1/31/24 - after one week four teeny tiny spouts have emerged.

2/7/24 - two weeks. So far, not very promising.

1/31/24 - germination after one week

2/7/24 - two weeks. Trimmed to three inches after this photo

I noticed these were drying out (when in reality they were too wet) so I watered them, and watered them, and ended up drowning them. Complete failure. Luckily, I have more seed in the freezer and will try again next winter for the 2025 season.

1/14/2024 - Planting 2A - 16 days after planting, 20 seeds have germinated out of 40-ish (roughly 50% germination). Honestly, they aren't very strong seedlings.

1/18/2024 - Three weeks and the majority of the seedlings look like they won't make it. I'll keep coaxing and tending to them.

1/24/2024 - Since there are only 5 or 6 viable seedlings, today I trimmed them down and sowed the second batch of Winterton seeds in the same space. 

2/15/2024 - they all died off.

1/31/24 - a few new sprouts after one week. First planting (larger sprouts) are not doing well.

2/7/24 - two weeks. At this point I'm guessing I will not have any seedlings strong enough to transplant, but I'm remaining hopeful.

2/15/24 - they all died.

1/3/2024 - Planting 1A - five days after the December 29, 2023 planting of 300-ish seeds in a 10x20 tray in the basement.

1/14/2024 - 16 days after planting. I will count how many germinated while I'm transplanting this spring.

1/18/2024 - 3 weeks and seedlings are just over three inches tall. I will trim them down next week.

1/24/2024 - Seedlings were 4-5" (10-13 cm) tall so I gave them their first trim down to about 2-1/2" (6 cm). Once a week I will trim them until it is time to transplant.

1/24/2024 - Video of Seed Renaissance planting.

2/7/24 - five weeks. Photo taken prior to second trim.

3/9/2024 - I over-watered these and they started to die, so I transplanted them.

3/22/2024 - I transplanted them too late. A couple may survive, but I learned a valuable lesson ... use a moisture meter to measure how much water is needed, not my finger.

2023/05/20 These Green Mountain Potato Onion Seeds from Full Sky Farm were started five months too late during May 2023 - 50 started; 10 germinated/sprouted.

2023/07/16 Of the ten seeds that germinated/sprouted, these five survived and are three inches tall, and were transplanted into pots. 

2023/08/02 One seedling is doing very well, and another is okay. Three are stagnant.

2023/08/11 I almost culled the three stagnant seedlings today, but decided to give them one last chance.

2023/08/30 Update: all three dried up and died on their own.

2023/09/18 Two did well. The bulb on the left and was planted outside October 17, 2023. The one of the right which did not bulb was placed in the basement for the duration of winter.

2023/12/02 The one that did not bulb is now splitting in the basement. Curious to see if I will get two bulbs or two green onions.

If they do not bulb I will cull this plant.