A question for successful bulb fennel growers

I have tried on a couple of occaisions to grow bulb fennel with any real success, mine tend to never reach the bulb stage..

I dont eat a great amount but like it in sea food salads.

Any experts amongst us who can impart their wisdom?.

My Broad Bean "collection" was split into Autumn sowing and Spring sowing varieties but, sorting them last night, I realised that they can be sown every month of the year - if you choose the right variety.

The most versatile are
 Aquadulce  Oct-March
Bunyards Exhibition Oct - May
Luz de Otono Oct - Dec, March - August
Wizard Field bean Feb - Apr, Sept - Oct.

Those 4 cover every month of the year!.............we won't talk about the other 11 varieties I have.

I know that BBs may not be everyone's favourites but I like growing them for their flowers and eating the young bean pods (before the beans form). My current idea is to sow BBs every month, not too many, 10-12, and dot them around the garden for "foraging" through the year. 

BBs for sowing in December are Aquadulce, Bunyard's Exhibition, Luz de Otono and Sutton.

Not sure where to post this question, but as it conserns eating I hope it OK here
Can you use fresh parsley seeds in cooking and can you eat them straight of the plant?

So, I have a pot of 50 odd seeds in a cold propagator in a dark place. Do I move it into the light once the first few seeds have germinated?

   

There are lots of regional names for some items, including these 4. 

Can you tell us the names you use and where you live (not your address as I'm not sending you a card!!)

Lots of you know that I absolutely love Christmas - yes, we can't do what we normally would but I love the whole thing - I'm still excited..

but all my old lights have slowly died. I took all my decs down from the attic and my last two sets have gone.

I ordered some in online - got the warm
Light - as I hate that blue. I put a couple up, the other day and the room was so bright I knew I would have to take them back down. I woke up in the night with a migraine - I've been having them for a few years so didn't think much of it.
Tried again yesterday and ended up sick and dizzy  ...I think it's the lights  now what do I do? I threw my 20 year Old ones in the bin. I did try to fix b them first. Can you get Christmas non LEDs?

What do these letters stand for and what do they have to do with next year?

I O U B L D R

If anyone works it out I'll be amazed but pleased.

Maybe its time to move on from growing tomatoes?

https://metro.co.uk/2020/12/07/rare-plan...-57mOh2zKw

Have you ever had one of those moments  when after being so sure that you have something you discover that you don't, today I decided to set up a propagating tray, got it all ready, l washed my seed trays mixed the compost and went to get my seeds I was sure I had several packets of pansies but after going through a my boxes of flower seeds then my veg seeds I have discovered that I don't have any

Just curious to know how people will be spending Christmas?

As much as we would love to see our Grandchildren we have decided to have a face time Christmas.  Christmas dinner for us will be spent over the plots.

Listening on the radio today, you can only make one bubble, so different children/family on different days is not allowed. Think the whole thing is going to be a disaster