Cup O' What? Green things!

There are a few things that we are not able to effectively recycle at the recycle center here in Alaska, and  rigid Styrofoam is one of them.   Last week, Reed got a hankering to grow something green and the only plants we can plant this early are ones that we plan to keep indoors, like sage.    You read last week about the cannibalization of my sage for a sausage making endeavor, so you know I needed new sage plants. 

Reed loves the cup-o-noodles and they are a fast easy snack for him (not sure they are as healthy as I would like but he grew an inch in 20 days in January so I have to have food available at all times if I want to keep my arms!) but what to do with the Styrofoam cup they come in?  Plant starts in them!

Reed planted three garden sage seeds in each of his cups, and then we put them in the space at the bottom of one of the lemon trees where it gets the most sun that an Alaskan winter window can get in a day.  They are serious leaners now so we have to turn them just about every day but they are hale and hearty.

So let your young ones plant you some kitchen garden herbs, or if you don’t have any of those guys around, plant some for yourself and enjoy a touch of spring!