Jenny and her daughter Fawn helped sew seeds which we are starting in out little greenhouse. Just in time for a snow storm! And snow it did, finally! Tracy checked the high and low temp in the little greenhouse and with the heater on, we kept the temp in an decent range during the day. The low temp at night would probably be cause for concern if the seedlings were already going. We are going to try to help store heat in water containers place in the greenhouse. During the day they absorb heat, and then release it in the evening. While I’m a little concerned about the cheapo greenhouse, I think we can make it work by using all the solar greenhouse tricks I’ve learned. (and the old fashioned electric heater.)

As we laid the ground cloth, we realized some calculation errors. We ended up making our rows wider than originally planned, and the cloth doesn’t cover quite as we planned. But most of the rows will not have the cloth once we plant since we are planting intensively and plan to mulch with straw.

The wind has also been a challenge, ripping the fabric pins out of the soil and even the rocks haven’t always stayed in place. Most of the fabric has stayed in place, and a few rows have had a mind of their own. So far we haven’t lost any fabric, and haven’t spent too much time putting it back in place.