mousme: The face of a green woman forest deity against a black background (Green Woman)
mousme ([personal profile] mousme) wrote2008-06-30 10:21 pm
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Herb garden update!

So the herb garden I started last Thursday is already starting to sprout!

I am very excited, as I wasn't expecting anything for at least another few days, and maybe not until next week. So far the basil, the oregano, the marjoram, and the thyme are all poking through the earth. The basil in particular is nearly half a centimeter high. The rosemary and the mint are being shy, but given that the packet says that germination can take anywhere from seven to twenty-one days, I'm not worried yet. The others are ahead of schedule, after all.

The small pot of basil that Anik gave me last Sunday has more than tripled in size, and one of the spider plants is doing remarkably well. The other spider plant is less happy: it was a re-pot, and is kind of droopy, though it doesn't appear to be dying. I'm hoping it's just some form of transplant stress, and that it'll recover soon. I don't want to over water it, but I'm not sure what else to do to make it happy.

I also made a couple of new icons, including this one for when I'll be doing garden-y nature-y stuff. :)

[identity profile] bodhifox.livejournal.com 2008-07-01 05:48 am (UTC)(link)
That's one intense icon.

Just think, in five years you'll have a huge garden!

[identity profile] mousme.livejournal.com 2008-07-01 03:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Five more years... five more years...

How'd you like this icon? It makes me think of [livejournal.com profile] fearsclave. :D

[identity profile] bodhifox.livejournal.com 2008-07-01 05:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes. Definitely.

Icon Love / Gnome Gothic

[identity profile] ankhorite.livejournal.com 2008-07-02 03:45 am (UTC)(link)

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

I have a photo of my dearest [livejournal.com profile] savant_da_rat and I in that pose.

[identity profile] pasley.livejournal.com 2008-07-01 03:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Sounds like your on your way to having a nice herb garden!
(And hey---I own that green woman plaque! It's hanging over my altar! You have great taste!)

[identity profile] mousme.livejournal.com 2008-07-01 03:57 pm (UTC)(link)
I hesitated between that image and one that looks scarily like your icon. I dunno, it spoke to me. I think I'll have to do some looking into green men/women, to see if I can gain any more understanding of them. They fascinate me, but I don't have that much knowledge on the matter.

I am very pleased with how the garden is turning out so far.

[identity profile] pasley.livejournal.com 2008-07-01 06:15 pm (UTC)(link)
I think I'll have to do some looking into green men/women, to see if I can gain any more understanding of them. They fascinate me, but I don't have that much knowledge on the matter.

Among other things, the green man/woman speaks to that which is growing---or dormant, or germinating---inside of us, and as such they are mysterious and enigmatic and elusive. We're not meant to understand them completely--that's part of their fascination!

Green Woman

[identity profile] ankhorite.livejournal.com 2008-07-02 03:46 am (UTC)(link)

I should find that page about Dryads I was looking at the other day...

Anyway, applause on both the Green Woman and the Fearsclavish chick on a plate!