I put together this tiny greenhouse which I hope it will let me
plant seeds a little earlier. I paid $20 for the contraption it may have
been a little much, but I bought it on an impulse. Some women buy shoes on
impulse… I guess I buy garden supplies.
I planted a couple of rows of spinach in the greenhouse, and
if all goes well I will have a salad in 50-75 days. I’m a fan of extreme
delayed gratification. Spinach likes to grow in the cold. The soil only has to
reach 45degrees for the seeds to germinate and most plants require at least
60degrees. I have a couple of spinach plants growing in a pot on my desk. Originally
I planted the seeds in August hoping to have a winter spinach crop, but I didn’t
pay attention to them so the weeds took over the plot. During mid-December, I
was picking up rocks from the garden and found the two little plants in the
weeds. I dug up the spinach and put them in a pot to watch them grow.
As you can see from the picture, the spinach isn’t big
enough to eat. I’m looking forward to eating fresh leafy greens again. I’m
getting by on citrus fruits, but it will be nice to eat some other fresh food.
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