Summer has finally arrived and the system is happy. The days have gotten extremely hot in the greenhouse but I've been able to not have to pull the curtain very often. The door remains open all the time to allow bees to find their way in to assist in the pollination process. Occasionally temperatures at night have gotten quite cool and on those nights, the door gets closed.
We added a small oscillating fan this year to keep the air moving. So far it has seemed to make a difference just to keep the air moving. Mildew as an issue last year and hopefully will not be so much so this year.
Below is a view of the beds from the outside looking in.
The thyme is often hidden from sight when inside the greenhouse. When it's needed, it takes a little bit of a hunt to get it from behind the squash and cucumber leaves.
The basil has pretty much taken over an entire bed. Happy basil makes for a happy gardener!
Again, viewing from the outside, the sage his beyond happy. This plant weathered the very unpleasant winter and was almost discarded in March when it looked very sad. Fortunately that did not happen and it has proven to be very, very healthy.
This Arugula took a longer time to germinate than usual but has pulled through.
Often, when mowing down a bunch of lettuce at dinner time, I stick the roots back in to see if it will continue to grow. It does give another nice bunch of leaves more times than not.
Occasionally plants get moved from the deck planters to the greenhouse or visa versa to see where they do the best. The only dirt gardening we do is in the deck planters because it is much easier to keep an eye on them keep them away from bunnies and chipmunks. The dog likes to take bites of them on his way by but that is more controllable than bunnies.
We have a potential new member of the pond. A tiny new fish was spotted recently and provided he can stay out of sight from the bullfrogs and continues to grow at the incredible rate he is currently growing, he should be much easier to spot very soon. His survival will be something that we will take as a very good sign that the pond ecosystem is well balanced.
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