Monthly Archives: March 2020

Andy has the watering timers set up now, and he’s testing the system for leaks. He still has to install the drip lines before he can automatically water the plants. March 31, 2020

Does anyone else have fond memories of Jello? March 30, 2020

And it was in the 80s in the greenhouse. The tomatoes are starting to sprout, and the squash have noticeably grown. The columns, in order from the left, are melon cucumber watermelon squash tomato zucchini cabbage cabbage tomato tomato March … Continue reading →

Andy is about 5’8″ tall, and the tallest tassel is over his head now. He’s told the corn it’s about time for it to stop growing — let’s see if it listens to him. March 28, 2020

The corn is growing too: And the lettuce is growing more leaves. No end of entertainment here. March 27, 2020

Nick and Ann told me that their comments weren’t appearing, so I eventually had the sense to check my spam folder. Sigh, it wasn’t just theirs, some others were there too. So I marked them as not spam and will … Continue reading →

Notice the cucumbers (second column from the left) and the cabbage (eighth column from the left) have grown slightly, and a few other seeds are starting to sprout. Andy didn’t go up to the land today, but hopefully will go … Continue reading →

Andy planted some seeds in his starting kit and kept the soil warm with the heating pad we mentioned before. Six days later the cucumbers (second column from the left) and cabbage (eighth column from the left) are starting to … Continue reading →

The goal of tidying is to make room for meaningful objects, people and experiences. I can think of no greater happiness in life than being surrounded only by the things I love. — Marie Kondo Has anyone tried the Marie … Continue reading →

Andy is planning to install drip irrigation controlled by the timer system shown in the picture above. Why four timers instead of one? Because they are unreliable. Sometimes they don’t shut off, which would flood the greenhouse and drain our … Continue reading →