{"id":18850,"date":"2012-07-25T00:06:10","date_gmt":"2012-07-25T07:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/?p=18850"},"modified":"2012-07-25T00:06:10","modified_gmt":"2012-07-25T07:06:10","slug":"bee-good-to-your-mother-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/18850","title":{"rendered":"Bee Good to Your Mother Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tWondering who I am? I\u2019m Merit Badge Awardee Jane (MBA Jane for short). In my<\/span> former life<\/a> \u2026<\/p>\n

<\/strong>For my newest Merit Badge, Bee Good to Your Mother Earth<\/a>, I am attempting no small feat. Well, it\u2019s kinda small if you\u2019re going to compare me to my neighbor, Mrs. Over-Achiever Gardener, but I have to start somewhere. Someday, maybe, perhaps, if I dream big, I can compete with her award-winning pumpkins, larger than life zucchinis, and heirloom tomatoes, but for now, I am setting realistic goals:<\/p>\n

An herb garden.<\/p>\n

\"MBA_Jane9631\"<\/p>\n

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Seriously, hens, I can taste the pesto now! And the homegrown dill I will use for canning pickles! After I learn to can. And after I grow some cucumbers. And the oregano I will toss into my marinara! The cinnamon for my hot cocoa!<\/p>\n

Wait. Can I grow cinnamon? Never mind the cinnamon.<\/p>\n

The parsley! The sage! The rosemary!<\/p>\n

Excuse me while I wax sentimental about Simon and Garfunkle \u2026<\/p>\n

Okay, I\u2019m back. Sorry, sometimes I\u2019m taken over by soft rock.<\/p>\n

Anyhow, I had a blast picking out my organic seeds from the nearby nursery. I even had fun picking out my organic topsoil and my little gardening spade from the dollar store! I think it\u2019s meant for little kids and their beach sandcastles since I had to nearly wrangle the last one out of some boy\u2019s hands, but no matter. He\u2019ll get over it soon, I\u2019m sure. Besides, it was pink! It needed me.<\/p>\n

So, I started off strong with all my shopping abilities kicking into full throttle like that, but as soon as I got home, things started going awry. First, I forgot to keep track of my seeds and threw away the packages (sometimes I get so excited about recycling, I get ahead of myself), so they got all messed up and I didn\u2019t know my coriander from my thyme. I figure it\u2019ll just be an adventure when they start growing, right? I\u2019ll be like the spice detective. I need an action figure! Wait. I AM an action figure.<\/p>\n

So then I figured, what the heck? Why not just let \u2018em mingle, you know? So, I spread them all lovingly in tiny, sweet rows in my darling clay pots. It was like tucking them in for the night. I kind of wanted to sing them a lullaby or read them a story. I heard once that plants like music, so I set up my Ipad near them and put on a little Simon and Garfunkle for the night.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a while now, and they\u2019re starting to sprout. My little garden is coming to life! I\u2019m like a proud mama. I still don\u2019t know which is which since they\u2019re all green. I was kinda hoping they\u2019d talk to me, but no such luck. Sigh. Oh well, I\u2019ll just learn to make some of those herb bouquet garnis I\u2019ve seen on the Food Network. When life gives you lemons, make a bouquet garni, I always say.<\/p>\n

As soon as they really start to flourish, I\u2019m totally inviting my neighbor over for tea. Her jaw is gonna drop with spice girl envy.<\/p>\n

Reap the whirlwind, Mrs. Over-Achiever Gardener! Reap the herb-a-licious whirlwind!\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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