A quick measurement this morning shows the wheat grass is now about 5 to 5.5 inches tall. At this rate we should be harvesting this weekend. I plan on taking video of us juicing the wheat grass and I will post that for anyone interested in how that process works.
In case you haven’t noticed the wheat grass has become my favorite photography subject. Here are 3 images I snapped today:
– Jeremy
Just a quick update…. the wheat grass is now about 4.5 – 5 inches tall. I’m not doing anything but watering the grass. I think it will be ready to harvest in the next day or two.
– Jeremy
It’s been a few days since I updated on the progress of my Wheat Grass growing experiment. For a couple of days it was… well as exciting as watching grass grow, but the past couple days it’s gotten a bit more exciting as the grass has been growing about an inch a day.
As you can see the wheat grass is now about 3-4 inches tall.
It will be ready to harvest when it’s 8-9 inches tall which I am guessing will be by mid week.
I am looking forward to juicing up some homegrown wheat grass. Also since the experiment has been a success, so far, I am thinking I will order some actual growing trays so I can plant a much higher volume. The 3 trays I planted will only be enough for 3 days worth of juice so not only do I need to grow a higher volume, but I also need to figure out the “rotation” I need to plant so I constantly have wheat grass to juice.
– Jeremy
After a couple of days in the sprouting jar the wheat grass had sprouted roots:
So I decided I should probably “plant” the sprouted seeds. I drilled some drainage holes in the bottom of some shallow plastic storage containers we no longer use. I then lined the bottom of the container with a double layer of paper towel. The purpose of the paper towel is mainly to keep the dirt from going out the drainage holes.
After the paper towel was in added about a half inch of soil which I think thoroughly moistened.
Then I spread a nice thick layer of the sprouted wheat grass berries and covered them with a thin layer soil.
I didn’t take a photo yet, but I can already see a few blades of wheat grass pushing up from the soil.
– Jeremy
After they soaked for approx 22 hours I drained and rinsed the wheat berries. I put the sprouting jar in a shallow bowl to keep the jar on an angle that will allow water to drain. I also covered the jar with a kitchen towel to keep the light out.
About 4-5 hours after I drained and rinsed the wheat berries.
In this close up you can see that the wheat berries are starting to sprout. ( The white dots at the end of the wheat berries. ) I am excited to see what progress they’ve made by morning. I might end up having to plant the wheat grass a day earlier than I expected.
– Jeremy
A while back I bought a juicer and one of my intentions was to grow and juice my own wheat grass. Some how I just never got around to it it till now. Yesterday Nicole and went shopping at Sprouts and found in their bulk food section Hard Red Wheat Berries. So I bought 3 pounds to take a stab at growing our own wheat grass.
Wheat Berries
One of the things I am trying out is sprouting the wheat berries before planting them. As I was investigating how to grow wheat grass I came across some this piece of advice. We’ll see how it works out. Here are the wheat berries soaking:
Tomorrow morning I will drain the water and rinse the wheat berries. Then I will lay the sprouting jar on it’s side on an angle so any moisture can drain. I will also cover it with a towel so the berries sprout in the dark. I will need to rinse and drain the berries every 8-12 hours.
My plan is to let the wheat berries sprout for 2 days then “plant” them in shallow trays. I will post the daily progress of this little experiment.
– Jeremy
Polyphasic Sleep is something I’ve been wanting to try ever since I read about it on Steve Pavlina’s blog “Personal Development for Smart People”. Polyphasic Sleep is simply sleeping is literally sleeping in many phases. There are many different patterns for the phases. The one I am going to be using is called “Everyman” it consists of a period of 3-4 hours of sleep and then three 20 minute “nap” periods evenly spaced out through the remaining hours of the day. Which results in 4-5 hours of total sleep for the day.
I am joined in this little experiment by my friend Chris aka Maczter. Chris has actually been on a polyphasic sleep schedule before so if I run in to any issues I can get advice from him. I am starting tonight so I will post an update tomorrow night on how my first day went.
Ok it’s time for my first 20 min nap….
– Jeremy
Historically I am not much of a reader, but there have been times when I’ve found a book that I liked and I really enjoyed reading. I have a pretty vivid imagination so reading to me is almost like watching a movie except better because it’s almost as if I am experiencing it. I would say most if not all of the people I look up to as being smart and intelligent are prolific readers.
So one of the goals I set for myself in 2010 is to read more. My plan is to read a book every two weeks and hopefully read 20+ books this year. With my goal in mind I spent some time scouring Amazon and created a list of prospective reads. Today Nicole and I went to Half Price books and after a pit stop at Barnes & Noble I can home with five new ( to me ) books. However, I am just now realizing that all but one of these books are the basis for movies. While unintentional I do love movies and I’ve found that the book is usually better than the movie.
I am working on creating a reading list for the year and when I am done I will share it here.
– Jeremy
The big news, this week, for Apple fans and gadget geeks a like was the announcement of Apple’s latest creation the iPad….
The official Apple video:
and a hands on by SlashGear:
To be honest when I was watching coverage of Apple’s announcement I wasn’t too impressed with the idea of the iPad. However after having a few days to think about it I’ve come to believe that this maybe the future of computing. That being said I don’t believe that we will all be ditching our laptops and desktops for iPad like devices any time in the near future.
Think about the “applications” you use on a daily basis that only exist on the internet. For me it’s Gmail, Google Docs, Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, and dozens of blogs that I read. None of these things require the horsepower of a full blow desk/laptop. All they need is a device powerful enough to run a decent browser. With the advent of the iPhone/iPod Touch we’ve gotten used to using light weight mobile apps that typically interact with some sort of web service.
I do think there are a few things holding the iPad back. First is price. I think Apple should be commended for turning out a device starting at $499, but I still think the price is a huge barrier to entry. If Apple or another manufacturer could fine a way to subsidize the price down to the $199 range they’d sell 10’s of millions. I really don’t see the iPad being an “in every house” type of device until the price comes down.
Second, and this is a big one for me, why do we do we have to keep paying separate data for every device we have. I pay for DSL in my apartment, I pay mobile data on my phone and now they want me to pay for mobile data for another specific device? No way. I’d rather pick up a MiFi or similar device. That way I can use it for my iPad and my laptop while on the go. Else I’m forced to purchase an EVDO modem for my laptop as well. That would make 4 separate data plans I’d be paying for and to me that’s insane.
The iPad looks like a very slick device and like I mentioned I think it’s were the majority of future computing is headed. Now for the big question: Will I be buying one? I doubt it unless I decide to start developing applications for it. I’m not a huge fan of first Gen devices. I prefer to let early adopters deal with glitches and bugs besides with Apple the 2nd Gen is always slicker.
“The world will not end tonight” he thought
turning to face the metallic beast
shots rang out
“Die robot die” he screamed
I will leave that for you to decide.
– Jeremy
