The first attempt at carrots this year was a complete failure — nothing came up at all before summer really got going. It’s now the end of July, which is admittedly late, but I figured I have nothing left to lose by giving it one more try.

Worst case, it fails again and I’m no worse off than before. Best case, a late sowing still has time to catch up before autumn. Either way, it felt better than leaving the bed empty and just accepting defeat.