challenges and nature

In my last post I commented on how cool this Spring has been. Would you know it, the next weekend we had a snowfall and very cold weekend, which killed all my tomato, pepper and eggplant seedlings in the greenhouse. And that is with heat in the greenhouse too, just not enough I guess! Who would have thought that we would have such weather in the middle of April. I knew I was starting the seedlings early but it is still sad, they were coming along so nicely. I immediately replanted tomatoes and peppers, they are coming along nicely in my house right now. I'm not taking chances with them outside until I'm sure these cold snaps are done with!

I recently purchased a really great time-saving tool. It is called an Earthway Seeder. I love it! This week I planted hundreds of beet and carrot seeds with barely any effort at all. The Earthway Seeder makes the furrow for the seed, plants the seeds, covers the seeds, and marks the next row all in one go! What a time saver and also, what a back saver. Check out this video to see an Earthway Seeder in action.

In my last posting I promised to include a photo of Tim and Wendy's garden full of good things to eat. The lettuces in this garden are growing much more rapidly than in my other gardens. I think this may be due to all the good compost Tim added to the beds and to the fact that this garden is protected quite well from most of the elements.