Let's talk about the weather...

So it looks like we are safe to plant outside now - the forecast is very stable across this weekend, the May long weekend, and, the full moon is at hand.  Those of you that know, there is a rule of thumb regarding the frost date being after the last full moon in May, usually after the May long weekend (Victoria Day for you royal followers out there!).  This time around I think we've made it past the frost concerns.

In the last 2 days, we have transplanted about 170 tomato plants to our greenhouse.  This year, we have put plastic mulch down with drip line for each row of tomato plants.  This is actually a nice system as the water is only applied at the soil level.  In years past we have used overhead sprinkler lines with miniature sprinklers placed every five feet along the line to water the produce.  This can cause some minor issues, such as soggy plants when you are trying to pick veggies or even causing the plants to fall over when they are young as the water can be too heavy on the plant.

We have seeded carrots and beets as well as planting some red onions, shallots and Yellow Globe onions today, so things are progressing well.  In the hothouse, the lettuce and cabbage is really growing well!  Tomorrow if all goes as planned, we should be able to transplant some peppers into the greenhouse and do a final harrowing of the field before we lay down the drip line and mulch in that area.  Once that is done, the field can be used for the rest of the veggies.  Summer is coming!