General Discussion & Chat: Coffee and....for Friday, April 21, 1 by BabsERNurse

BabsERNurse wrote:
GM everyone!

It's raining this morning. Good thing I weeded, raked and cleared out the mess under the hedge yesterday! I've got Lily of the Valley coming up, first time ever! I've tried growing it in the past and no luck. I put in a start of astibile bush and that's coming up as well. I checked yesterday and the hosta roots are putting up shoots as well as the ones left over from last year are putting up their "bullet" sprouts, so I'll hopefully have a much fuller hosta corner this season. The basil seeds I started are getting their second set of leaves and I'm excited. I know I must sound like a nitwit, but I'm really having a good time watching the things I planted last season come back and the ones I've put in this year take root and grow. I also have two cherry tomato plants that are doing quite well and up about 16" now. Woohoo!!! I am having such fun with my garden.

The weather is supposed to be fabulous this weekend, so DH is going to put the raised foundation down for my little greenhouse and hopefully put it up by Sunday. Ohhh, this is going to be so much fun! He has a little potting bench built for me that will go on the foundation just outside the greenhouse and put one of those plastic gardening tool sheds outside as well. Now I'll have a storage place for the rakes, shovels, potting soil, and whatever's that will be near my flower beds and I won't have to drag everything out of the garage to use. He made a little rack for the potting bench that will hold my trowels, hand rakes and small tools and a drawer in which to keep my gardening gloves. The bench has a plastic tub built into it that will catch the spilled soil; it's fixed into a slide mechanism that will allow me to slide the tub out to dump the soil back into a holding container. Now what more could a gal ask for from her DH? He came up with all this himself, I didn't ask for these things. What a sweet baby, eh? He spoils me so much, I don't know what I ever did to deserve such a fellow.

Now, I have a question. This greenhouse is just a small walk-in style (6' x 4' x 6' high) made with PVC pipes and a plastic zippered cover. It's only meant to be used during the season and taken down for winter. Do I need to be mindful of anything in particular? Are there any worries about mildew or does it require I open the zippered door to allow for air circulation or does it remain shut while plants are in there? I've been reading up about small greenhouses on the internet, but there is little information as to Do's and Don'ts, more about what to do if.....

Well, it's time for another cuppa. I hope everyone has a wonderful day. Many blessings on all and please stay safe.

With care, ~Babs~