| Grass Easter Basket |
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| Written by admin |
| Wednesday, 20 February 2008 02:07 |
 A great DIY easter present to create. Instead of using plastic imitation grass in an Easter basket, why not give your child a natural Easter basket, filled with sprouted wheat grass. Start at least one week in advance and you will have a lush, living blanket of grass in time for Easter Sunday.
Easter, as well as other traditional holidays, is a celebration of rebirth and renewal. With this simple idea to create a natural grass basket, you can further honor the meaning of rejuvenation and hope inherent to the holiday.
Directions If you only have one week to grow the grass, soak organic wheat berries in warm water overnight. If you have two weeks before Easter, proceed to the next step; soaking the berries isn't necessary. Find a glass pie pan, jar, or other container, to fit inside the Easter basket. Put at least one and a half inches of potting soil into the bottom of the container and spread evenly. Scatter the soil generously with spring wheat berries and cover lightly with soil. Gently yet thoroughly water the seeded soil and place in a warm sunny location. Make certain the soil remains moist at all times during germination. For added decoration, you might wrap the basket handle with ribbons, lace, delicate silk, or dried flowers. Spring bulbs like snowdrops planted along with the wheat grass will add blooming beauty to your basket. Adapted for http://www.ecobites.com/ from a 1993 Nova Natural Catalogue |
| Last Updated ( Tuesday, 26 February 2008 20:12 ) |
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