Shoots!

They are up! The first signs of life, after a week, are shoots of tenderest green, rising from the soil with an air of victory against all odds!

It should have a rousing soundtrack of french horns and cornets! Where is Jerry Bruckheimer when you need him!

OMG I'm so overcome with emotion i can't go 10 ! words without an exclamation mark!


No photos as yet; growth isn't so advanced as to stand the test of digital camera auto-focus.

So far, we have proof of life from;
Beetroots
Raddish
Carrots (could be weeds, we'll watch this closely)
Chinese Cabbage
Little Gem lettuce
Rocket/Wild Rocket
Runner Beans
Cucumber

I may have been a touch ambitious in planting the apple pips that come free with every royal gala and golden delicious that i buy. Chances are that it takes a really hot, mediterranean climate to produce such small, bitter fruits, unlike the granny smiths that grow large and sweet from our only working apple tree here (5 fruits a year, but they're good 'uns).

I now feel anxious.
I fear the predators, if only because they live like an underground resistance network, hiding by day and terrorising their targets by night.

So, the next phase of Operation Garden Market is to explore the work of Carrot Flies, snails and slugs, and determine which is the best way to keep them at bay.

Without resorting to Monsanto or Dow Corning...