This makes me happy!
The first of our seeds (hot peppers) have sprouted. A sign of spring. The start of our growing season.
I’m excited!
We start our seeds in the germination fridge.
A (non-working) fridge has sturdy shelves to carry the weight of many soil-filled seeding trays and enough insulation to keep the temperature stable. A crockpot filled with water, controlled by a thermostat, provides the necessary warmth & humidity that seeds require for germination. Once the seeds poke through the soil they are immediately moved out of the fridge and into the greenhouse since they require sunlight to grow.
Inside the fridge it’s a bit of a mishmash of containers right now. The large pot has some ginger we are trying to grow, artichokes are in the small pots, the boxes are seeded to onions, and the tray contains more peppers. Next week we will be seeding more peppers, eggplant, and the first of the tomatoes. This germination fridge will be chockfull – and overflowing – from now until late May. It’s a simple setup that works extremely well!
Here’s to a great growing season!
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Lorie & I were able to travel west earlier in February to visit our son & his family in BC …
… and the mountains! There were already snowdrops blooming in Stanley Park in Vancouver.
We continued on to Alberta to see my brother & sister-in-law … and the mountains!
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Around the farm …
Thanks to a mild winter we are eating spinach again, from last fall’s planting. It is a bit of work to sort through the outer leaves but in the centres of the plants are some beautiful, tasty, greens to enjoy!
More signs of spring!
We tapped our 2 backyard maple trees, collected a lot of sap, boiled it down and got a tiny bit of maple syrup – but it was fun and these little guys enjoyed it!
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