Today I had hoped to do mint and oregano bed cleanup in the chicken yard and turn the compost pile. Instead, I had to prioritize the snap/snow/shelling pea misteak.
Planted a flat of Sugar Pod II and installed it in the greenhouse. Grow! Noticed the greenhouse needed water. We had opened the door a tiny bit because it does get quite warm in there on sunny days, but when I went out at about 2pm the mustard greens were a little hot and thirsty. The water was cold (coming from outside under the chicken house drip) and they did perk up. Mental note to self; watch for a second waterer. One can be filling while the other sits in the greenhouse. Plants like their water at a neutral temperature, and the chickens like to drink out of the watering can.
Next, I planted the far half of row 2A at the center with more Sugar Pod II seeds. I think the slugs will eat them as fast as they come up. Look for little nubs to come up, a central stalk with no leaves. Slugs are responsible for this. They live at the base on the underside of weeds; I notice that as I snip weeds off at the base, I often find slugs. Lately, I have been feeding them to the chickens and they act like they've never seen food before. Such hungry, neglected little helpers!
While out there, I noticed that Row 1 really could use some water! Last year, we had good luck leaving some 5-gallon buckets in the aisle to catch water as it drips off the roof in the morning (or rains). In each bucket we kept some other containers with holes in them to use as watering cans. Today I did *not* manage to water Row 1 :-( and tomorrow we are gone all day, but as soon as I can scrape together a couple minutes I will recommission this system.
Had a neat potential idea for a better watering/automation setup in the greenhouse; looking into that...
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