Big doings here…at least in our world! The spinach is happening, growing like crazy. Seems like its ready to harvest again a couple weeks after harvest. I’d say that’s pretty fast growth.  We started selling wholesale to the Plainfield Co-op. Fifteen pounds in the last couple weeks. Hopefully we’ll stay steady at 7 to 8 pounds a week for a good month or so. Nice to see a little money coming in.

I sowed the remainder of the spinach in between the current rows at the south end of the greenhouse a couple weeks ago. Just starting to see some emergence. Also put down some kale, chard and lettuce. We’ll see what happens.

Built my frame for the grow light a couple days ago and started tomatoes, peppers, onions, leeks and parsley today. Four flats under one bank of 4 lights. I have a lear plastic cover over the tomatoes and peppers in hopes to keep the temperature at close to 80 degrees, as recommended on the seed packet for those crops for germination. I guess we’ll see what we see. Exciting(wow! Its finally happening!), stressful(will they grow?), but ultimately fun, right? Its just a bunch of seeds. Granted, they weren’t given to me for my good looks, although they should have been…Anywho, another red letter day here at Friends and Neighbors Farm. Need to get the propane company here to hook up my greenhouse furnace. Just had the plumber here the other day hooking up the proper fittings for the gas company. Planning on getting a yard of compost mix this weekend. Man, there’s a lot going on!! But what’s the alternative? Sit around and watch tv? I guess I could play more piano…but I’ll find time for that. I always do!