Hi all,
We successfully delivered transplants from the New Jersey greenhouse, including sweet and hot peppers, eggplants, herbs, and tomatoes. After a few days in the ground, these plants are getting used to their new homes and appear to be enjoying their first few days in the outdoors. Some of the tomato and pepper plants are already starting to fruit (pictures to follow...)! Yesterday was a lot of tomato plant-pruning, a task that feels a little bit like plant murder if you're not used to it, but it'll help the tall, gangly plants stay strong and fruitful. A few new gardeners sowed seeds directly into the soil, and we're all excited to see them come up.
We're certainly starting to develop a more regular routine in the garden each workday, a large part of which is setting up the long garden hose to water the plants. Our workdays lately have been well attended, which makes chores like this one much easier! With the holiday weekend coming up, we're looking for someone to water the new transplants- anyone interested?
Hope to see you Friday at 4:30!
Margaret
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