WOW! What a week this has been. I obviously have had no time since last writing to record the construction of our greenhouse last weekend. It was a miracle that came together before our very eyes. It is now so much in place that I can’t imagine what was there before?



Su.Sane has planted 16 flats of seeds, and they are warmed up and germinating in the greenhouse. Robert put in a heater for night temperature control, and during the day we are reading temps between 70-80, depending on sunlight.

The rosemary’s, etc, finally made it back outside and they are very happy. They have their own little house of plastic outside the main greenhouse, so they can be watered and tended separately. The ground is still too cold for our root veggie seeds and seed potatoes, but we hope to get some spinach and lettuce in this weekend. Robert plans to till up a vegetable garden on the east side of the yard, it is level, and has wood ash and sand in the area.

I have gone wild on all my garden journals, calendars, and more calendars. Now the point will be to keep them straight and caught up, since I have so many to tend now – whew – I may have gone overboard, but each one does have a distinctive focus!

IT’S DONE!
Robert and Joseph got 5 new garden beds tilled this morning before the rains are supposed to come. They look great, of course Robert and Joseph looked a little tired around the edges….but they are proud of their accomplishments. Robert also tilled areas in the flower beds that had no perennials, and there was beautiful black dirt!! We can have 1/3 more flowers in that garden now – YES!

Su.Sane watered the flats this am, the morning glories in the incubator are already popping through the soil – what a joy to see. We got the water garden uncovered and filled. Lucky Ducky is happily floating in the flowing water and looking for a mate??? We are thrilled that the pond survived the frozen ground and is holding its water well.

All the beds are now raked of leaves and dried stems cut back, so now all we need to do is use the Cock-a-Doodle Doo, and then wait for the seedlings. Feels great!

Headed off for coffee now, with a good mornings work behind us.