Here's the Proof: You Can Grow Collards Pretty Much Anywhere

A few weeks ago, my child was sent home with a packet of seeds from his school - collard greens, our state vegetable. We were given instructions to plant them over spring break as part of a class project on plants. We'll, um, they were planted, just using a very unconventional method. I'll explain - When I removed the seed packet from my child's book bag, it was partially opened. Seeds spilled everywhere! So, I grabbed the dustpan and swept them up, saving what seed I could for the project. And since I had the broom and dustpan out, I might as well sweep the entire house, right? I sat the dustpan out back on the deck and that was that - onto the next mommy drama episode. I suppose that dustpan sat there for awhile (please don't judge me by my less than frequent cleaning skills) because when I finally went looking for it, this is what I found:

Here's the proof that you can grow collard greens pretty much anywhere - even in dust, dog hair, and other miscellaneous crud that you sweep off your floors! In the words of Doris Day, "Que sera, sera, whatever will be, will be!"