osprey94's Blog

This might be the SLOOOWWWWEST progress in the history of the world. We've had the greenhouse in boxes for months and now, after finally getting started on it, all we have to show for it is the foundation. And we spent ALL DAY on this sucker.

Here's what it looks like now:

Here's what it looked like as of yesterday:

Much better. It was hard work. D, his dad and I worked from about 9 am till 3pm. I'm tuckered and don't want to work anymore, but we'll probably do a little more filling in with gravel all around the foundation. I got two new gardening books and all I want to do is lounge and read them.

Here they are:

Growing Vegetables is very readable so far. I'm starting that one first. The Anne Lovejoy one seems to cover most of the stuff in her other books I have, so I'm not sure about that one. Gotta give it a closer look.

Today was WARM and sunny. In my thin, long-sleeved shirt and jeans I was almost too warm for comfort by noon. But I didn't really have to get down to a short-sleeved shirt.

I dug up all my spinach and lettuce seedlings. They were packed so close I couldn't thin them unless I sat there for 2 hours snipping out the extras. What a waste. This time, I'm going to plant them "square foot garden" style. It's a little late now, to start them, but hey, we've had snow and hail up until now! The problem will be if they have enough time to get mature before they go to seed from the hot dry middle of the summer days.

I'll just eat a lot of baby spinach and lettuce and then plant again for a fall harvest.

I've seen some gorgeous BIG tomato plants at the stores, but I'm too afraid to plant them with this crazy weather. I need to refer back to last year's tomato plantings and see when I did them. THAT'S another reason this blog is so great. It's the best way to keep track for me.

Off to read my books! In the sun! Weeeeeeeee!!!!