St. Patty's Day

I wish I could say I created a fun activity for me & my daughter this St. Patrick's Day. Usually I go all out with every holiday & decorate our mantel with a piece of artwork made by our toddler. But all I could manage was some yummy green Key Lime cupcakes (out of the box). It was still fun to teach my daughter how to break an egg.
Instead I'll blog about another green activity, gardening. For years I have been telling my husband I wanted to start a garden. But every year spring rolls around & I always say the same thing, "It's too late". This year I started my research in February. I had a small window to work with so I jumped in. I'm actually following this awesome YouTube channel, CaliKim29 Garden & Home DIY. She has a first garden series & google+ community which is so helpful. I stumbled upon her channel after looking up a bunch of gardening videos and I'm so glad I did. It's been such an enjoyable experience & the ultimate starting from scratch project. It's amazing to see a plant grow from a tiny seed. Here are a few pictures of their progress so far.

I've planted 2 types of lettuce, Kale, Cilantro, Spinach, 2 types of Tomatoes, 2 types of Basil, & Carrots (in a container). I'm using these Jiffy Pellets & they are so convenient. Not everything will be organic this year, but I figure I'm just learning the do's & don'ts of gardening. Next year we will try to go 100% organic. 

We will be planting some of these into the ground shortly. Blog on that coming soon.

I'll leave you with a picture of my little helper. Happy St. Patrick's Day!