Xylem & Phloem

  When temperatures drop below freezing many hobbyists can simply move indoors. Training for a marathon? Hop on a treadmill. Mad about your automobile? Wax that thing in the garage. For gardeners, however, it's not quite that simple.

  As an active gardener not yet lucky enough to have a greenhouse or an expansive sunroom, I find myself looking longingly out at the garden from my kitchen window for much of the winter season. Enter "The Eggling".

An ingenious product created in Japan, the eggling is a ceramic egg filled with soil, nutrients and plant seeds. Crack open the top, add water, give it some light, and watch it grow! (Think chic and modern Chia pet.)

 My godparent Gail thoughtfully gave me three herb egglings for my birthday. I love the idea of starting thyme, basil, and mint seedlings in the dead of winter. I will be sure to keep everyone posted on their progress.