On March 14th, we went back to the farm to see how our plants were doing, only to find…..

The brassica greens have sprouted! These plants are the ones inside the hoop house. Photo: Jenny

We are very excited. The brassica greens are up! Almost all of the seeds in the green house have sprouted, and are doing well. However, the Astro Arugula seems to have a head start. It has the largest plants so far.

The tray of plants out side the hoop house. Not many seeds germinated. Photo: Jenny

We checked the out side tray of plants as well, and discovered a few seeds had germinated there, too. Interestingly enough, the outdoor seeds that managed to germinate were mostly in the Astro Arugula cultivar row.

Indoor tray: Astro Arugula pulling ahead of the other little guys. Photo: Jenny

It will be really interesting to see if the Astro Arugula cultivar continues to develop faster than the others. If so, it could be that we have narrowed in on a type of brassica green that does particularly well in early season conditions. We will continue to monitor the growth of our plants over the next couple weeks. Only time will tell!