
a very, very light bleach mix ensures the maximum cleanliness with plenty of rinsing.
i ran the the bleachy mix through the nozzles, pump and sprayers too.

once she was clean, i replaced the sponge and my daughter and i planted our two types of basil seeds...we were both excited to plant again.

you'll see from the photos we;
1. pre-moistened the sponge (i poured my remaining nutrient along the sponge top)
2. we poured out the two types of Basil seeds and placed them into the slit of the sponge
3. refilled my one gallon container with water and a teaspoon of new nutrient and filled the power plant mini unit
4. plugged her in and placed her out of the direct sunlight (just for today)

i'll take some shots tomorrow to see how they're doing...i can already taste the basil!

i'll also get the seed details too.

long legged root entanglement

I've been traveling AGAIN!, excuse the delay in posts...while away the mini power plant was harvested twice!
You'll see we got bored with mixed spicy greens and it was time to disassemble and give the unit a good cleaning.
I brought her into the office and we did a postmortem.
see the image of some very good roots.
I chopped the last greens and added them to my mango chicken salad...they worked extremely well, giving a spicy kick to the salad.

I'll be starting some basil, i LOVE basil...i'll use it for my two favorite home made recipes; 1. pesto and 2. pizza topping
i'll update the blog with my images next week

3 weeks old!

yes, here they are, only 3 weeks old....they've already provided plenty of salad and sandwich tasty treats.

can't eat them quick enough!

I've been traveling, while away my wife has been doing her best to eat the greens!
to no avail, they've been sprouting more leaves and having a great time on the window ledge.

when i get back from next weeks trip i will definitely look to grow the basil.

enjoying the spicy greens in a salad!

today was the first real meal with salad greens
they made a nice complement to the usual salad mix....deeeeeliscious
and naturally organic grown.