First harvest!

Yesterday was an exciting milestone—I harvested our first crop of veggies! I was able to pluck about half of the row of radishes—nearly 20! The rest will be ready in a few days to a week.

Personally, I don't like radishes, but Hubby loves them, so while I only tried one of these spicy red cherry bombs, Hubby ate a freshly-picked handful right out of the bowl. Washed of course.

Hubby commented: Are these all the radishes we're going to get out of the garden? Well, for starters, I wanted to plant all the veggies conservatively, not knowing exactly how big the plants would get, how long they'd take to grow, and how much we'd actually be able to eat before the produce goes bad. I anticipate having radishes in the fridge for another month—a little radish goes a long way, especially when only one person in your family is eating them. I think Hubby will be surprised at how long his 40 radishes will keep in the crisper.

It's amazing to think that just a month or so ago I buried a row of seeds and now we're eating the fruits of our own labor and nature's design. Pure, innocent satisfaction.