Beginning to get things ramped up for spring 2015.
One first step is rebuilding the fence. The dogs keep getting past the invisible electric fence, tearing things apart, crapping everywhere they shouldn't. I got the frame for one section of fence up but ran out of slats. I have a temporary fix in place which seems to be keeping them out for now.
The solarium is doing really well. I've clocked temperatures as high as 121 degrees above plant level. Going to have to make the required alterations to open the sides up.
Cilantro and broccoli are doing really well. Carrots are picking up speed slowly.
Inside the house, tomato plants and a couple of cucumber vines are picking up speed. Apparently they've developed decent root systems. I have to transplant a few tomato plants which are in containers too small to get much larger and survive.
Got a plastic barrel to build a compost tumbler. I think that should help a lot. Big problem here is how dry it is. Compost dries out too fast. So, the tumbler will help keep compost moist, elevate the heat enough to kill weed seeds and just look much nicer than the compost bin. Haven't gotten anything done with the barrel just yet but think I should be able to complete it in an hour or so of work.
One first step is rebuilding the fence. The dogs keep getting past the invisible electric fence, tearing things apart, crapping everywhere they shouldn't. I got the frame for one section of fence up but ran out of slats. I have a temporary fix in place which seems to be keeping them out for now.
The solarium is doing really well. I've clocked temperatures as high as 121 degrees above plant level. Going to have to make the required alterations to open the sides up.
Cilantro and broccoli are doing really well. Carrots are picking up speed slowly.
Inside the house, tomato plants and a couple of cucumber vines are picking up speed. Apparently they've developed decent root systems. I have to transplant a few tomato plants which are in containers too small to get much larger and survive.
Got a plastic barrel to build a compost tumbler. I think that should help a lot. Big problem here is how dry it is. Compost dries out too fast. So, the tumbler will help keep compost moist, elevate the heat enough to kill weed seeds and just look much nicer than the compost bin. Haven't gotten anything done with the barrel just yet but think I should be able to complete it in an hour or so of work.
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