September 11, 2013

Mums the Word!

As the summer begins to wind down, do you know what starts to grow up?

MUMS!
fall mums
You could always grow your own, but I got mine the old fashioned way...as a door prize at a baby shower!

My mum was a little lopsided, and I knew the perfect thing to perk it right up: WORM POOP!

Similar to my veggie vermicompost applications, I put about three tablespoons right at the base of the plant. I expect that super-vitamin boost of micro-organisms will be exactly what my lopsided mum needs!

3 mum fun facts:

- Mums, or chrysanthemums, originated in China- where they brew Chrysanthemum tea!

- There are hundreds and hundreds of varieties of mums- different colors, flower sizes, and growth cycles.

- Mums are not only the birth flower for the month of November and the anniversary flower for the 13th year- they are also Chicago's city flower.

In other news, the rogue pumpkin vine has gone from this:
organic pumpkin
 To this:
organic pumpkin
 And this:
organic pumpkin
To this:
organic pumpkin

Get your pumpkin-carving gear out soon, folks!








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