Greenhouse Labor

Greenhouse Labor

The process of replanting the things that have sprouted has started. For the things in rockwool that germinated, the little square was removed and broken to leave the root exposed and the remaining sliver of rockwool and the plant were placed in a paper cup full of dirt. For the things that were already in cups of dirt all I had to do was label them and move them into another flat.

For seeds that have not germinated pure rainwater is used. Once the seeds germinate they get rainwater with compost tea. The compost tea was made by filling an old pillow case with compost and putting it into a 30 gal trashcan full of rainwater. The rain barrels each have a mosquito dunk in them. The mosquito dunks are powered by bacillus thuringiensis. This is a natural pathogen for mosquitoes. I understand that it also affects many other harmful insects. I hope it isn’t too hard on the beneficials.

Outside the greenhouse, the cooking greens and salad greens are doing great. The garden is almost mulched and the camillias are blooming. The purple cabbages are growing very very slowly.





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/.