Wayne and I helped Big Wayne put together his green house. He bent the ribs of the frame out of an old trampoline. We secured the plastic by nailing on weather stripping and plywood. Now we are eating shittake, kale, and salad greens. Purple carrots are growing down, and soon it will be time to start the seeds for the spring garden.
Asparagus fronds give the garden an exotic look. Here we are planting garlic cloves. Each clove will multiply into a garlic bulb- delicious with the tomatoes and shittake! Garlic is an immune booster, regulates blood sugar levels, improves your ticker, and wards away the vampires that live with the bats in Buffalo River caves.
Dad built me this cold frame last winter out of an old window and spare boards. Cold frosts this season do not make the lettuce wilt, and there are cool, crisp salads all winter long. Right now I have totsoy, red Russian kale, fennel, and lolla rossa lettuce enjoying the sunlight from the same window from which I used to watch the sun set over the hills at home.
Having leftover oregano, I decided to experiment with the cuttings and see if we could start a plant. New growth is popping up after a week and a half.
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