The seeds I planted in April are almost ready to be planted in their new homes outside! The little seeds have spent a cozy Spring on warm heat mats and cosseted under cozy moisture domes. Now the last step I need to do is to thin out the seedlings and harden off the plants before they’re transplanted outside.
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Springtime in the Cottage Greenhouse…planting flower seed trays and vegetables
It was a delightful day to be working outside in the Cottage Greenhouse. In my cozy shelter, I was protected from the cool, north wind…surrounded by smells of earth and growing things, soothed with a background of birdsong, and the greenhouse door was opened to the lake beyond.
It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.”
Charles Dickens
It was a delightful day to be working outside in the Cottage Greenhouse. In my cozy shelter, I was protected from the cool north wind…surrounded by smells of earth and growing things, soothed with a background of birdsong, and the greenhouse door was opened to the lake beyond.
