That's great! Love positive messages. I got their hardy amaryllis group in spring 2003. They are still going strong. c

I had not thought to check Memo's blog. The fate of little calves whose Moomas for some reason do not feed them first off is one reason we got out of the cattle biz. Memo makes the telling more interesting than I ever could. I'm sorry she's not able to continue the blog, but it's good to hear she's able to keep busy with needlework. Thanks for doing this, Rainey. Memo, I hope have some good days where you feel like a very short 'Hello' post to surprise those of us who subscribe to your site. Nell

Looks good! Some successes. The top pic has a fast grow and proper density of seed. The others look waterlogged and the chard is sooo slow growing and not enough seed. Too wet. let them dry out to almost light by weight trays. A small fan on low will help. I plant all seed on TOP of the soil, then tamp down to get good contact. Very different than gardening outside. Seems counterintuitive but very different growing conditions indoors. Your spicy mixes, like behind the clay pot in the clear 'shoe bin', looks good...tiny seed so you hit the proper density. The peas could all be in one tray, not three. They get woody fast if too far apart. Learning curve. Proper density they grow tight together and that density creates very tender stems. (less light hits the stems.) Top growth needs light, stem and bottom growth does not. like baby greens, mesclun, the top growth forms a canopy. The stems are very void of light. (tender stems) What is the grassy stuff in the clay pot? Looks like wheatgrass or corn. Only good in a blender drink. Way too tough for salads. Corn needs absolute darkness to be prime edible. Void of all light. Covered by a cardboard box. Commercial growers use a dark chamber with humidity controlled like a big non-cold fridge. Don't give up on ones that don't pan out. On the Johnny's site, click on the 'fast growers' button. Not to necessarily purchase but to get to know what 'grows fast'. ^ It is on the sidebar of the micro green page.

Happy Thanksgiving to all! Hope you are all safe and well fed today. We have our first real snow here. I am keeping close to home although I have to go check on my mom who mounted a holiday (against medical advice) escape from a rehab for mobility issues. We are having a Covid surge here so her choice isn’t entirely irrational. But not entirely rational either. I wanted to report grew my first crop of Cressida. I need to work on the technique a bit - uneven germination. The flavor is nice - both peppery and mustardy. Related to but not quite like watercress. I keep thinking it would be good on a post Thanksgiving turkey sandwich.