Thursday, September 07, 2006

BloomCan

Terese found some interesting things at the Salvation Army shop last week and I was surprised too when she showed them to me. We have drinks in cans, foods in cans and even air in a can so why not plant in a can?

Check out these little beauties. They're called BloomCan and they come with different plants and Terese got two containing common mint and basil herbs. They look cute don't they?

On one end of the can we have a big opening where you can simply open with your finger like those pringle chips container while at the other end there's a plastic cover. In it there's an instruction on how to grow these.

Its pretty straight forward really, you open the top end to find vermiculite as growing medium for the plant. There should have the plant seeds inside and the instruction said to give it 3/4 cup of water to soak up the vermiculite.

On the other side of the can there's a lift up handle like a soft drink can opener, carefully open that opening to let the excess water drain off.

When they water stopped draining, cover up the underside with the plastic cover so you can place the can anywhere you like in the house without worrying about messing up your furnitures.


I've placed them on the window sill so they get good sunlight to grow and just make sure they don't dry up. Give them a spoonful of water every day or two and watch them grow. They should start to germinate in a week or so. Be patient..

22 comments:

seefei said...

i am waiting...

King's wife said...

how cool is that? :)

Anonymous said...

In cans? Not environment-friendly! Get the seeds and plant in pots or on the ground...the old-fashioned way! I'm sure yvy will support me on this one. BTW, where's she hah? Married already...so has her hands full??? Guess she won't care anymore how many bowls of sharks' fins soup we eat....

Anonymous said...

Wow that is cute!

Can't wait for it to start sprouting.

Wuching said...

see fei: keep on waiting..

king's wife: very cool!

SA: what u need is the plastic kind!

STP: of course not envirinmentally friendly..thats just some arty farty stuff they created for yuppies! not that i am mind u! hehehe..

che-cheh: keep ur fingers crossed!

me said...

we also have that here. i've tried the carnation and the.....erm forgot what the other one was. but as typical of my very black moldy fingers, they have since gone to the garden up above. actually the carnation was pretty healthy (surprise, surprise). problem was the flowers never came. i got a little bored with just looking at leaves, so i chucked it.

Fashionasia said...

That is so unique!! and the can is cool in a hippy way! me likey.. show us the plants when it blooms.

btw, unrelated to this post...do u know if a malaysian can open an australian bank account??

ah nel said...

woiii..that one for drink mia lar???so wasted lar u drain it away the nutrition??? LOL

Wuching said...

me: well these ones I got r herbs so they dun have flowers & they will be picked for the cookings so they're not for show but practical! hehe

fashionasia: i'll definitely do a follow-up post to this post later..& simple answer to ur question is yes!

ah nel: i dun think i'll be drinking that!

Anonymous said...

wuchign; where can i get that?

Wuching said...

naiveidealist: well my wife got them from the salvation army shop in richmond..i've never seen them selling in shops but they do have a website www.bloomcan.com.au

Anonymous said...

Cool, I currently have rosemary, basil, thyme, oregano and some stunted dills growing in my garden...am trying to find proper seeds for spearmint and peppermints here that will germinate.

So, keep us posted if these bloomcan sprouts or not.

Anonymous said...

i din know u married..
u got msn bo?

Wuching said...

QV: i din know u to be the gardening type! i got peppermint growing in my backyard..can get some cuttings for u if u like..if i get thru singapore & malaysia customs!

naiveidealist: why? u dissapointed? hahaha...msn i got, wuchingofthewhills@hotmail.com

Anonymous said...

good luck, basil will take 2 weeks to germinate. Will take another week to see the sprout. BTW, a pack of basil seed cost less than RM2. It is the ingredient for "frog egg" - Biji selasih.

Wuching said...

moo_t: all i have is patience..so i'm still waiting!

Anonymous said...

They also have ones that are beans and sprout a Message!!!
how cute!!!!!

Anonymous said...

hmm.. i've never seen the cans with the basil and other herbs..
but i've got a message bean..
when u gorw it, it sprouts a messsage..
it's so cool..hahah

but now i want to gorw the basil..one.. looks fascinating..
haha

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Anonymous said...

dude this is a great gift for anyone!!! i got one as aearly xmas pressie and it started sprouting in around 1 1/2 weeks. it says 'I love You'. their awsome as!!

Anonymous said...

mine already grew! it's lovely