Greens in the Greenhouse

The produce and herbs in the greenhouse are doing pretty well. It is such a pleasure to cut fresh lettuce, chard, spinach, and herbs in the middle of winter. The surprising thing is how little space it takes to grow enough to eat for several months.

Greenhouse Produce Growing

We have a nice winter vegetable crop started in the greenhouse this year. We have half a dozen cucumbers, over twenty tomatoes, raspberries, lettuce, and some peppers. All of the plants are hooked up to a drip irrigation system. We are using liquid organic fertilizer applied in-line through the irrigation system which seems to be working really well. The plants are all very healthy and vigorous, with thick stalks and broad leaves. I will be planting spinach, chard, more lettuce, and some herbs over the holidays, which I can move out to the gardens later if we want to.

New Views and Greenhouse Tomatoes

I planted about twenty broccoli plants in the fall this year. Some have done really well, and others have struggled. The one pictured below is the biggest one we had all year. They are the most tasty broccoli I have grown to date, equally good raw in salads and lightly steamed with a little butter, [...]

Last Day of the Year

We have been eating tomatoes from our greenhouse for the past month or so, but up until now they have been tasty but on the small side. However, we are now starting to get more and more large, juicy tomatoes. What a treat in the Winter. Below is an example of the larger tomatoes that [...]

Another Day In the Life

Sunrise this morning was spectacular. The air was crisp and cool when I went out on the terrace to take these shots this morning. What a great start to the day.

Dripping Springs Sunrise

Dripping Springs Sunrise

The Big Beef and Celebrity tomatoes that I planted in the greenhouse last month are doing wonderfully. The main stems are [...]

What’s Happening in the Greenhouse?

I know I haven’t done much blogging lately. It is sometimes hard to find the time. But work is keeping me very busy at the moment – which is good, and the nursery and gardens are consuming most of my other waking moments.
The weather has been wonderful (although a little more rain would be good). [...]

Fall Crops Are in the Greenhouse

Well, it may be 100 degrees outside, but it is a cool 80 degrees in our greenhouse at the north end near the evaporative cool wall. All of my transplants are doing very well, and should be ready to put in the ground in early September. Take a look at some of the plants [...]

Testing Some Basic HTML Functions

Ron took this picture in the greenhouse last winter. It looks like two flowers leaning over to touch one another.

I planted some cauliflower and tomato seedlings this morning and moved them into the greenhouse.
I also spent alot of time reading two books about web design using XHTML and CSS. I’m using this page to try [...]