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Tuesday, May 03, 2005
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crammed
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Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
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Maybe the ice pellets falling from the sky had something to do with how quickly I figured out the greenhouse frame. If you look closely at this photo, you can see short white vertical lines all over. They're particularly visible against the brown brick of the building in the background.
Also in this shot is my work-in-progress garden/patch. You can see that it's a bit browner than it was the last time I posted a photo. That's because I spread 4 big 3.8 cubic foot bales of peat moss on it yesterday. Before doing that, I spread around some magnesium sulfate (Epsom salts) on the advice of a knowledgable grower and President of the GVGO (www.gvgo.ca).
I'm hoping to get some stakes today and start putting up some of my raised edging tomorrow. After looking at all of the options, I think that I am just going to use leftover pressure treated wood left over from our deck. I am concerned about leaching of harmful chemicals into the garden. But, I figure that the wood, which has been outdoors for a number of years now, has probably already leached most of whatever it's going to leach. I'd rather use 2x12 cedar or untreated 6x6 lumber. But, all of those otions seem way too expensive.
Also yesterday I built a frame that will allow me to lower and raise my grow light as my seedlings grow (pictures later). Now, if I could just get them to actually sprout, I'd be in business. But, it's only been a day and a bit. So, I'm not too nervous yet.
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