When I came back to Palo Alto from vacation in Portland last weekend, I was meet by some very large mustard greens.

…and lots of alstroemeria weeds.
The peas still haven’t come up, and the wire cage I had constructed around them moved a little bit, so I’m worried the rats were digging.

Also, all but one of my lettuces have vanished! I don’t know what happened. Three of them seemed to be doing well and growing before I left. Disappointing.

Rats!
Gardening often meets a lot of challenges!
Yes! They make the successes that much sweeter
Indeed!