Starts Ready to Go!

 Our starts are out on the porch awaiting planting.  We grew them under growlights in my Mom's garage, which are pictured below.  They have done great, now we are in the process of hardening them off.  Most of these are tomatoes and peppers.  I was able to get out this morning and plant all of the herbs into my raised beds.  I added rosemary, lemon thyme, oregano, mint, and sage.  I already have garlic chives, onion chives, and german thyme growing well.  I have basil and dill yet to plant, and I can't seem to find lavender plants this year...anyone know where I can find some? 

These are the growlights set up in the garage.  Our greenhouse had blown apart in a windstorm, so we had to go to plan B with the plant starts.  The lights are just regular shop lights.  They worked well.  We plan on covering the greenhouse frame with some poly-carbonate later in the season.  Hopefully that won't blow away as easily!!

Seedlings in the Greenhouse

We have worked out in the greenhouse the past two mornings and have more planted.  To go along with our broccoli, cabbage, and lettuces, we have started tomatoes and peppers.  We still have more to plant, but have to do a little at a time as we find the time to do it. 

Here is where my five year old walked in and said, "Man, you guys really made a mess in here!"  Yes, I guess we did.  At least this time it is outside and not in the house!

The Greenhouse

We were finally able to get the greenhouse covered on Saturday.  Not the best day to do it as it was pretty chilly and WINDY.  The wind definitely made it more challenging, but it's done, so I can't complain too much.  Below is the pic I took before we started covering it.

Here is a pic midway through.  My Mom and Randy were able to come help us, which was great.  We needed the extra hands!

Here is the finished house.  It isn't the prettiest greenhouse, but it is functional.  We hope to be able to make it look better next year, when we have a little more time and funds.  We're planning on getting out there tomorrow morning to pot on some seedlings, start more seedlings and set up a heater for nighttime use.  More pics to come.