By the time Bob and I were through with the Seed Savers catalogue, we had ordered 12 varieties of tomatoes and that was just the beginning. The seeds arrived a few days ago, and it was feeling like spring. So I picked up potting soil on the way over to Suzy’s, and brought along a bag of worm castings (we call it pixie dust and sprinkle it on the flats when they’re planted).
Such a nice set-up! It’s a passive solar greenhouse in the background.
We filled the flats with potting mixture, and put in the seeds.
We put up the shelves, and filled them with newly planted flats. Each flat has 66 plugs, and this side has 11 flats so you’re looking at 700+ little plants-to-be.
Suzy is stringing heating wire under the flats, because it’s still chilly at night.
Three days later, Suzy said You should come over and look: the greenhouse is stuffed.
And it was.
Very impressive! Say, how is that mustang filly doing? We need an update!
I was just to leave a comment about that filly and I see that Pat beat me to it.
I have been reading your blog everyday. You live in the most beautiful place. I love all the wildlife that you see.
I think you are going to have TONS of tomatoes. Where I live I always have trouble with black spot. It rains a lot here.
Good luck with all of your seeds.
Nothing is as optimistic as Spring planting!
I always used to plan a great garden, and overdo it. Lately, I’ve just about given up on vegetables. So now my husband has taken over… and he’s overdoing it.
But maybe this is the year to really go crazy in the garden!
Sweet. Take good care of her.