So, the day after I planted all the seeds, it rained. All the seeds got redistributed into clumps! But they came up, and in the last five days, things have really taken off. Mostly, there is:
- bok choy
- mache (“corn salad”)
- rainbow chard
- green onions
- radishes
- purple carrots and fat orange carrots
- leeks
- fennel
- arugula
- beets

I’ve started eating the radishes, which are small, sweet, and hot at the same time. My neighbor also ate the leaves! And I’ve been picking the infant arugula leaves as soon as they’re ready, so the plants haven’t had the chance to grow any more that 2″ leaves. But the bok choy… so much of it. I have no idea what to do with it all, except make a lot of stir frys!

So far, so good. I can’t wait for the carrots and beets, though. It looks like weeds, but it’s all edible. Even the few dandelions that have crept in…

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