Sprouting for sustenance I

 

This is a bit of a prelude to a longer story, but I figured that if I don't start now, it will never get told. Of course I love sprouting as a sport and a hobby, but recently we've been trying to also sprout for sustenance. As part of "Project Garden" we emptied the garden beds. They had previously been a dumping ground for old soil, and miraculously sometimes basil or other hardy sprouts would come up. This time, we decided to take a more dedicated approach.

While we were at the Home Depot, we made an effort to get more soil and pots. In addition to re-potting and moving many of our plans, we also dug up the beds. We removed some of the old soil and replaced it with fresh. We also purchased some starts and placed the seeds both directly in the beds as well as in small planters.

Among the sprouts that we got are: basil (pre-existing), shiso, cilantro, scallion, tomato and kale. So far the kale and the tomato are surviving. We still have hope for the others in the future, as well as even more (details to come). As I said, this is just Part I!