Annual vegetables with small seeds

Today, after 10 years growing very little in the way of the classic 'annual vegetables with fiddly seeds that you can sow direct' kinds of plants, I've sown up this bed as a 'polyculture' but with rows.  Rows, because I have no idea which of the donated older seeds will germinate.

This is on our urban allotment (the site is thought to be c. 115 years old) in soil that's been well-maintained by previous holders for at least 30 years.  (The unimproved soil on the site seems quite silty).

Our intention is to try to grow enough vegetables to donate to the local independent Black-run food mutual aid project.  So they want more of the 'more recognisable' vegetables, rather than our beloved perennials such as sunchokes.

It turns out there's a lot of slightly old seed in the sheds of frustrated gardeners who have to work long hours of paid work away from their gardens.  (Relevant to the 'gardening on a budget' threads too).

Fingers crossed .. I will report back. (I've done this bed this way partly because we've just come out of a 6 week drought, normally I'd successionally sow).

Image: The seeded bed, with many labels.  The cardboard is protecting an ants nest.

Sods law says that old seeds will either not germinate at all, or will come up really thickly and need thinning! I hope for the latter!