February 2017
The Farm, 2017 Edition, begins!
02/28/2017 12:55 PM
On Sunday, and on schedule, we sowed the "long lead time" seeds - onions, leeks, and eggplants, as well as those for which we want early production - PEPPERS! They're all under grow lights that turn on at sunrise and off at sunset, with the Nest thermostat set to heat to 78 starting at 9 AM and to turn off at 5 PM. We go (roughly) by the Old Farmer's Almanac dates - the Frost Calculator says April 11th is the 50% last frost date, but we usually wait until the first Sunday in May. We also schedule the sowing based on the planting dates calculator.
Germination
02/25/2017 12:00 PM
A Wemo switch, a Nest thermostat, a little IFTTT, and we have our own microclimate for germinating vegetables.
Beautiful Soil
02/19/2017 03:47 PM Filed in: Garden
With temps in the 70s, it was a great day to run the lawn equipment and till the garden. The Garden Mat is covering the already-sowed peas.
Planespotting
02/15/2017 05:44 PM Filed in: Airplanes
Planespotting is better when it's like this:
KIAD 152052Z 30022G29KT 10SM SCT050 06/M08 A2955 RMK AO2 PK WND 30037/1953 SLP009 T00611083 51031
United Flight 804 from Narita arrives IAD, 7072 miles, 13h01m.
KIAD 152052Z 30022G29KT 10SM SCT050 06/M08 A2955 RMK AO2 PK WND 30037/1953 SLP009 T00611083 51031
United Flight 804 from Narita arrives IAD, 7072 miles, 13h01m.
It pays to check shipping costs!
02/15/2017 06:01 AM Filed in: Garden
200 germination pots from Territorial, plus *$25* shipping, would be $104.85, or $0.52 each.
296 germination pots from Growers Supply, plus $9.95 shipping, is $119.47, or $0.40 each.
296 germination pots from Growers Supply, plus $9.95 shipping, is $119.47, or $0.40 each.
Garlic Sprouting
02/05/2017 11:07 AM Filed in: Garden
We went down to pick some rosemary for a roasted chicken, and were happy to see our purple garlic sprouting!
