Braved the cold, went out to check on the seedlings. It is 62 degrees in my hoop house. All is warm & snug! I have row cover - set up like a pup tent over the whole seedling shelves & a small space heater under the shelves. I lightly misted the plants, but was scared to water too heavy since I don't want them to get a chill. I will spray them down again in a couple of hours.
Yesterday hey had a short session on those who were able to grow tomatoes last yr in the heat. Overall the ones who had afternoon shade on their tomatoes & those who grew bush type varieties -- that we're in the ground the 1st wk in April. Bush type have lots of extra shade so that is why they were successful. I personally love bush types since they don't grow 8ft tall & need loads of staking.
DH finally has the whole house generator up & running. He insisted we turned on every electrical thing we owned to make sure the generator would support it. Over all I think the only downside is the generator is on the exterior wall that is directly behind my head when I am sleeping. So when a power outage occurs I may have to sleep in one of the kids rooms!
In about 6 wks I will start organizing a have & want list for poops-- so everyone start thinking of what you will want to buy & trade & what you will bring to buy or trade. Going to help DD clean some waterers & measure the library card box I bought to see where it will fit. DH was not impressed with it. I am certain it has to be better to put seeds in their than in shoe boxes. I know lots of people keep their seeds in the freezer-- but I dn have a whole shelf of freezer space to give up!
Nana glad you have good neighbors that notice when something is wrong!
Yesterday hey had a short session on those who were able to grow tomatoes last yr in the heat. Overall the ones who had afternoon shade on their tomatoes & those who grew bush type varieties -- that we're in the ground the 1st wk in April. Bush type have lots of extra shade so that is why they were successful. I personally love bush types since they don't grow 8ft tall & need loads of staking.
DH finally has the whole house generator up & running. He insisted we turned on every electrical thing we owned to make sure the generator would support it. Over all I think the only downside is the generator is on the exterior wall that is directly behind my head when I am sleeping. So when a power outage occurs I may have to sleep in one of the kids rooms!
In about 6 wks I will start organizing a have & want list for poops-- so everyone start thinking of what you will want to buy & trade & what you will bring to buy or trade. Going to help DD clean some waterers & measure the library card box I bought to see where it will fit. DH was not impressed with it. I am certain it has to be better to put seeds in their than in shoe boxes. I know lots of people keep their seeds in the freezer-- but I dn have a whole shelf of freezer space to give up!
Nana glad you have good neighbors that notice when something is wrong!
