Greenhouse

Brian finished the greenhouse today. Since the previous greenhouse blew down in a windstorm (much like the fence), we decided to build something a bit more permanent. It was mostly done a few days ago, but he had to figure out the mechanics of propping open one of the roof panels so it could vent. It's a pretty amazing structure--an 8' cube that he conceived of all by himself. He made it out of cedar and wavy polypropylene plastic sheets. It actually gets some afternoon shade in the summer when the plum tree's all leafed out, which will be nice because otherwise, I think it would get way too hot in there.

My plan this year is to grow some of the tomatoes in there (instead of planing them all out in the garden) so hopefully we won't have to wait until fall for our first ripe tomato (growing tomatoes in this climate can be very frustrating because they take soooo long to ripen because the nights are a bit too cool for their liking). I'm also going to try growing some peppers and eggplants which are also sluggish in this climate. For now, it's nice to have a place to keep seedlings safe from the curiosity of my dog (who got into plenty of trouble last year) and the vagaries of the weather (the freakish random hailstorms).