Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.
The photographs
Week of 1 JuneTwo true leaves up on 5 June, angular and coarsely saw-toothed above a pair of seed leaves still fat and cupped, and a third leaf still crumpled at the crown — behind it, a stack of empty cups tipped over on its side.Week of 1 JuneOne seedling on 5 June, a single true leaf standing straight up between two thick blue-green seed leaves held flat — the new blade cut into pointed lobes, its silvery veins standing out in relief and the surface puckered between them.