High of 85*, Relative Humidity 18%
These are the climate stats from the new greenhouse. Mike left me in charge of managing the temperature and water requirements of all the tomato, pepper, and lettuce seedlings today as he has to be in Atlanta for business. (He's only called twice to get updates.....on the plants, not the children.) I've rolled up the side curtains (easier than it looks) and watered almost all of the tomato seedlings. Those little black plastic trays really dry out in the warm air of the greenhouse. Gotta stay on top of moisture application!
The chard has germinated nicely, as have several of the lettuces. Mike stumbled on a pack of Napa cabbage seeds from last year that didn't get sown; he planted them on Wednesday last week and they are also sprouting well. We'll need that wider variety of greens if our CSA gets off the ground.
Speaking of seedling performance, I am amazed at how much the tomatoes have jumped up since last week. We transplanted a couple hundred plants on Monday and Wednesday and they are already noticeably and measureably taller and stronger than just one week ago. Very encouraging to see them so healthy.
As for my box beds, I don't have any beets or carrots planted yet. But the weather this week looks great and I hope to get to it tomorrow. When I weed the garlic. Really!
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