April 16th
There is still snow on the ground but the sun is out! It was about 43 degrees outside but inside the hoop house it was 90 degrees, needless to say that is where we spent the day. Lissa and I tackled some more weeding, both of us on our hands and knees pulling weeds out and tilling up the soil. Weeding with Lissa is such a treat, it combines two of my favorite things, getting dirty and talking.
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| This is a row of peas just one week ago |
I cant believe how quickly the peas are coming up, we have sugar snap peas and snow peas this season and we should start picking in the late spring. You can see the peas tendrils are starting to grow out searching for the trellis.
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| Peas! | |
It is not just the peas that are growing quickly, everything is. It has been really exciting watching the progress, you can really see a difference everyday. Here are some more pictures of the crops in the first hoop house.
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| Spicy Asian greens |
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| Spinach and radishes |
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| Cauliflower |
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| Tulips in the hoop house |
The tomato plants are looking good after we pruned and fertilized yesterday. The plants are getting very tall and are clearly eager to get in the ground. Some of them are even starting to grow buds!
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| Budding tomato plant |
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| Tomato plant nodes |
The nodes at the bottom of the plant are the beginning of the dense root system that tomatoes form. Once this tomato is planted in the ground those nodes will spread out and help stabilize the plant as well as soak up lots of water for it.
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