Greenhouse!

We finally bit the bullet and bought a small greenhouse to put out back. It's not a permanent structure, but should do well enough to extend our growing season a bit. I'm so excited! I've always wanted a greenhouse but didn't feel worthy of one. Now I have tray after tray of seedlings and it's wonderful to have the space for them. It looks a little funny in our back yard because we positioned it close to power and water - oh, the things we'll do for seedlings!

SPRING IS (FINALLY) HERE

Spring here in North Dakota always feels miraculous to me. It's amazing that any living thing - plant or animal - could survive the cold that we experience. And yet here it is the middle of April and the piles of snow are almost all melted and the first crocuses are in bloom. The excitement of budding new life is almost tangible, and all day my thoughts are filled with what to plant in the garden this year, and how soon we can get the seeds into the ground (not for another month at least).





You'd think that with such a long winter I'd have all my seeds started already, and the garden planned out to the last inch...well, maybe next year. I'm a little behind, mostly because I've run out of space to put the flats. Maybe we'll be lucky and have a warm spring so I can set the seedlings out early, but for now the dining room is getting full!