Transplanting in the Green House

Today I did more transplanting in the green house since it was raining outside.

These are little pepper plants.  Jay started them from seeds back in early March.  He kept them under lights because they enjoy 70 degree weather. 

I took each individual pepper plant and placed them in another tray. This makes it quick, clean and easy to transplant them in the ground.  When they are ready and the weather is right for peppers we can transplant them outside.

Little pepper plant.  We trim the roots a bit to encourage them to grow more.

And eggplant!

This is the mix in the trays.  Worm castings, coconut coir, and vermiculite.

I finished my 29 chicken feet made of twigs and branches.  Now I need some red yarn and I will be able to show the finished product!

More Transplaning, Kitties and Chicken Feet

Today I transplanted different types of lettuces into the ground.  3 rows, a foot apart.  Above are the lettuces before I put their roots in the soil.  Another benefit to transplanting verses putting seeds directly in the ground is that the rows will be neater and properly spaced.  It's often a bit of a mess when the seeds go directly in the ground.

But today we planted rutabaga seeds (above) directly into the ground and parsnip seeds (below).  For the rutabagas I sprinkled 2-5 seeds every 6 to 8 inches.

For the parsnips we just scattered them along the rows.  Jay said that usually the rule to covering seeds with soil is to double the length of the seed.  So for the parsnips we covered them about 1/2 an inch.

Trouser likes to sit and watch us work.  It's nice to have his company, but sometimes I wish he would grab a shovel and do something.

The kitties continued to hide today.

I started putting together the chicken feet with twigs and wire.

Then to my surprise, Jem decided to join me!

Chicken Lady...that is I

This morning Jay showed me how to open up the chicken coop, lay out their food, and collect their eggs!  It is going to become my job in the morning!  I put my hand under their warm, soft bellies and collected their eggs.  They peck me a tiny bit (doesn't hurt) but then they give in.

Jay brought me this little tree frog he'd found!  There is another picture of him at the bottom.

I painted this flower I found while exploring the Wormfarm property with Jeff.  I have been told it is Foxtail, and then told it is Red Top, but when I look up those names online, I don't see this flower.  So I am uncertain of it's name...any ideas?

More flowers I found while exploring.

Each morning we work on the farm for 3 hours then we are free for the rest of the day.  Yesterday we transplanted lettuce into the ground.  The lettuce starts growing in the hoop house to protect it from cold weather.  Once they have grown enough, they can be transplanted into the ground.  

We put up a trellis (the white plastic) for the peas so they have something to climb up on.

It is so peaceful out here.

Tree frog!