Lights Out

We turned off one set of lights in the basement - finally!! Today I transplanted most of the tomatoes, leaving the weak inside. I trimmed them down to healthy branches and will hopefully outplant them or give them away in the new few weeks.

We had fruit set on more than one plant downstairs and two of our transplants in the garden have fruit on them already. John is hoping for ripe tomatoes in June this year; if March and April is any indication of an early summer he might just get his wish.

The quick and economical setup. T8 lights, heating pads and self-wicking watering trays.

The famous indoor fruit set!

Tomato and pepper bed. Will also be planted with basil and carrots in a few weeks, and the trellis system will be more permanently established after the hoop comes off in early June. 

I am working on setting stepping stones in place and will plant the entire perimeter of our new garden space with creeping thyme, hens and chicks, low sedum and dwarf phlox. It will be an aromatic, colorful footpath and alternative lawn.