The GREENHOUSE is almost finished!!! Steven and Summer Moon have been working very hard, the next thing to figure out is how to get the sides to roll up so we can get some ventilation going on.
In the fields, the flowers are blooming, the bees are buzzing, it's a happy place to be!
Since the last post, Summer Moon planted more cruciferous around the greenhouse, with tomatoes and peppers inside the greenhouse. She and I have also planted a few rows of summer squash and winter zucchini. And Steven and I have been replanting the chinese cabbage (which was demolished by beetles) and spinach (which are bolting in the heat) with various brassicas. Steven has a few more plants to get in the ground - cucumbers for one. But the weather is very cooperative. The plants seem very happy and healthy. Some broccoli are already starting to head-up! We have had beautiful, warm days and then a few overcast days, then back to sunshine. We are hoping for a good, heavy rain sometime this year.
Today, I thinned beets and carrots just enough so that the next thinning will hopefully net us a nice bunch of baby root vegetables. Wireworm damage is almost zero (I pulled 13 total worms, but they were only on two plants).
In the fields, the flowers are blooming, the bees are buzzing, it's a happy place to be!
Since the last post, Summer Moon planted more cruciferous around the greenhouse, with tomatoes and peppers inside the greenhouse. She and I have also planted a few rows of summer squash and winter zucchini. And Steven and I have been replanting the chinese cabbage (which was demolished by beetles) and spinach (which are bolting in the heat) with various brassicas. Steven has a few more plants to get in the ground - cucumbers for one. But the weather is very cooperative. The plants seem very happy and healthy. Some broccoli are already starting to head-up! We have had beautiful, warm days and then a few overcast days, then back to sunshine. We are hoping for a good, heavy rain sometime this year.
Today, I thinned beets and carrots just enough so that the next thinning will hopefully net us a nice bunch of baby root vegetables. Wireworm damage is almost zero (I pulled 13 total worms, but they were only on two plants).
