Last weekend WS put up the collapsible greenhouse, and I placed all the veggie pots out there. Those had been re-potted from their starter packs to 6" pots several weeks ago. The herbs and flowers did not get repotted at that time because I had no more room to put plants.
Yesterday I finally got to re-pot the 48 seedlings that had been neglected and put them out in the greenhouse. It was warm enough that I could do the repotting on the deck, keeping the mess to a minimum.
The veggies have been happy in the collapsible greenhouse, even when the temps have dipped down to 30 - and I haven't put a heater in there. The greenhouse is kind of a pain because we have to guess what the weather will be like (on days we work) and either open the door before we go to work, or leave it closed up . The weather guessers are no help; on days they have said 55-60 and sunny (so we have opened the door), it never got above 48 - and was cloudy all day. Since the greenhouse is out in the woods (don't want to bake the plants in a full day of sunlight), that means it never really gets warm in there. However, as I said, the veggies have been happy, so we have done alright (and an unperfect greenhouse is tons better than no greenhouse at all!).
Either today or tomorrow I will raking leaves out of the flower beds, finishing up the new mulch in the roses (last week about 1/3 of the bed was still frozen so I couldn't take up the old mulch), and maybe planting some of the stuff that I got at end-of-season sales last fall. The other day I will be doing housework and studying for my final.
I know which of the days is better for each priority according to the weather guessers - but what actually happens, as far as the weather goes, may be a different story.
good luck in your final and i look forward to seeing pictures of the veggies later.
i always like the idea of growing my own but i'm just not consistent i the garden so consequently i don't get very far.
Posted by: bod | April 29, 2007 at 03:28 PM
I like the idea of growing my own veggies to. Some years I accomlish that better than other years.
Some crops I do better with than others; sweet peppers never give me anything (although, once again, I've got 12 plants started). Hot peppers,of which I have about a zillion years worth in the freezer, are something I can't fail at. Tomatoes vary from year to year.
Posted by: bogie | April 30, 2007 at 06:39 AM