35th year anniversay

​35th year
Playing in the dirt
Helping you grow
Becky’s Greenhouse
Dougherty Iowa
 

      Good morning. The temperature at 7:30 AM is at 39 degrees with expected high of 70.  Unbelievable.  We are busy planting and what is planted is growing well because of the sunlight and the natural heat.  All doors of the greenhouse north and south will be open.  Josh came yesterday and checked on his bees.  They are busy going in and out and finding pollen.  He said from maple trees.  He said they were very healthy and doing well.  That is good.  I am going to set out some shallow plant trays with rocks in them for water.  See if they come around. 

I am reading a lot about not starting the gardens yet or cleaning off the garden beds.  I know how hard that is when it is still so warm out, but we are still in winter, and we could have some cold weather.  It will be interesting to see how our planting will go.  We need moisture and I have asked how the soil is and many are saying very mellow but very dry.  The East coast is having lots of rain, let us hope that we have some of that soon and the month of April. 
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This is the start of our 35th year of playing in the dirt and helping you grow.  Where did this time go? 
Seed potatoes and onion sets will be here the last week of March.  I have ordered onion plants.  I am looking at getting sweet potato bare roots to plant for the garden but that isn’t till the end of May when the nights are warm.  Fingerling potatoes are also ordered.  
We have on hand bulk vegetable seeds.  I have started some peas, and radishes in containers for inside the greenhouse.  This week will do spinach and lettuce.  I will let you know how that goes. 
We have seed trays to plant, we have plant plug trays to transplant, we have succulents to transplant.  My days are not wondering what I will do today. stay safe 
 
Till next time this is Becky Litterer, Becky’s Greenhouse, Dougherty Iowa [email protected]  641-794-3337  cell 641-903-9365