You know how much fairies loves
flowers, butterflies and
dragonflies. Well, with it now
being springtime and the weather is
getting to a point where it is safe
to begin planting. I think it would
be great if we could do a little
planting party.
Now one of the very first things:
What happens if you want to have a
garden but you just do not have any
space? Oh, little fae that is
never, ever a problem, ever!! If
you have a door, window or a porch
you have enough space to plant
something.
Now, my human is a “seed” junkie
*giggles* no joking!! She collects
seeds and saves them and when she
goes to the store and finds ten
cents packages of seeds she will buy
at least a couple of dollars worth
each time. Always try to use a good
potting soil; my human usually has
to get lots of big bags because she
grows veggies too. Plus you know
sometimes how much Humans waste when
are preparing salads, in another
project we will talk about making
compost and that can be done in
small area containers...yep, it’s
true. My human has some she made.
But for here and now let’s just
start with a regular bag of potting
soil.
Always remember to save your
planting pots from previous years
and if you are brand new to this,
you can find some real inexpensive
pots at thrift stores and discount
stores **giggles** my human does
that too all of the time. Let’s
just start with three kinds of
flowers for today. We Fae love all
flowers but three we REALLY love is:
Viola’s, Foxglove and Daisies!!
Start by filling your pots with a
few dry leaves from the yard oh, I
would say perhaps put enough leaves
in your pot to fill it half way.
Then, jump up and down on the leaves
to smash them down into the pot
**giggles**. Okay fill the pot
almost to the top with the potting
soil. Now, depending on how big
your pot is, sprinkle a few seeds on
top-be sure they are spread out
evenly and not clumped together
**giggles** Okay, once that is
done, sprinkle some more potting
soil over the top of the seeds and
very gently path down the soil.
This is real important okay… try and
make sure your human has a regular
watering can that looks like it
showers when the water comes out of
the spout, because now you have to
water the seeds. Until the little
plants begin to poke their heads up
out of the soil, you will want to
make sure they have a nice drink of
water every day.
The Violas will
take about 10-20 days to germinate.
**giggles** that just means before
they stick their little heads up out
of the soil.
The Daisies will
take 15-21 days to germinate
The Foxglove will
take about 7-14 days to germinate.
Once your little plants begin to
grow, you will have to nurture them
and feed them a little plant food at
least once a week. During the very
hot days they will drink more water
than other days, you will just have
to feel the soil and when it feels
dry you know they need watering.
One of the most beautiful things in
the world is watching something you
grew from seed bloom into beautiful
flowers. It never hurts to ask
Mother Nature if she could help
protect your new plants. I believe
once they start getting stronger,
you will grow to really love them,
especially when you see our cousins
the butterflies and dragonflies
visiting them.
I will have my human take pictures
of her plants when she plants them
and we can watch them grow together
too…**giggles** it will be so much
fun!!
Magickal Properties of the Flowers:
Daisy:
Love
Foxglove:
Protection
Violas:
Protection, luck, love, wishes,
peace and healing
