May 19: Peppers and Tomatoes in!
Today was a perfect day to put all the plant babies into the raised beds. Last fall I had planted some garlic and early spring I tossed some potatoes (that had started to grow in my pantry) into the smaller beds. I had propagated all the tomatoes from seed as well as some peppers, and true to form my tomato labels were completely scrambled as I moved the seedlings from the greenhouse to the beds! So now it is kind of a crap-shoot to figure out which plant is determinate and which is indeterminate. I was hoping to keep the taller ones in the rear, and shorter bushier plants in the forefront but..well you know “the best laid plans…”
I am attempting to propagate some eggplants and some more onions, I find onions incredibly difficult to germinate, but this year I was able to get about 18 red and yellow plants to survive. The greenhouse was a success this spring! Bill set up a system with an air conditioner/ dehumidifier so when it gets above 70 degrees, the air conditioner creates condensate and with the addition of a pump, empties water into my “AutoPot” gravity self watering system. I am hoping it can work through the summer and early fall as I know once the temperature gets too cold for the AC to create condensate, the plants get too dry and they fall below their 55 degree comfort zone. We had set this system up at the end of last summer, so this will be the first full growing season test!
Still setting up the Huglekulture garden. Spring cleanup filled the spent soil with fresh load of twigs and organic matter. it has been sitting a couple of weeks in the “April Shower” weather, and I am just adding new soil to the top of the bed so it can start filtering down. I had tossed a few potatoes that were going soft into the twigs, and as expected, they are growing! Honestly…ANYTHING that goes into that plot grows like something out of a Disney movie (Snow White to be specific)
Grafedie in the Library 