Whether in the garden, or in general, new growth is an encouraging thing to observe. All these little wild Arugula sprouts, for example, mean the start of something fresh. It can feel like a huge leap of faith to plant a garden. You get it all prepared and plant the seeds, and there is nothing left to do but water and wait. It’s hard to imagine sometimes that an entire garden is going to emerge when there is no visible sign for several days that anything is happening, but things are constantly happening beneath the soil that we can’t see. Once there are visible changes, much work lies ahead in watering and weeding before there is anything to harvest and show for our efforts. All along the way, you just have to trust the process and know there will be fresh vegetables at the end. 

Here’s what has emerged in my garden this week:

French Breakfast Radishes

Dragon’s Tongue Lettuce

Rainbow Lights Chard

 

Super Sugar Snap Peas

Fingerling Potatoes

Basil, Peppers, Asparagus, Artichokes, Rhubarb, and Strawberries, oh my!!!

There are so many lessons to be learned from gardening, not the least of which is that it takes work and patience to achieve new growth, but the rewards are well worth it. In this case, I will take my rewards in home grown salad.