We started out the week by moving one of the heaters from the oldest greenhouse to the propagation house. The heater that was previously in the prop house is a lot smaller than the greenhouse heaters, and because the nights have been getting into the single digits, we thought that a larger heater would better to protect the seedlings during this time. We switched the two heaters, putting the prop house heater into the greenhouse. The greenhouses have two large heaters in them and don’t need to stay as warm as the prop house, so we thought it would be a good switch. So far, the larger heater has been doing a much better job of keeping the prop house warm.

We also had a lot of bed prep work to do this week. We turned over three beds and for the first time this season, transplanted bok choy and gem lettuce into the beds using the paper chain potting system. Unfortunately, I was unable to be at the farm the day that the transplanting happened, but we’ll be doing lots of it in the coming weeks.

This week, we seeded beets, salanova, cucumber, summer squash, peas, spinach, dill, and parsley. We also started the process of sprouting ginger and turmeric that will be planted in one of the greenhouses later this season and harvested in the late summer. This is Prema’s first time growing ginger and turmeric, and I’m really excited to see how it goes!