Hey Hive friends,

Are there any Star Wars fans out there? How about some plant lovers? Any fans of both? Well if so, then I've got something fun to share with you today!

This past Sunday, I was spending some time with my family, when we decided to do some deep cleaning in our basement. We have a storage room down there that has been accumulating more and more junk over the years and during quarantine we've been chipping away at lots of messes around the house with our increased free time. One of the neat things that I found while we were cleaning was a Star Wars-themed chia pet. It is none other than Master Yoda!

My Mom told me that she bought it a year or so ago and intended on gifting it to me for my birthday, but it obviously got lost in all of the clutter. So I figured now would be a good time to try it out and see how things go.

After taking the planter out of the package, the first thing that came to mind is that Yoda sure doesn't look quite right without his patented swamp-green coloration. If all goes well though, I suppose he should gain plenty of green atop his head when the chia seeds start to sprout!

The first step is to submerge the chia planter for 30 minutes. This will allow the terracotta to moisten fully in preparation for the addition of the seeds.

While Yoda is taking a soak, it's time to crack open the package of dry chia seeds so that we can make the mixture that will eventually form his hair. This chia seed mixture is made up of 2 teaspoons of dry chia seeds in 1/4 cup of water. Once the seeds and water are mixed together, it conveniently also takes about 30 minutes for the seeds to be all ready. If you look closely, you can see the "crackling" patterning on the outside of the seeds. You can see too that there are a few raise sections of the mixture, which have already begun to thicken.

After taking Yoda out of his bath, it's important to empty out all of the water that was left inside. Now it's time to lather on the now fully-gelatinous chia seed mixture (when mixed with water, chia seeds form a thick gel layer). I decided that it would be fun on this go-around to give Yoda a full head of hair; I'm hoping that it might eventually develop into a big afro if we're lucky!

Now we have to leave him to dry out for a full 48 hours. This will allow ample time for the terracotta to dry and will give the seeds an opportunity to stick to his head.

Feel free to check back in a couple of days and I should have an update on what's happening next!