Off and Running

[grnspot110]

Nice greenhouse!:thumbsup:

I have an 8 x 10' hoop house, but it's still too cold to start anything here yet. ~~ Lowell

 

[lakngulf]

Good job. When do you plant them in the garden? Eddie

Normally, I would keep an eye on the 10 day forecast between now and Easter. If I saw no freezes before Easter then I would plant. This year, however, I am taking a gamble. I leave on April 1 on a three week trip, so on March 30-31 I will put some stuff in the ground. I have an irrigation system to give it some water along the way, but it will be a risk because we can get some cold weather in April.

When I get back I will either have some stuff growing great, or I will replant. I will start some more in the greenhouse before I leave.

 

[lakngulf]

I may be "jumping the gun" but I had some beans and corn in the greenhouse big enough to go in the garden so here goes:

DIRT


HEALTHY PLANTS WITH GREAT ROOTS


INSTANT ROW OF BEANS


And the corn the same way. This worked last year so got my fingers crossed. Ten day forecast looks pretty good.

 

[lakngulf]

I have been on an extended trip and have not seen my garden for two weeks. This is what happened on Tuesday and Tuesday night. High winds and COLD temps. I hope the little plants used the high 70s weather to get strong and healthy and did not succumb to the frigid temps. Temps looked great after Tuesday night



I will post some update pictures when I return.

 

[EddieWalker]

We've been planting too and that cold snap has us wondering if we planted too soon. So far, it's too early to tell, but what was growing is still growing and what hasn't come up yet is still a mystery. Looking at your pics really has me wanting to get our greenhouse built before winter!!!

Eddie

 

[dmccarty]

The average last freeze date for my area is 4/15. We had below freezing temps on 4/15 and 4/16. I might have to start a fire in the wood stove today and/or tomorrow! :shocked:

Garden is not even close to being ready for planting.

Later,
Dan

 

[lakngulf]

Looking at your pics really has me wanting to get our greenhouse built before winter!!!

Eddie

Whoa!! I can't wait to see the "Eddie Bauer (I mean Walker)" version of a greenhouse. You add a special touch to everything you build.

 

[lakngulf]

Back from my trip and was anxious to see what effect the low temps had.

Beans took it hard and will have to be replanted:


But corn and most of the tomato plants made it ok:




I have a few plants in fresh, rich top soil. Amazing how much better they look than the ones in containers

 

[lakngulf]

I had a friend watering and monitoring the young plants in the greenhouse. Well, give young plants over two weeks in a greenhouse and they become leggy plants. They are all very healthy, and will be in the ground soon, after a couple days of hardening in the sun. They should have been placed outside during the two week span, but no way to make that happen.





Before I left I planted several items (beans, corn, okra, more tomatoes) to have for the garden in case the cold temps cancelled out what I had planted earlier.