This year was going to be our “experimental” grow year. Since we’ve had so many projects going, and the greenhouse was just completed, we didn’t know how well we would do. In reality, we were just testing various vegetables/fruits to see what would do well at this elevation. A “test run” if you will for next year.
It’s really surprising us! The plants have only had 3 weeks in the greenhouse and we are starting to show “fruits”. The tomatoes, four varieties, (Mr. Stripey, Cherokee Purple, Beef Steak, Red Cherry Large) will take 90 - 100 days to produce fruit (September harvest). Some of the others will take less time. The squash, zucchini, broccoli, cucumbers, and green bell peppers should produce fruit sometime in August. It’s all an experiment. And it’s a lot of fun.
I open the greenhouse every morning around 8 AM. It’s cool and sunny every morning. I also water (if they need it). We got a “shader” for the south side of the greenhouse - the sun is so intense up here, the plants do much better with it up. In the Fall and beginning of winter, we can take it off.
Just waking up… We grow in Air Pots. This allows the roots to “self-prune” and not get root-bound. This is all organic, no chemicals, only Organic Living Soil (OLS). We make that ourselves - amended soil that allows the cleanest, most healthy plants possible. After all, we are going to eat all of this!!
Our potted Squash is doing really well.
Here comes the Yellow Squash!