Greetings!
Today was a fun day in the greenhouse, even though at one point I thought it was going to blow off the patio in the crazy wind.
Two of USM's AmeriCorps Vista Volunteers joined me for a miniature planting party. We planted two mixes of leafy lettuce (see David Cimato and David Brown hard at work, below) in two of the greenhouse beds.
Then we made soil blocks in which we planted two varieties of pickling cucumbers (Stephanie, the Food Service Director here in Gorham, has decided we'll be making homemade pickles this year) and borage (which I don't really know that much about and don't really know how to use).
The seeds will spend the next few weeks on the seedling warming mat through germination and up until they get their first true leaves, at which point they no longer need the heat of the mat.
And then it started to snow outside...? It's hard to see in the photo below, but if you double click it will open in full size and you can see the flakes better.
We should have lettuce to eat early to mid June and the cucumbers will be ready to transplant into a rolling bed outside shortly after Memorial Day, but not a moment before! The snow reminded me that although we have been fortunate up until this point with our weather, springtime in Maine is anything be predictable.
Enjoy the weird weather while it lasts,
Tyler
1 comment:
Hello,
I was wondering how you did the greenhouse bed on the picture above. We are trying to do something similar for this urban project that would benefit the homeless. Your reply would greatly be appreciated. Sarah
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