By John, on March 5th, 2011 |
 What a difference a year makes. Last year, Phyllis planted peas on February 28th. This year, it’s early March and my beds are all frozen and half are still covered in snow. Meanwhile, my fellow New England gardening bloggers have been furiously posting about the seeds they’ve started and torturing me with tantalizing photos of seed trays bursting with lush new life. You see, I don’t have a basement or spare room to turn over to seed starting, we’ve always done it in our detached and currently frigid garage. Besides, according to my planting planner, I’m not supposed to be starting anything until mid-March anyway.
So it was a relief when I received a newsletter from my CSA stating that they themselves had just received their shipment of starting mix. I realized that I’m not behind the eight ball. Heck, if a professional farmer hasn’t started her seedlings yet, how wrong could I be? Feelings of inadequacy averted.
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By Phyllis, on May 14th, 2010 |
 Juliana Mini 3 Greenhouse Temps in the greenhouse have been reliably about 10 to 20 degrees higher or more than the air temps, and I want to see if I can extend our season into fall. An extra 10 to 20 degrees means that we may be able to have fresh tomatoes long after the summer crop is finished. By the end of June I’ll start fall tomato seeds in the garage under grow lights to get them big enough transplant into large containers by end of july in order to do …continue reading
By Phyllis, on April 25th, 2010 |
This weekend John built a Juliana lean-to mini greenhouse. I really love it, but he cursed mightily while putting it together and this comes from a man who built models all throughout childhood. He’s not exactly lacking in the skills needed to build something in 3-D from flat components and a couple hundred parts. This greenhouse has a very simple profile, but the construction is actually rather complex. There are no written instructions, just …continue reading
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What a difference a year makes. Last year, Phyllis planted peas on February 28th. This year, it’s early March and my beds are all frozen and half are still covered in snow. Meanwhile, my fellow New England gardening bloggers have been furiously posting about the seeds they’ve started and torturing me with tantalizing photos of seed trays bursting with lush new life. You see, I don’t have a basement or spare room to turn over to seed starting, we’ve always done it in our detached and currently frigid garage. Besides, according to my planting planner, I’m not supposed to be starting anything until mid-March anyway.
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