The Greenhouse Today

The last day of April has finally arrived and my greenhouse is growing! The poblano peppers finally started to pop their heads as did the heirloom tomatoes! These are the last seedlings to emerge. I wanted you to see what things look like today…we are a short distance away from these guys going into the ground. In a couple of days I will be leaving the door to the greenhouse open at night to acclimate the plants to the cooler evening temperatures.

Left side of the greenhouse

Right side of the greenhouse

The potato pots have had additional soil added to them and I will be adding more again. The greens need to remain above the soil so the plants stay healthy.

Potatoes

Acorn squash and cucumbers

Corn

Green beans

Peas

Tuscan melons

Zucchini and wax beans

What are you doing for your garden this year? Let me know!

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Greenhouse Update

My little upstarts have been going gung ho! Today I noticed that tomatoes are coming up as is the Love in the Mist! It is so exciting to see the changes in the seedlings. I will be donating some of the many plants to the community garden that feeds those in need. The last photos were taken 4 days ago, and here is what it looks like today!

Left side of the greenhouse

Right side of the greenhouse

Corn

Beans, cucumbers and squash

Potatoes

Zucchini

Isn’t it amazing to see the difference after 4 days?  Check back again to see the progress!

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My Little Upstarts

We begin our lives as a little seed nestled in a dark womb. Nutrients pass through our outer shell feeding us and bringing us to life. Every day there are changes to what we once were as we transition from a thought to a living breathing wonder of nature. Here is the first part of our journey into life!

April 8th planting day left side

10 days later left side

Today, 2 days later left side

April 8th planting day right side

10 days later right side

Today, 2 days later right side

We will be still struggling as we grow, and we invite you to come back and check our progress next week!

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A Day in the Greenhouse

I spent hours today inside the greenhouse planting many of the vegetables and some of the flowers that will hopefully grow for me this season. I started by getting my seeds arranged and then creating my labels.

Getting ready for planting

More packets ready

It was very relaxing letting my mind wander as I sat and filled my trays and containers with soil, dropped in the tiny seeds, and covered them with soil.

Once this was done, I got two of my potato pots ready. This is something new I am trying this year. The package included a plastic piece that needed to be inserted at the top of the pot to hold it in the shape. One comment about these: I found that on one of the pots they had sewed the seam down making it impossible to go all the way around, and the other was larger than the pot itself leaving a small portion of the plastic exposed. Further the directions indicate how much soil to put in, and not having a ruler at hand it would have been nice for the maker to have included a mark to the first level of dirt required. Be that as it may, I guesstimated the amount of soil, and got my starter potatoes in.

When I was done with these I watered all the containers.

One side planted

The other side is planted too

The door is ready to close

You may have noticed the large blue barrel at the back end of the greenhouse. This is filled with water and will warm up during the day, and will act as radiant heat keeping the greenhouse warmer at night.  The potato pots are the two green cylinders on the ground at the left.

Check back later as I mark the progress of what I have planted! The earliest to sprout is 7 days!

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Getting Ready for Spring

I find myself itching to start getting ready for the spring season. I have done some clean up in the vegetable bed, but what really needs work is the greenhouse. Come and take a look with me…

The greenhouse before

Pots are strewn around, tools are in no particular spot, and dead weeds abound from the rock floor. If the weather continues the way that it has this season, I need to get this place in order! So, I straightened up and organized!

Cleaned up

and ready to use!

Now let’s take a look at what I am planning on putting in!

This coming season's vegetables

My mouth is already watering thinking about all the different flavors that my garden will produce. Did you notice the potatoes? The first year we lived here I grew Kenebeck potatoes and they made for some really tasty fries! This year I will be growing these in special potato pots!

Maybe you noticed that there are no tomato seeds. I have a source for heirloom tomatoes and I get these as early as possible.

Stay tuned for future posts as I take you through getting started this growing season, and follow along as it progresses!

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