the eggling pt. 11

it's been a while since the egglings have made any blog appearances. not to worry they are doing just fine.

rondo is getting too big for his britches, and so i've given him a bit of a crutch to stand on.




ray ray is almost ready for his second harvest, about a month ago i trimmed off all of the large leaves and enjoyed some basil chicken dinner.




soon these guys are going to have to leave the egg and move onto a bigger pot. i just don't want my babies to grow up so fast!

the eggling pt. 10

this blog has slowly turned into my eggling blog. here's to change when 2011 rolls around!




ray ray is doing well. i haven't harvested any of these delicious basil leaves as of yet (and my never) but he smells nice.



rondo has lots his flowers, but continues to grow nice and tall. at the moment he's about 1/2" taller than ray ray.



the peppers are getting shrively, i'll prune them off eventually and wait for new ones to take place.



and finally, here's the newest edition to the family! i don't have a name for this plant yet, nor do i have a set place to put it. all in time i suppose.

the eggling pt. 9

rondo is kicking ass and taking names. with his 3rd flower, which is dramatically lighter color than the last two.


notice the dark purple wilted flower in the top left of this shot. that's how deep purple the last few flowers were.


by next year, i may have to move this guy from egg to pot. i suppose we'll see.


as for ray ray (for those of you who follow the eggling posts) has made a full recovery!

he's even taller than rondo, by a leaf.


anyone know how to make basil chicken?


introducing the newest member of the small plant family!


i haven't come up with a name yet, but i'm thinking dr. pepper may suffice. thoughts?

i don't know if these peppers are edible, or hot, or both. and i'm not sure i'm willing to find out.

the eggling pt. 8

ray ray has made a comeback. i've decided to let the dead sprouts wither and fall by their own. i expect 2-3 more weeks for ray ray to be back to his glory days.





as for rondo. well... a picture is worth more words than i'm willing to write right now.

the eggling pt. 7

remember rondo, he was separated from ray at birth... and when i got him wasn't in the best of shape.
rondo is a lavender, and he's doing oh so well now. he must like loud electronic music.
he's even getting a little stubble. i guess it drives the chicks wild.
ray on the other hand, is NOT doing so well. i rarely use caps on this blog, and i just used caps.
as ray got bigger, he'd wilt faster and faster, due to a needed increase of watering frequency.
there's lots of death around ray now, but not all is lost.
we see a bit of hope.... it's been a rough and wild 13 weeks and 2 days since day one. these egglings are not for the feint of heart.
and i can't disregard good ol trusty rubber plant that has no name and will not die regardless of how bad i treat it.

the eggling pt. 6

ray is doing well these days.

look at those healthy green leaves!

and little rondo is coming along nicely.

sometimes a little company, some family, and loud music can turn dirt into life.

now i suppose with all these egg posts, the world has got wind that i'm some egg collector-connoisseur. as i have recently been gifted a wooden egg, from the lands of far east asia.

you see, the egglings are plants that grow out of eggs. the wooden egg is an egg made from a plant (tree) that most likely was hatched out of a similar eggling many many years ago in a far away land.

so you ask yourself:
are plants that mimic procreation styles of birds and reptiles a healthy post topic for this blog?
i say yes. and leave it at that.

the eggling pt. 5

not only has our little eggling found a nice cosy place to call home, it's also got a new friend!

in fact, these egglings are twins, who were unfortunately separated at birth. but today they are reunited again!!

you may be wondering, if these are twins, why is one so big, and the other looks either newborn or just plain dead. well, if you did wonder that, you've just earned your "observation badge" for the year.

the truth is, the other twin came from a very dark household (literally, not much sun). but after only a few days here, reunited, there's signs of progress and hope.

the eggling pt. 3

here we are at day 30. the eggling is doing great.

they say plants like music, and so far ray hasn't moved from the top of my left speaker.

i'll be moving in a few days, hopefully ray will be okay with the move, and find a nice place for ray to live.