blakey's green thumb.

in our future dream home, we would love huge old magnolia trees to line both sides of our driveway.  every time we drive home we would be able to imagine ourselves in beautiful savannah.  {especially if someone could get spanish moss to grow in oklahoma... this is a "dream" home, after all...}

so blakey had the brilliant idea to start growing some magnolia trees now.  {how long does it take a magnolia to go from seed to gigantic tree?  how are we going to grow trees in our loft?  will we really move trees half way across the country in a few years?  oh yes, i have asked my amazing husband all of these things.  they did not deter.  if you know him, you understand.}

so on our beautiful walk at the park on sunday, we picked up some magnolia pods that hold the seeds.  squirrels apparently love magnolia seeds, so you have to dig into these pod things to find the bright red seeds.  we gathered quite a few after discovering what they looked like.

blakey researched how one grows a magnolia tree {on a texas aggie website.  those aggies know their horticulture.}  & here's how it goes...


1. gather some magnolia seeds hidden in magnolia pods.

 

2. soak the seeds in water to soften the outer shell.

3. peel & peel & peel that annoying little outer shell.

4. plant the seeds in soil about 1/2" down in a root promoting potting soil.

5. keep the soil moist & grow little trees!  wish our future magnolia trees luck!  {we'll see if they last a week :) }

love love,

kjp.