Tonight, I took advantage of the unseasonable warm spell to start a bunch of allegedly cold-hardy seeds in two flats. The control flat is inside, in a south-facing window. The experimental flat is out in a lean-to made of old storm windows, which will eventually be upgraded to a proper coldframe. The frame needs a good coat of waterproof paint, first.
The coldframe will get a blanket thrown over it during the first several frost warning nights, or until it starts to snow, since snow will be the better insulator. Both flats will be thinned for salad from time to time, and the surviving plants eventually relocated to larger pots, all of which will be outside. I expect to repeat the process with whichever plants taste best at some point in their lifecycle.
It's good to have projects.
The coldframe will get a blanket thrown over it during the first several frost warning nights, or until it starts to snow, since snow will be the better insulator. Both flats will be thinned for salad from time to time, and the surviving plants eventually relocated to larger pots, all of which will be outside. I expect to repeat the process with whichever plants taste best at some point in their lifecycle.
It's good to have projects.
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