Every year, right after the first day of spring, winter makes a comeback. I told you we had a fake spring!
Guess what? I am predicting that we will have another one from the beginning to the middle of April, too.
I wanted to share the good news that all of my seedlings and plants survived the night in the greenhouse!
I was worried all night about it and checked my phone three times keeping a watch on the temperature.
When I woke up this morning, I saw snow on the mountain and jumped out of bed with a loud, “What the fuck!”
Yup, everything was covered in a light coating of snow. Everything except for my greenhouse! 🥳
Nelly and Roxy knew that winter returned the way they woke up all curled up together. After their breakfast, they snuggled up together again on the heated blanket.
I had to go to Saratoga this morning while Marty was working one of his second jobs to make two deliveries and pick up ingredients for production this week.
I also picked up my new progressive glasses. I was shocked at how good I could see! Wow! I adjusted to them right away and drove home wearing them.
After I got back, I brought the rest of my seedlings out to the greenhouse this afternoon after I planted more seeds of basil and different flowers.
I needed the grow rack upstairs with the heated mats in our warm bathroom.
When I checked on my seedlings that I put out there yesterday I was shocked how much they grew and looked so much stronger.
I don’t know the proper terminology here and I didn’t have time to go back to find out here’s what I learned..
Seedling growing under grow lights get 400 whatever you call its. Seedlings in a greenhouse on a rainy day get between 500-800 whatever’s and 1500-1800 on partly sunny days.
No wonder why they grew. I also figured it’s going to be cloudy this week so the full on sunshine won’t shock them.
Now, I get to watch the springtime and old-fashioned mixed flowers, sweet peas, asters, and alyssum germinate and come to life.
There are still many veggies and herbs to start in the next couple of weeks as well. I love gardening so much and seeing everything!
Goodnight! 😴
Grow lights should be kept 2″ off the tops of seedlings for 14-16 hrs per day with a fan for ventilation and movement to make strong stems and reduce disease (think wind) I also put them outside whenever I can as nothing beats natural sunlight. Also off the heat mat as soon as they sprout. Good luck!
Thank you for the advice, I really appreciate it as I am still learning. 🙂