GA: Open! Planted onions, leeks, parsley, celery, forget-me-nots, crimson clover

Day 1 of GA being open!

Sadly the weather this weekend and upcoming week is the pits -- cool and rainy.  But good for the cold-hardies.

So, today, these went in:

- Onions:  First, to the east are the ones from my home-sown seedlings consisting of New York Early, with a few Frontier in there; then the rest to the west are all from sets bought at Ritchies', consisting of (in no particular order) red, large white, normal white, and yellow.  All had some kelp, a few alfalfas, mrp, and az.  Leafs loosely scattered over top.  9 per square foot with a few leftovers tucked in throughout.  Covered right away using the short metal fences and a sheer curtain.

- Leeks:  All are from my home-sown seedlings.  I used the dowel to make nice ~6" deep holes, into which I added alf, kelp, mrp, and az.  Placed the seedlings, then when I watered them in the holes kind of filled up right away.  Leaves loosely scattered over top but then I decided I wanted to give them a few days so brushed most of the leaves to one side.  9 per square foot.  Covered right away using the short metal fences and a sheer curtain.

- Parsley:  ~5 seedlings.

- Celery:  ~6 seedlings.

- Crimson clover:  In the east part of the southmost bed.  Didn't amend the soil at all, just loosely raked it, scattered seeds randomly, raked to gently cover, watered.  More seeds were showing than I wanted, so scattered soil over top for better cover.

Started some peppers, and more celery and stevia

Peppers started:

- Witch Stick (bought last year but I can't remember if it gave the too-hot little ones or the decent long ones or if it gave nothing at all)

- Jalapeno

- Hungarian Yellow Sweet (oops, forgot to not start the sweet peppers until later)

Also started more celery and stevia to fill in the gaps.

Started celery round 2 (bec most of R1 seedlings flopped, only 4 good ones)

Started broccoli (Belstar & Piracicaba), parsley, and celery

 Started broccoli (Belstar & Piracicaba), parsley, and celery.

Belstar is new to me this year, recommended by Susan M.

Celery, parsley, broccoli (piracicaba) started in PT

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Celery: In-ground is harvestable! Potted is behind but getting there. Some potted yellowing, so added alfalfa.

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Broccoli, chard, kale, celery, parsley, lettuce transplanted (some still left in pots for now)

The broccoli's soil was amended with the following into each plant's hole:  1 tbsp kelp, 1/2 tbsp mrp, 1/2 tbsp az, and a generous sprinkling of alfalfa.  Forgot to add myc.

All the others were amended with a bit of each and some myc.

Haven't installed the tulle/cover yet.

Hardening off of onions, parsley, broccoli, and celery started today

Hardening will be a bit sporadic because the weather forecast is so-so.

But today started with 1 or 2 hours in the afternoon shade, around 2 or 3 degrees.

Parsley, celery, and broccoli started in paper towels

Forest Green parsley,

Piracicaba broccoli (not doing any of the other types this year),

Tall Utah Improved celery (from the foil package seed selection from several years ago).

First celery stalk harvested

The potted ones aren't doing great this year (unlike last year) but the in-ground ones are coming along nicely.

Celery turning yellow (oldest leaves) -- will add alfalfa pellets for nitrogen

Both the potted and in-ground.

Picked off the yellow leaves from the potted a few days ago, and now more are turning yellow.

So, today added alfalfa, but to the potted only.

I don't think the celery had the yellowing last year; hopefully it's just a nitrogen deficiency.

Chards, parsley, and celery transplanted

Several chards, all of the parsley, and several of the celery will share a nice tulled section in the west bed.  These were all started inside and have been living outside full time for the last week or so other than coming in on some cold nights.

More chard to come still, as a few are still hardening, and there's also the winter sowed chards which are still in their containters.

Have been hardening all of the cold hardies

For the last week or two most of the cold hardies (chard, parsley, celery, piracicaba broccoli) that I started inside have been hardening off, now just coming in on the coldest nights.  Should be ready to transplant soon.

Sowed in PT: celery, parsley (Forest Green), broccoli (Waltham & Piracicaba)

I'm sure I'll end up needing to do a round two of the broccoli as WS, but why not given inside a try again.

Celery rotting too, maybe same as what kale had?

So I removed / cut down all the celeries in the central bed.  Some of them looked ok so far, but I've moved the birdfeeder there so I won't be eating anything there anyway.

The two remaining celery in the pot next to my chair I didn't have a close look at, but harvested some today and didn't notice anything.

Celery harvestable starting ~a month ago (nice big stalks)

I've harvested only a few stalks, but it's been really nice and harvestable for about the past month or so.  It's doing well in the container next to the chair too (two plants in the container).

Rest of celery transplanted: 2 into container, 1 in ground

Figured why not try celery in container since I couldn't decide on an ideal spot for the remaining celery.

Mixed in lots of kelp meal and pre-soaked alfalfa pellets.

Cold temps / snow impacted the transplanted celery

The cold temps and light snow we had, for which I think the celery wasn't covered because the pots had blown off, seem to have taken a bit of a hit but I think they'll make it.

Celery x 3 transplanted into garden

 Will keep the other three in pots a little while longer.

Hardening off started today! So beautiful and warm!

 Wow, it's the start of a really warm and sunny stretch, highs of ~10-15.  Figured why not get start hardening off the parsley, forget-me-nots, celery, indoor onions, and indoor broccoli.  Gave them an hour in the sun today, then back inside under the lights.