A herb is called a toy-souvenir, inside of which there are sawdust and seeds. With systematic irrigation, the real lawn grass begins to grow from it. If the herb is made in the form of a cheerful muzzle or a funny animal, the grass looks like hair or wool. If you entrust the care of a toy to a child, he will be more careful about nature. Buy a souvenir is not difficult. However, having connected children, it can be made by yourself. So, we will tell you how to make a herb itself. However, in order for you to succeed, you should learn about how to take care of the herb.
Master class for making herbs themselves
To create such eco-toys, prepare a nylon sock, seeds of lawn grass, sawdust, scissors, thread, acrylic paints.
- In the bow of the nylon ware, make a knot and trim the excess fabric.
- Then unscrew the sock on the wrong side and put in the grass seeds.
- After that, nail the sock with sawdust almost to the very edge.
- The edges of the nylon sock should be tied in a knot. Superfluous all you need to carefully trim.
- Now we are going to decorate the herb - we will create a cheerful face for him. To do this, you need to form a round nose and fix it with a thread.
- It remains to draw eyes and mouth. By the way, you can use small buttons as eyes. It is more convenient to carry out this work if you place a herb in a mug. Done! If desired, the grass can also make ears.
That's what herbalists do with their own hands!
How to grow a herb: instruction
To make the grass really grow, it is important to care for the herb, the right one and the right one. Many who have a herb at home complain that the souvenir does not overgrow with greens. That this does not happen to you, listen to our recommendations.
First, first the herb, made by your hands, should be lowered into a container of water: a pan or basin. It is better to use standing water at room temperature. The length of stay of the herb in the water should be at least two hours, and preferably about five hours.
Secondly, after "bathing" the toy needs to be taken out and put in place, well lit by the sun's rays. Optimal for such purposes is the southern or western window sill. Usually in 4-7 days on the surface of the souvenir the first shoots will appear. From time to time, the herb should be watered. As to how to water a herb, then it should be done systematically, at regular intervals.
A more difficult task is to grow a garden in a bottle .