Oh happy day! Today, I received my very first Chia pet. I could not wait to get to meet my new elephant friend, I named him Basil. I could not contain my excitement and quickly unpacked Basil.
Before beginning I read the instructions carefully — an elephant is for life, not just for Christmas. Despite the self explanatory nature of Chia pets, reading the instructions turned out to be quite challenging.
Before beginning I read the instructions carefully — an elephant is for life, not just for Christmas. Despite the self explanatory nature of Chia pets, reading the instructions turned out to be quite challenging.
The Side of the box says to soak Basil overnight. Ok fine.
The instructions in the box say to soak Basil and seeds for 1 hour. Um...that's not overnight.
The seed packet says to soak seeds 10 minutes.
After doing some serious Googling, I decide to soak both Basil and the seeds overnight. The clay is bisqued and needs more time to absorb water, I have no idea about the seeds but overnight seems legit. We're off to a great start!
This is the box picture of Basil.
This actually is Basil. He's slightly more green than the box would have you believe, but I'm perfectly ok with that and love him anyway.
At approximately 5:15 p.m. on Dec. 25, 2010, Basil was placed into the water to soak overnight.
The seeds were placed in a separate cup to soak as well.
Tomorrow I will place the seeds on Basil and he will be placed in the drip tray and move into his permanent location. The box says 3-5 days for sprouts, and around 2-3 weeks for full growth. Of course, if the instructions are anything to go by it could take 1 hour, or merely 10 minutes.
Goodluck, Basil!
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