herb planting. a lot can happen in a week

Well I'm really excited to announce that my little seedlings are growing strong! And fast! I was right that catgrass would be the first to sprout but I was wrong with who would be in a close second, chamomile!

I had made two mini greenhouses so I could take one to work (it's nice to have some life in the office). I've been observing the one at work like crazy and I can't believe how quick these little suckers have been growing. My coworker suggested that I should be taking pictures every day to show how much they've grown. Why didn't I think of that earlier?!

I will recap what has happened so far:

Day 0:
All the seeds were planted.

Day 1:
No change in status.

Day 2:
No change in status.

Day 3:
Catgrass and chamomile started sprouting. You can see them trying to push their way out of the soil. Catgrass looks like it would have an easier time cause it's looks sturdier and has a pointier tip.

Day 4:
Catgrass has grown quite a bit and has cute little dew drops hanging from it. Chamomile has a few little sprouts each with their own tiny leaves.

Spinach and basil started to sprout a little bit. Spinach has a little nub on the end of it that you can see pushing out. Basil has a tiny bit of green poking out.

Day 5:
Catgrass has grown even more overnight and is now grazing the roof of the mini greenhouse. Chamomile looks almost the same as it did the day before. The leaves may be a bit bigger.

Spinach has shot up like a weed! There's now two that are above the soil and they trying to get their leaves out of the seed shell. Basil is out a little more and the leaves have opened slightly.

There's a new addition to the sprouting group! Today catnip has poked it's head out a decent amount.

Day 6:
When I got to work today, catgrass and spinach have grown so much that not only are they touching the roof but they're bent over in the mini greenhouse.

Catgrass has a little curve in it from the constriction in the mini greenhouse. I accidentally hit one of the blades with the lid and broke it.  Chamomile seems to have grown slightly bigger leaves but not much progress compared to some of the others.

Clearly spinach has grown like crazy if it's touching the roof already! One has pushed off its seed shell and the other is still trying. Basil's leaves have gotten bigger and are starting to open nicely.

Catnip has started to grow nice and tall and it's leaves have opened up nicely.

I'm supposed to keep the lid on my mini greenhouse until all the seeds have sprouted but, since two of my seedlings are mushed up against the roof, I've decided to have it propped to the side to give those two more room to grow. I hope that doesn't affect how quickly the ones who haven't sprouted will grow.

Day 7:
Catgrass is even taller today while chamomile looks exactly the same as it did yesterday.

Spinach on the other hand has grown so much it's unbelievable. Basil is a bit taller with it's leaves spreading wide.

Catnip is also a bit taller but... there's a new addition this morning! Dill is sprouting it's little head! They all look so fragile. I really hope that I don't accidentally break them!

I wonder when the rest will start growing. Everyone at work says it reminds them of back in high school when you had to do science experiments. It's a good conversation starter though because people will comment on them when they walk by my desk. Some have even come back every day to get an update on which ones have grown and how they're looking!