Only one week after sowing 40 'Calabrese' heirloom broccoli seeds, 36 have successfully emerged. The remaining four did not and were replanted. They are being grown in a 50-50 mix of Metro Mix and worm castings. When I see life like this it makes me even more inpatient for spring to arrive, but more appreciative of what it brings with it each year. It seems like it has been a long, cold winter this year and when you see new green life come out of the dark soil, it is encouragement to hang on...spring is almost here!