I haven't researched how to grow either of these things. I noticed, at one point when I had accidentally left a soaked un-cooked chickpea in my sink, that it sprouted! I figured, if something can sprout in such unfavourable conditions as my kitchen sink, then I couldn't harm it in giving it a little care and soil.
The garlic was already sprouted when I took it out of its papery layers, and again, I figured I wouldn't be harming it by giving it a little love. I've since looked up home grown counter-top garlic and you can eat the green part - it's called garlic scapes, and apparently tastes mild and onion-y. I haven't tried it, but I soon will :)
It's funny, the majority of us would have discarded these scraps and not thought about it again. They had no value, they were garbage!
But were they? No! They have the potential for so much more. Even without eating them at some later date, they have brought me happiness just by watching them grow! In a few more weeks or even months (who knows?) they might bring something more than 'just' aesthetic pleasure! I'm not sure if they will or not, but even the anticipation is fun.
There are so many inferences I could put words to about how we are similar to these little plants, but I'll just give one:
How often do people feel like garbage and they are just sitting forgotten in the sink? It really doesn't take much to pull someone out of the dumps and give them a little love, does it? The biggest thing, I think, is to look past conventional sight, and see potential and nourish it.
How can you nourish today?
xo,
J
soli deo gloria
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