There’s Mold in Them Thar Hills!
I have a Chia Head. I’ve had it since high school. People like to make fun of Chia Head, but the fact remains that if he is out, everyone notices him, asks me questions about him, want to discuss the seeds, the watering, the everything. THEY ALL WANT TO KNOW ABOUT CHIA HEAD. It’s a guilty pleasure. Like what Eddie Murphy describes as “deep down, people want to smell your farts.”
Chia Head moved with me from high school to college to California, and seven different moves within California. A stalwart compadre, that Chia Head. And never have I had problems with Chia Head. Until now.
I’ve been trying to grow him a brand new head o’ hair and NOTHING is happening. I considered the possibility that the seeds dried out too much when I was out of town for two days, but I watered him just before leaving and as soon as I got back. He was half full on my return:
Half empty, if you ask me.
Finally, I see growth. Not sprout-y greens, though. Instead, I see 2 small patches of whitish fuzz. It is mold. MOLD growing on my Chia Head!
A missile! A missile in my house, Gary!
I know I’ve told you before that I have a brown thumb with indoor plants, but really, failing at Chia Head is an all-time low. Sigh. Back to the drawing board… I hang my head in shame.
Or submerge it, as the case may be.
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We have a Scooby Chia. In fact, my daughter was JUST asking me a few days ago if we had more seeds for it.
I LOVE that you are such a loyal and faithful Chia Head owner. (And about the mold? I’m sure it happens to everyone once in awhile!)
P.S. My next book club book is Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Safran Foer. I really enjoyed it!
That head is awesome!
maybe he’s just so old he’s begun to lose his hair. i hear that happens when guys age.
2 things:
1) Greatest blog title ever.
2) Excellent “Weird Science” quote. A classic, underrated (and underquoted) film.
Good luck with the head. You’ll understand when I say “You can’t leave him like that. It would ruin Christmas.”
Well, you’re clearly a great chia-parent if you’ve kept it going this long! I’m sure the mold is just a temporary setback.
Mold on a Chia head?!
wow, you are a plant killa