So, last year I used EasyOllas to grow out my garden, while this spring I started with both the EasyOllas and the bucket reservoirs. I quickly found out that, past the first set of true leaves it is best to ease off the Ollas, if you already have a water basin under the plant.
I started out my garden around the last week of March. In many of the early pictures, you will see 2 liter bottles or other containers. Early in the season, water-filled jugs can be invaluable. They provide a free source of radiant heat when they are exposed to sunlight during the day and exposed to cooler air at night. This radiant heat was able to keep my plants warm despite less-than-ideal conditions outside the greenhouse.
As with all gardening experiences, I also had some other learning opportunities. Without proper soil health strange things can (and do) happen. Some of my plants did not care for my less-than-fertile soil and grew a little strange. Once I improved the soil fertility by adding some healthy compost, the health of my greenhouse plants greatly improved.
After removing the EasyOllas from the baskets, I decided to plant out my sweet potatoes in the margins between the buckets. This enabled me to make the most of my greenhouse space.
Eventually, when I needed to take trip, I had just removed my first crop of striped Carosello Leccese from the garden. Because there were no male flowers on the new transplants, there was minimal chance of cross-pollination of the mature greenhouse plants with new transplants. I was able to lift the baskets with plants in them and put them in buckets in my patio area where would receive partial sun while I was away.
Though there may have been some minimal cross-pollination between the greenhouse plants during this time, I’ve never seen honeybees (my main pollinator in this area) flying around the patio area. I hope you enjoyed
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| March 26, 2019 |
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| March 26, 2019 |
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| April 1st, 2019 |
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| April 1st, 2019 |
I started out my garden around the last week of March. In many of the early pictures, you will see 2 liter bottles or other containers. Early in the season, water-filled jugs can be invaluable. They provide a free source of radiant heat when they are exposed to sunlight during the day and exposed to cooler air at night. This radiant heat was able to keep my plants warm despite less-than-ideal conditions outside the greenhouse.
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| During a cold spell, April 5th, 2019 |
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| During a cold spell, April 5th, 2019 |
As with all gardening experiences, I also had some other learning opportunities. Without proper soil health strange things can (and do) happen. Some of my plants did not care for my less-than-fertile soil and grew a little strange. Once I improved the soil fertility by adding some healthy compost, the health of my greenhouse plants greatly improved.
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| Abnormal growth due to low fertility |
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| More abnormal growth |
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| April 17, 2019 |
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| April 17, 2019 |
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| April 18, 2019 |
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| April 18, 2019 |
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| April 19, 2019 |
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| April 19, 2019 |
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| April 24th, 2019 |
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| April 24th, 2019 |
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| April 25th, 2019 |
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| April 25th, 2019 |
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| April 26th, 2019 |
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| April 26th, 2019 |
After removing the EasyOllas from the baskets, I decided to plant out my sweet potatoes in the margins between the buckets. This enabled me to make the most of my greenhouse space.
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| May 20, 2019 |
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| July 1, 2019 |
Eventually, when I needed to take trip, I had just removed my first crop of striped Carosello Leccese from the garden. Because there were no male flowers on the new transplants, there was minimal chance of cross-pollination of the mature greenhouse plants with new transplants. I was able to lift the baskets with plants in them and put them in buckets in my patio area where would receive partial sun while I was away.
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| July 18, 2019 |
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| July 18, 2019 - Transplants about to be put out. |
Though there may have been some minimal cross-pollination between the greenhouse plants during this time, I’ve never seen honeybees (my main pollinator in this area) flying around the patio area. I hope you enjoyed
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