Broccoli started in paper towel

Decided to try growing broccoli again this year!  Tried it only once I think, quite a few years ago, with no success.  Oh wait -- thanks to the blog I see I also tried some in 2017, but they were late-season runts from Canadian Tire planted in July (which also didn't come to anything) -- so, doesn't really count.

Have been hesitant to grow it due to caterpillar issue, but will try covering it with row cover. 

So, started seeds in paper towel / bag today.  Might be a bit early, but being a cool-weather crop I figure might not hurt to give them a good head start.

(These are the "Waltham" seeds from the foil pack, which is now 3 years old)

More parsley started in paper towels

In retrospect, I'm not sure why I did this, but started more of both kinds of parsley in paper towels today.  I think it's just in case any of the ones I have so far don't make it, such as due to me waiting too long to pot some of them.

Potted into soil more onions, celery, and parsley

Up to 5 celery potted now if they all take.  No more needed, that's plenty.

Up to 19 onions potted now if they all take.  No more needed, that's plenty.

Up to ... (I can't remember, I think8 or 9) parsley potted now if they all take.

I waited too long to pot these ones -- many roots had grown quite long in the paper towel, several cms.  Hopefully they'll forgive my tardiness.

Yellow-red perennial sprouted! And some celery. Moved into soil.

Cool!  One of the seeds collected from 2019's yellow-red perennial has sprouted (in the paper towel).  It looks like two leafs, but I don't see any actual roots yet.  Moved it into soil.

Celeries have started sprouting too.  Moved into soil as well.  And some more onions and parsley.

Potted into soil 1 parsley and a bunch of onions (no sign of celery yet)

These were from the plastic bag "sowing" last Sunday, February 16th.

The 2018 onions are sprouting, but more of the 2019 onions have sprouted, so far.

The 1 parsley that has sprouted so far is from the Single Hardy Italian variety.

Celery, parsley (two kinds), onions (2019 and 2018), and yellow-red perennial started in paper towel baggies

Today, I started these, using the paper towel baggie method (which for some reason I don't think I've really ever done before):

- celery (same variety as always, from the foil packet)
- parsley (two varieties:  forest green and single Italian)
- onions (2019 collected and 2018 collected)
- yellow-red perennial from in front of the fence (2019 collected)

Still many beets, potatoes, and squash (and a few carrots) from last year

Last year's harvest still here:

- beets (quite a few)
- potatoes
- carrots (only a few left now)
- butternut squash (5, including 2 biggg ones...  slowly getting through them)
- jumbo pink banana squash (the 2 ginormous first harvested ones, and one relatively reasonable size)


The freezer meals are getting eaten, but still lots left.