The difference is dirt

A few weeks ago, I blogged about how I had just put in our winter garden and sown all of the seeds! The last time we planted seeds it took around 3-4 weeks for us to notice any little green sprouts. The seeds then were not all that different than the seeds we planted for fall/winter. We had planted spinach and radishes for both of those seasons.

The difference has been entirely the ground. Learning from our summer season, we took much more care in preparing the soil for the seeds. Extra tilling and weeding, followed by extra sessions of fertilizing the ground. Being in the desert, we know that the ground is just depleted of so many vitamins and minerals that veggies thrive on! So we made sure to really give it the old college try.

The difference was almost immediate. I had little green sprouts in my lettuce row starting at 4 days post planting. 4 DAYS.

No kidding, this was after 4 days.

2 Weeks after that! The fall/winter garden continues to thrive and I am so excited to see what happens next!