Very Seedy

The mesclun planted a few weeks ago is starting to come in.  Soon I'll be able to take clippings and add it into the salad bowl.  

Inspired by these little salad sprouts, I decided to do myself a favor and put in a small raised bed in the side yard.  I grabbed seeds from my stash and set to work.

The raised bed is in a small square of grass which is not used for much, but easily viewable from my kitchen window.

I put together that handy diagram on the pic itself because unless I write it down somehow, I easily forget what was planted where until things start growing in.

Beans, two kinds of kale, beets and carrots will thrive in the rich soil.  I can keep an eye on them, and will be more likely to water since I'm looking at it daily from the kitchen. 

I also started on the plants for chickens project: two trays of wheatgrass!  I am keeping the trays outside, so with the weather going up and down, it might be a bit slower going than starting them indoors.  Our house has boxes galore from a recent moving-in of stuff, so the idea of having two trays of dirt in the mix held little appeal.  

Once the wheatgrass sprouts, will the chickens dig it?  I'm excited to find out.