News from the Greenhouse

There have just barely been enough rainy days to get the greenhouse ready for winter planting. It is probably too early anyway, but planting has begun. Some things started really early like starting plants from cuttings. Others started on the 12th. Before that almost all of the flats were filled with dirt-filled pots .

On the 12th two flats were planted. They mostly contained things that are really slow to germinate, like ghost peppers. There were also a few of some weird Yugoslavian tomatoes and a few marigolds. A bulb was found in the compost that was sprouting. I’m not sure what it is, but I have a fixation with volunteers so it was potted, and lives in the greenhouse.

Two more flats were planted on the 16th and another 2 on the 20th. One flat has been filled with sprouted plants. The newly planted cups (or pots) are placed in a flat that contains water and covered with a cloche. When they sprout they are moved to a flat that does not hold water and left uncovered. All of the plants (except for that bulb) are on heated mats.



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