I thought I would give you a peek and show you what’s growing in the greenhouse right now. Typically I crack the doors open a bit in the late morning to get a little air flow going. In the summer months I pop the vents and leave those open 24/7 but it’s still a bit too chilly for that right now.
I think this may be the last week for daffodils and grape hyacinth flowers in front of the greenhouse. I do believe I planted some tulips in those planters so they should be popping up soon.
Growing vegetables in gutters is awesome. We have spinach on the top followed by Swiss chard, lettuce and romaine lettuce in the bottom gutter.
The first set of true leaves on the spinach are starting to form.
The lettuce is bite size. Note to self: keep Lucy out of the greenhouse or she will have enough for a small buffet.
The make folding tables are filled with seedlings. I still have not gotten around to transplanting the basil or zinnias, hopefully I can get my act together soon. I think it still might be too cold to set out the geraniums, so I’ll I think I’ll wait another week on those. Everything seems to be thriving.
Round 3 of cabbage.
The slugs are back in town. I spotted this little guy munching on a cabbage leaf this morning and promptly tossed him in my salt bucket. Now I have to go on a slug hunt and see if I can find anymore in the greenhouse. How do they get in there anyway?
For the most part, I think everything is coming along pretty nicely for this time of year. I do think I will invest in a greenhouse fan this year, so if you have any ideas on what brand or type I should buy please let me know in the comments below.
I don’t know about you, but I am looking forward to warmer weather.
Stay Green,
Mavis
Looking for a mini greenhouse? Amazon has the 3 foot Flower House Pop-Up Plant House on sale right now. I used the 4 foot version before I invested in my glass greenhouse and it worked great.
Rick says
I was told once that to control slugs, spread sand around the base of the plants, or at least outside of the perimeter of them. The slugs won’t crawl across sand because it is like razor blades on their soft little bodies. I planted some Marigolds a few days ago, and overnight slugs nearly completely decimated two of them. I spread sand around all of them the next day and no more slug fest.
mbloom says
snails and slugs lay thousands of eggs. They may have been in your compost or soil. Borax is a good deterrent- it also has razor sharp crystals and is good for plants and people.
April says
If you buy oyster shell for your chickens, you can spread that around the perimeter of your plants which will deter the slugs and give the chickens something to peck at other than your plants. And if you give the slugs to your chickens instead of throwing them in a salt bucket, they’ll fatten up your girls and give the eggs a bit more protein!
Becky says
I have a huge slug problem and have kept them at bay this year with crushed chicken egg shells of which I have aplenty. Allegedly the shells cut their under bellies. I also got a couple of ducks who eat slugs like candy but dont disturb my garden plants. Unlike the chickens who escaped yesterday and destroyed my pea bed 🙁
Carol says
love the gutters. How are those attached in the greenhouse? Just screwed to the metal posts?
Mavis Butterfield says
http://www.onehundreddollarsamonth.com/how-to-install-gutters-in-a-greenhouse/
Carol says
I’d like to install some gutters in mine.