Thursday, April 9, 2009

Sprouts in six days



Sunday night I dreamt that my seeds had sprouted. Monday I headed to the garden to find out, and there they were, forming tiny squiggly green lines across the deep brown beds. I can’t identify everything that is up because I, naturally, failed to label the rows. But I have recognized a few by their cotyledons and general placement. This might be really annoying to some gardeners, but I’m not very scientific about the process, and I know that as they mature, they will eventually reveal their identities to me. There is so little mystery left in life. This is one way to have some for a little while.

Here is what I think has surfaced:

Radish
Turnip
Beet
Mustard