Gardening

Greenhouse Happenings In My Little Homestead in a Mobile Home Park

I opened up my greenhouse this weekend

It’s a bit of a mess, I didn’t get things organized as well as I wanted last fall (photo by author)

More frequent nice days are on the horizon, so I am taking advantage of it. I have quite a bit to do in my yard and garden.

Eleanor had to check things out to make sure everything was okay (photo by author)

I started working on my vegetable garden on Thursday, putting seeds on a damp paper towel and putting them in a plastic bag to force-start them.

I’ve had success starting seeds this way. I just need to open them up every few days and spritz in some more water to keep them moist. I currently have them on my food dehydrator in a warm spot in my kitchen.

photo by author

Once they have sprouted, I will plant them out in my greenhouse. I started with six to ten seeds each. If they all take as they have in the last couple of years, I will donate the…