I was wondering how my little cheap indoor plastic greenhouse would work — both to grow tender plants and to keep Mittens out of them. I have to report success on both fronts. The greenhouse is by our south-facing windows, fairly close to our wood stove, in our living room. So the plants get lots of warmth and sunlight too. The pepper seedlings are growing like mad. I have to turn the trays every two days as they do tend to lean toward the window. But that’s no biggie and they are looking very stocky and nice.

I managed to swing another kitchen cabinet last week with a check a friend gave me for boarding her donkey over winter. Boy, does the kitchen look great! I have two more base cabinets to buy, one 30 inch and one corner and I’ll have TWO of three walls done with bases. All that enclosed storage room. It’s so exciting!

I would like to get at least the base cabinets in before our first homesteading seminar in May so I have less congestion in the kitchen. But we’ll see how the cash flow goes between now and then. I’m excited about doing the seminars as it’s something totally new for us here and I think folks are really going to enjoy learning and doing. — Jackie

4 COMMENTS

  1. Patty,

    It sounds like you may have a spring trying to surface. It just might be a good place to dry to either develop a spring or digging a well. Looking for water loving plants such as ferns, horsetail, cattails, watercress or tag alder are all good indications that water is near the surface.

  2. Jackie, those little greenhouses are also GREAT to use as dehydrators. When we lived in Alaska I kept them inside in a big sunny window and put seeds, rosehips, other goodies on trays (I got the round pizza trays with holes in them) and closed the zipper most of the way. Since the bottom is open (I put it up on pieces of 2×4 for more floor ventilation) the moisture doesn’t stay in. If you want to dry something during the winter it’s a great way, especially since you heat with wood. We had that extra piece of heat too.

  3. Dear Jackie,
    We bought 5 acres that is very hilly and we have no running water, but we are finding peat moss and ferns growing this winter. I used a devining rod and it shows water is near. Other than paying a lot of money is there anyway to find water? Any natural signs to look for? Days after it rains water drips from the rocks. Any clues or tips?

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