When I was a kid, one of our projects was growing beans. You know the stages: wrinkled skin on day one; then that fracture through which the root pushes; the first sight of greenery... And so on...
Fast forward to today, and I find that same simple pleasure in growing pet grass for my (mostly indoor) cats. About two weeks ago, I began a new grass patch and decided to document the process.
Day one: Nothing to see. To begin the process, you have to punch a few holes at the bottom on the container and then add water to the mulch and seed.
Day three: Beginnings. Look closely and you'll see the beginnings of an almost translucent root system at the bottom of the container.
I'm not the only one taking an interest. Leo's also taking note. Behind him, the old patch, which really needs to be replaced.
Day seven: everything green. It's difficult to imagine now that there was nothing a mere seven days earlier. This is the fun part. You can literally see them growing.
Leo is happy with the results. Every morning he spends some quality time presiding over his grass. He doesn't eat that much of it, but he loves to wash it.
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