Midwest Gardening 2024: Late Start in the Greenhouse Part 2 with Video

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A quick GREENHOUSE video---I wing it, so bear with me when I stall and knock stuff over. I've never claimed to be perfection, snort.

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A few other views of what's going on. Short pots of Rununculus and some Heirloom tomato seed starts. The tomatoes will need to be transplanted next week.

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Two different kinds of peppers which will be transplanted into larger pots next week. It will be at least a month before they go into big pots and into the garden. I will be sharing with 4 families on these. The Oxalis on the right was overgrown for it's nursery pot...so I planted it in one of my favorites.

Down below is all the equipment I need to grab just inside the door. The curry comb is used for fish scaling...lol, not gardening.

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Another shelf is holding containers waiting to be planted a bit later.

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These are all the transplanting pots waiting for the seedlings. 

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Ixilis bulbs and the tray of Coleus which are just beginning to color out...which will need transplanting next week, I share these also with friends and family.

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I still haven't figured out where to hang my tools...working in an updated space is always a challenge. We lowered the table shelf by 4" and that is much better for working on. I have two temperature gauges which you definitely have to keep an eye out.

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Underneath the work table is my dirt bin, which holds a mixture of compost dirt and purchased potting soil. I'm using moisture control soil this year because it was so hot and dry last year. Our compost soil has waste, leaves, and peat moss added to it...so it's got a very nice quality to it. We dump all our pots into the compost pile at the end of the season, and churn it up...and then reuse the next year.

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I had the heater on very low the other day because it was so cloudy. Last night we didn't even need the heater and low temp was 49 degrees this morning at 6am.

Almost all the rust oblong planters hold veggies: Lettuces, onions, radishes, spinach and two with Nasurtiums...which are pollinator favorites. I will be moving the veggie planters out on the railings as soon as they begin to grow---probably the end of next week. (I'll need the space for all the transplants!)

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I've started more trays of Marigolds all sizes, and Zinnias. End of next week we will start the warm season plants: Zucchini, Summer Squash, Pumpkins, Squash. 

There will be something new going on every week, Spring is a busy time for gardeners. Now if Hubby can get some of the garden tilled, we will be set for business (Beets, turnips, onions, and who knows what else.)

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Almost all the mess is gone from our project....now to get the deck scrubbed and the waste cleaned up on the deck. We are SHISH KA BOB_ING this weekend with the kids, it's supposed to be in the 70's and we will 

PLAY YARD GAMES FOR SURE! 

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