Nayu's Craft Time #322 I'm Growing Things!

 

Time helps things to grow! Keep reading to find out what is growing in these pots

 Hello! Been far far far too long since I've said hi. Yes I blame life for being it's crazy self. The really good news is at the end of the month, a major life thingy that's been going on for 18 months will be over! I may not get the outcome for a while, but I promise as soon as I get it, I will explain what's been so stressful since Feb 2020 - no it's not covid. I've kept quiet because it hasn't been resolved but I got news this week when the resolution will be. Honestly it's crazy stressful and I've hated every moment. To have a date that it will almost be over is amazing and I'm thankful to God that will be soon - truly I didn't necessarily expect it to happen this year due to covid. Yes I'm sure you're all curious but I will tell you when I can. Partly for my sanity I don't want to discuss it until it's resolved, and legally although I can't be identified online it's probably better than I wait until it's all finished before sharing anything. Sorry I can't say more now, but in August I should be able to! A few of my friends do know  what's going on, but if they can please keep it quiet I'd appreciate it. 

The seedlings started like this

 I'm trying to find the time to squeeze in more blog posts, life depending, of course. As the title and picture suggest I've been busy growing things! A few weeks ago I put 10 seedlings in two starter growth coconut coir/cuir towers. I love watering the discs and watching them expand. The fact I got some seedlings to grow feels like a miracle - just look at them now! 

This one may not make it...

 They are thriving in their full pot of coconut cuir soil (I got a small bag for my plants, its really nutritious but it really stinks when I first use it. Thankfully the smell disappears fairly quickly with an open window. The seeds like the smell as they are still growing! These will hopefully become flowering African Violets or Violas. I can't remember which and I'm too comfy to move and get the seeds. According to my phone they were planted 21st April. Bit worried about one seedling which looks like it may not make it, but 2 out of 10 is good enough for me! 

This one is doing well!

If the second second does perish I'll plant another 5, even if it'll take a few months to know if it has grown.

 

Growth when I first sampled the cress - I couldn't wait for it to grow taller.

Other seeds that are growing and almost at their full potential are my cress seeds! I started them off a few days ago, was a bit worried I'd put too many on the plant pot tray but they are growing well! Need to set another off today so I will have a constant supply of cress. In my grocery haul yesterday I got some plain white paper towels - I'm sure the ink on the one I used isn't harmful but would rather have plain white towels to grow the seeds on. They need watering several times a day at the moment as it's rather warm and the water evaporates fast.

Usually have more in a sandwich but I didn't have loads so this is what I did have!

 I'm enjoying growing my own cress - it tastes better knowing I've grown it from seed, with God's grace, of course. I'm not letting myself buy any more in my groceries so that I have to keep growing them. So long as I've the energy I'll plant some lettuce tomorrow too! Waking up and seeing how the the plants have grown overnight is something fun to look forward to. 

The latest growth - it is getting tall! Will try to remember to take pics of when they are seedlings this time.

Not done much craft recently, but I plan to try a new project soon as I have until the end of September to help out with that caure. More news in a few days (hopefully). I've been gaming lots and will compile a list of my most recent reviews soon. Time to ping across the photos for this post, and then gaming! 

Hoping my seedlings will look like the African Violet (or Pansy) on the right one day!

Nayu's Craft Time #262 Plant power!

This post was supposed to be on Sunday, but life happened including Blogger throwing a tantrum so haven't been able to post until today. I'm here now!

For those of you who didn't see on Twitter (I tweeted pics when I couldn't post due to Blogger issues) you can see the picture of  these pretty white flowers. The one on the left is an unknown flower - I got it from Marks and Spencers over a year ago, and somehow, despite my sporadic watering it keeps flowering. My cute African Violet on the right has also reflowered! This is from a cutting - I'm not quite sure if the original was the flower I had to throw out when my cat puked on them, or another one, but either way it grew and is flowering.  Today I now have 2 flowers! 

I love this African Violet because the colour on the edge of the petals make it look nice and dainty. I'd like to  have another flower, but I'm more than happy with 2. The other cutting of an African Violet hasn't flowered yet so nothing to show you other than leaves, which is why I'm not posting it. 

Here's what my original African Violets looked like - might try to get some more as seeing these makes me miss the abundance of flowers!

Craft has happened this week, more on that in the next post (probably Saturday, so long as nothing untoward happens). I'd love to know if you've done any craft or got some flower plants that you're proud of! 

It's a bit early but have a great one!

Nayu's Craft Time #169 Horse fun & plant power!

Frequently whenever I hear about horses, I think about the wonderful Thellwell ponies I read about as a child.

No, I'm not riding! I love horses in fiction, I'm wary of them in real life. However, I'm going to visit a friend's horse this evening. He has recently been retired, and she is moving away from me to sunny Devon, and her horse will have to stay put as he's a bit too old to be traipsing across the country. So it's a quiet day of rest, conserving my energy for tonight! 

I thought you'd like a look at the plants on my window ledge. They frequently get neglected, but I got rid of all the dead leaves/stems this week and there are new flowers on 2 of them! This is incredible! The African violet (with the most leaves) is one I grew from a single leaf, and this is the first flower (hence the excitement). I've no clue what the pure white one is, apart from the fact it's the 2nd time it's flowered since I bought it. I'd love to hear if you're growing anything!