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Garden Master
The onion seed has sprouted nicely in the greenhouse with our several days of sunshine. Boom!
Encouraged, pak choi and cabbage seeds are now in a flat of soil. Additionally, some very special lettuce seed will have a chance to make their start. This is a bit early but will allow for transferring in a couple of weeks to garden beds covered by the temporary hoop house. Additional seed may be started by that time for more outdoor locations. I am likely to be bringing the flats of everything except the onions in on a number of nights but they should be okay during the daytime out there.
Some of the sweet peppers are up and growing and, just as the sun has disappeared behind the clouds the last few days, I have the container out in the South Window during daylight hours. That's a very cool room without the sun so I've waited until somewhat late and kept the cover on to help hold whatever warmth above air temperature might happen. Of course, I have to pay attention to any sunbreaks since it may become too hot with that lid on. It's okay, errands are usually accomplished quickly and aren't too far away. Back in the kitchen in the evening, they are able to maintain "room temperature" while the rest of the house drops into the low 60's. I gotta say, it isn't quite optimum for peppers and that has been proven over many years but it still works.
Other plantings in the soil mix haven't left the kitchen –– and include tomatoes, eggplants and celeriac. Nothing is showing with those but the seed has only had about 4 days to make their start.
How are your plant starts and startings coming along?
Steve
Encouraged, pak choi and cabbage seeds are now in a flat of soil. Additionally, some very special lettuce seed will have a chance to make their start. This is a bit early but will allow for transferring in a couple of weeks to garden beds covered by the temporary hoop house. Additional seed may be started by that time for more outdoor locations. I am likely to be bringing the flats of everything except the onions in on a number of nights but they should be okay during the daytime out there.
Some of the sweet peppers are up and growing and, just as the sun has disappeared behind the clouds the last few days, I have the container out in the South Window during daylight hours. That's a very cool room without the sun so I've waited until somewhat late and kept the cover on to help hold whatever warmth above air temperature might happen. Of course, I have to pay attention to any sunbreaks since it may become too hot with that lid on. It's okay, errands are usually accomplished quickly and aren't too far away. Back in the kitchen in the evening, they are able to maintain "room temperature" while the rest of the house drops into the low 60's. I gotta say, it isn't quite optimum for peppers and that has been proven over many years but it still works.
Other plantings in the soil mix haven't left the kitchen –– and include tomatoes, eggplants and celeriac. Nothing is showing with those but the seed has only had about 4 days to make their start.
How are your plant starts and startings coming along?
Steve
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