Every spring, I curse my back yard neighbor’s scrubby trees for their unwelcome shade and shower of seeds. But Saturday night, I was grateful for their protection. After the high winds and hail, I thought I’d have a garden full of goners. Instead, I had a garden full of leaves and a yard full of hail. The offending Chinese Elm trees were a ratty mess, but my seedlings were mostly intact.

Weird.

Weeding around the garden, I started to see red. My French Breakfast radishes leafed about two weeks ago, but according to the seed packet, I still had another two weeks to wait for actual radishes.

This little beauty (right) obviously didn’t read the seed packet. Between the dirt and leaves, it was hard to miss the telltale scarlet shoulders.

On Sunday night, I was lucky enough to eat the very first radish grown in my garden (Ha ha! I beat you to the punch squirrels!). Sliced and served on a bed of mixed greens, it was deeee-licious.

Have you eaten anything out of your garden yet? If not, what are you dying to see on your dinner plate?

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