My garlic has sprouted, but the bed with the newly purchased which was planted first is not growing as well as the ones I planted from my previous harvest.
The lemon tree has nice golden lemons with only a pea sized spot of green at the bottom, so I'll be using them pretty soon. I brought it into the house along with the aloe plant and one of the turmeric plants.
I duct taped a 10x20 ft plastic sheet above the patio doors and made a lean to type tent with the plant cart and grow light there, along with an electric heater.
This avoids having to heat an 8x12 ft uninsulated greenhouse. This space is about 2.5 x 7 x 7 ft area to heat. There will be enough space for a couple of more pots for spinach and lettuce on the outer/cooler side.
I added a crockpot of water with a lid that is missing the center screw/handle, and that brought the humidity up to the desirable level. This spring we plan to put up something similar only thicker plastic and use a heavy duty curtain rod for ease of entrance/exit to the rest. That will give us a better situation for the next winter as well as more space as the weather becomes warmer.
On the very sunny days, I have thrown back one edge of the plastic and basked in the sunlight at a warm 80+ degrees. It feels like summer. LOL
Hubby is going to be researching some sort of solar energy methods for heating it so we can start saving and planning for that.
I did most of my shopping on line this year and those are here, so I have gifts to wrap tonight. I hope all is well with you. Have a great weekend. Prayers up for all.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, GOD BLESS YOU ALL, AND GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!!
PINGING THE LIST.
Merry Christmas to All and God Bless America!
(((HUGS)))
Settling into a long New England winter (the season of "dead things").
So, what's with the garlic sprouting in December?
We plant in October and cover with a foot of mulched leaves - won't see them poke up until May. We have plenty dried to last us through the winter, though.
Stay warm and have a blessed Christmas.
Merry Christmas Y’all. Our garlic is thriving...
My raised beds have been put ‘to bed’ - layer of wet newspaper covered with a heavy layer of pine needles ..... I defy weeds to grow over the winter until it’s time to plant again!
One little rosemary plant left in the my herb garden - will cover with pine needles this weekend because there is a cold blast coming Christmas Day. Right now it’s been in the high 60’s the last couple of days, perfect to be out and about taking care of things around the farm.
Yesterday, I got all the limbs/debris, brought down by the very heavy snow Dec. 8-9, hauled away. Some big branches were partially broken off & hanging in the trees so that took a pole saw & lots of effort to get them down. Once down, I had to use a pruning saw to cut them into manageable pieces. My huge, ratcheted loppers were able to handle most of the rest in getting them to a size I could load/haul. It took from lunch to dark to do it all & I was whipped.
Today, the LAST leaf raking will occur - the big maple in the front yard finally has lost almost all of it’s leaves (this is the 3rd time I’ve had to rake/haul leaves just on this tree) - yay!!
Merry Christmas and best wishes for a joyous New Year to you & everyone as we head for 2018, Spring (I can’t wait!), and another MAGA year. :-)
Merry Christmas Greeneyes and also Merry Christmas to all my gardening friends. I had to make a trip into our local botanic gardens Wednesday just to spend some time in the big tropical conservatory. Needed badly to be around some greenery. Thanks greeneyes for hosting the thread so faithfully.