Damage Control

April 15th

Seriously April, Seriously??  It was freezing cold and cloudy today and then around 4:00 in the afternoon it started snowing.  I think it bothers me more now that I depend on the sun and its warm rays to grow all these delicious vegetables that I so carefully planted in the ground.  We spent most of our work day moving plants around and making sure they are protected from the cold.  The forecast says it will be cloudy and cold for the next few days so we moved the coleus and basil into the heated small greenhouse, they are very sensitive to the cold and need the extra heat.  We also brought quite a few of the flowers we started into John and Lissa's house.  

Coleus are on the bottom shelf

Some of the basil and more coleus

While we were in the small greenhouse we pruned all the tomato plants, and fertilized them with fish emulsion.  Lissa and I also spent some time in the first hoop house weeding and watering, the weeding will be an endless project through the summer but watering will be easier once we hook up the irrigation.  Each row in the hoop house has drip tape under it, the drip tape slowly distributes water into the soil when it is needed. Brilliant.  

We found a cut worm near the cauliflower, we have not seen any new damage but decided to spray again for good measure.  It is amazing to see results from the organic alternative pesticide after just one spray, when the standard pesticides are toxic and have to be sprayed multiple times to be effective. 



*We ended up with a total of 4 inches of snow, John, Lissa, and I have a bet going on how long it will take to melt.  The bet is for a dollar and these are the guesses. I intend to be $2 richer by Wednesday but I will let you know who wins.
John - Wednesday @ 4:00pn
Lissa - Tuesday @ 8:00pm
Trisha - Wednesday @ 1:00 pm