Monday 6 December 2010

Winter is here! The temperatures have been down in the 20's and a few days didn't get out of the 30's! So our tomatoes in the hoop house are finished. Now to get them all cleaned out and the stakes, plastic and drip tape pulled up and then the ground turned under!

We got the row cover put over both strawberry patches and they are hopefully all tucked in for the winter! Have to watch the wind doesn't blow the cover off. We've been having some problems with the heaters in the green houses, but we finally have them fixed and going, plus bought a spare just in case! We got the old plastic lining on the little green house tore down, and the new plastic arrived the other day, so the next thing will be to get that all put back and the plants from the big green house moved over to the little one. Then we can shut down the big green house for most of the winter and save some propane!

The lettuce, kale, radishes, mizuna, arugala, swiss chard, etc. that we planted a couple of weeks ago in the little hoop house have sprouted! So now to see if we can get them to grow! We've got a double layer of row cover over them inside the hoop house to try to keep the temperatures warmer. It also helps with the moisture so we don't have to drag out the hoses too often. Keep your fingers crossed!