Dr Seuss Magic Lorax Seed
Dr Seuss Magic Lorax Seed
LATEST UPDATE 04-20-2012: The seeds did germinate but quickly died. It could have been neglect on my part. I told my daughter I would plant her huge sunflowers as an alternative. I think she thought this tree would be a real Lorax tree, so sunflowers were the best I could come up with.
UPDATE: I found out the Lorax seeds are Blue Spruce and White Pine Tree seeds. I will give them a try, but I dont think those trees grow very well for zone 8.
My love of vegetable gardening started in 2010 when me and my then 3 year old daughter started our first garden. Her interest quickly faded and by the end of that summer I was bitten by the gardening bug. She still shows some interest (mainly to appease me), but I understand talking about my germination rates and yields per square foot isnt exactly stimulating conversation.
Fast forward to our dinner this past Friday at the IHOP. They gave us a little card that had a "magical seed" from Dr. Seusss new movie "The Lorax". I have never seen my daughter so interested in planting a seed in her whole life. She couldnt stop talking about it, and I quickly reminded her that I have been asking her to plant seeds with her daddy for the last few years. I will admit my seeds dont look as cool as this one.
So today we planted that special seed and I am kind of curious to see what kind of seed it actually is. For those of you gardeners with kids, it might be worth a trip to IHOP to get your kids fired up about gardening. I think it is a great idea, and I thank IHOP and whoever came up with it.
Disclaimer:
This also marks the first time I have posted a picture of my daughter on my blog. In spite of having a gardening blog, I am a very private person when it comes to social networking and my personal life. I have no facebook, twitter, linkedin, or any other social networking account. I am excited to share these pictures of her with my close blogging friends, but I may not talk about or post about her often.
Here is the front of the seed card, that is one cool looking seed.
The directions said soak for 24 hours, we didnt see that so we only soaked ours about 6 hours.
Here is my little girl filling up the pot all by herself.
She is growing up so fast.
She cant wait to see what this seed is.
Dr Seuss Magic Lorax Seed