Just a day or so after I mourned the effort, it looks as though all the seeds I sowed about two weeks ago are starting to sprout! First up were the daikon and then the Thai basil. Today I peeked outside to see a lovely row of green coming up on our cilantro patch and the snow pea patch. HOORAY!!! I also checked the seeds I am starting in the garage and I’ve got a sprout! Hooray!!
I am so stupidly excited. 
You have to understand, I thought I had a black thumb! Maybe my dreams of a freshly picked summer salad aren’t so far off. I’m debating sowing some lettuce seeds in the space I still have in the planter.
