A lot has been said about how our culture is based on instant gratification. I tend to ignore them, because there’s too much text to read before I get to the conclusion.<\/p>\n
I just got back from Ikea, and bought a little $3 basil plant. It has one of those creepy “compressed dirt” tablets that you pour water in and it expands, and a packet of basil seeds. Per the directions, I watered the soil so it expanded, and poured the seeds on top.<\/p>\n
The thing that concerns me is that, 15 minutes after pouring the seeds on top, I went to check and see if they had sprouted yet. And rather than thinking I was an idiot, I was kind of just annoyed that Ikea couldn’t make the plant grow faster.<\/p>\n
I also watered some plants I bought that were a bit brown on the edges. I assume that they’re healthy and just needed water, but wanted to make sure. Guess what? They’re still brown at the edges 15 minutes after being watered.<\/p>\n
What is taking the plants so long?<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A lot has been said about how our culture is based on instant gratification. I tend to ignore them, because there’s too much text to read before I get to the conclusion. I just got back from Ikea, and bought … Continue reading