Greenhouse
We bought a Greenhouse!
Ok, actually we bought a greenhouse in May of this year… But we decided there wasn’t a rush in putting it up, because all of the plants would be plenty happy in the heat of June. Little did we know it would hit 112 degrees in June - For Olympia, Washington, that’s way, way too hot. We were lucky though: We have two very large Cedar Trees in our yard, and both of them sit to the west of our flower garden and our vegetable garden. With the shade they provided from about 3 PM - 7 PM, we were able to keep everything alive, (although some blueberry bushes suffered burnt leaves).
All this to say: we didn’t put up our greenhouse until now. And I didn’t help at all.
That’s how these things go, sometimes. My husband is a handy-man, and a perfectionist. He spends a lot of time planning, thinking, double-checking, measuring, re-measuring, and in the end: the job is done right, and things are built well.
I am a “meh, good enough” type of person, so when it comes to big projects, he often takes the lead, and I often take on all the other chores while he spends an enormous amount of time on his perfect project.
** Please note: I am a “meh good enough” type of person when it comes to things that are for me. When it comes to making a bouquet for a wedding, or creating a custom wreath, or putting together a flower crown, I definitely over-think and spend too much time being judgmental of my own skills
The husband first made sure all of the footings were perfectly level, perfectly in line with each other, and perfectly sturdy (hello hauling bags and bags of cement). Then, he called upon a friend and his father to erect the framework. Oh! And he also had help from our tractor, which the boys named “Bob” and we decided to give him the full name of Bob Lazar.
The greenhouse is situated over about half of the pumpkin patch, which means we will be extending the pumpkin patch further out to make more room for all of those gorgeous heirloom pumpkins!
** By the way, heirloom pumpkins sold WAY quicker than the typical Jack-o-lantern pumpkins… However, in the end, they all sold. I’m thinking next year we need to grow many more heirloom pumpkins, because they were so popular and I couldn’t keep the stand stocked!
We plan on putting some of our cool flowers and spring bulbs in the greenhouse area, but we also will use the greenhouse for our tomatoes and peppers. (it’s not just flowers around here! We grow enough tomatoes, peppers, onions, carrots, and potatoes to last for many months out of the year…. We also grow lots of snap peas but those never last very long, because we just eat them every time we walk in the garden!)
I’m hoping to plant some of my tulips in the greenhouse, and some of them out… some of my ranunculus in the greenhouse, and some of them out… but guess what?
I don’t have my tulips. I don’t have my ranunculus.
I don’t have my hyacinth, or my anemones.
I’m trying not to freak out.
The supply chain for bulbs is completely bonkers, and even though I sent in my order in MAY I’m still waiting on my shipment. :(
So, I keep myself busy with the seemingly never ending job of prepping garden beds and soil for the winter, planning for the Wreath Workshops, as well as all the other to-do things on my list.
I am trying to have a good outlook for the 2022 season, but I haven’t even been able to list my Spring CSA bouquet subscriptions for sale yet, because I just can’t do that without having the bulbs in my possession!
Ah well. The bulbs will get here some day, right?
RIGHT?!?!?!
