First Sprouts 2014

The seeds we planted on the Ides of March are finally coming up!

Over the last few days I've watched, giddy, as a whole row of mustard greens and a row of red and black seeded Simpson lettuces sprout their adorable teensy leaves! We also spotted a baby broccoli sprout just today.

Barely visible baby broccoli. Can you see it?

Inside, my lupines are coming up gangbusters, but the lobelias are taking their time. I seeded two pots of 15 to 20 seeds each, and only have one sprout in one pot (the precocious sprout that came up last week), and two tiny sprouts I noticed yesterday.

There's an inherent joy in bringing new life into the world, even one as seemingly insignificant as a spinach plant. Which, by the way, are just coming up too.