Why the Frozen Greenhouse?

Why the Frozen Greenhouse?

I was really puzzled about the greenhouse freezing. The little block heater worked during the coldest part of last year when the greenhouse was not nearly as tight as it is now. I took home an extra block heater and bought a pad to go under a couple of flats.

When I got home, I went to work in the greenhouse. I noticed that there was no heat coming from the block heater. It was cut off. Duh!!!!! I vaguely remember my son commenting that I had forgotten and left the greenhouse plugged in all day. I told him that I didn’t forget. I left it on purposely. I had no idea that he had turned the heater off. The broccoli plants did not seem to have been killed. They may have been stunted though.

Today (1/7/08) is the day for root crops according to Blum’s http://www.blumsalmanac.com/ . I will be planting radish, carrots, beets and potatoes. Yesterday I cut the eyes out of potatoes that we are planning on cooking. They are laid out on a piece of paper to “cure”. This makes them more rot resistant when they are planted. This will be the second planting of potatoes. They will not come up until the ground warms some.






David Segrest is an International REALTOR in Charlotte, NC. His email is david@segrestrealty.com , His webpage is http://www.segrestrealty.com/ , and his international real estate blog is http://dointernationalrealestate.blogspot.com/.