We Got Sprouts!

I realize that so far this blog has been a whole lot of goats and very little garden. If the weather cooperates and I don't manage to kill my vegetables with kindness this year, I do see a lot more "garden" in Goats in the Garden in the near future.
I did get a bit of a late start though. There is some good, dark compost on the farm just waiting to be scooped up to start seeds in but this year because I was lazy pressed for time I started my seeds in those nifty little peat disks. I also happen to be fascinated by the way they expand with warm water, it is quite neat to watch. It kind of reminds me of black snakes on the Fourth of July. My mother was too worried my sister or I would blow our hand off with a firecracker so it was all black snakes and poppers for me every Fourth of July as a kid...exciting. Probably why I am so easily entertained by something as simple as expanding peat now, but I digress. I planted those seeds about a week ago..

And here are those same seeds today! The 4 types of tomatoes and birdhouse gourds are sprouting. Still no sign of the eggplants or peppers though, but hopefully they will be along shortly. I hope they grow fast because I can't wait to get them out in the garden!