Don’t toss those celery stubs! I’m growing all of my own celery this year from ‘stubs’ that I’ve cut off of purchased celery and rooted in water. They’re going in the ground soon!
Our greenhouse is situated in the same direction. We had to repair it today because 2x a year we get AWFUL winds from the East. Modifications were made, today. :)
I saw the pics of your greenhouse. :-( we get the same winds, but this winter we got some extras out of season, and even worse than usual: 70+ MPH gusts.
I’ve tried the celery stub thing several times, and they never thrived, so quit trying. They would put up some central stems maybe 3 inches, but never develop roots; then die when all the energy of the stub was drained. Didn’t matter whether I left them in water, or moved them to potting soil.
We’re 4,200’ at 43.4* N; Zone 5, technically; but Zone 4 realistically; and some things need to be rated for Zone 3 to fruit, or even survive. Frost free season is mid May to early September.
Along those lines, I quit trying to sprout mung been seeds, too; they just won’t do it. I KNOW I’m doing it right, because I grew beautiful sprouts regularly in both Oregon & SoCal. Can’t buy fresh ones, either, so I know it is something about the greater location they don’t like.