Token, you bet I'm green with envy. This is what my containers look like today. I wouldn't know if I had sprouts or not. I hope not cuz they have a lot more of this to come. Wouldn't you like me to send you some of this? We have plenty to spare.{{gwi:358941}}

Ah, there's the token we all know and love-rubbing my face in the snow!!(it's still knee high here)
-B

Hi Token: I have a question about temps and humidity levels in the hoop house. Inside my hoop house, a thermometer measures inside temperature and humidity and sends the info to a weather station in the house. (You gave me that idea.)

On a sunny day (outside: 35-40), the temps inside the hoop house may easily hit the 80's or higher with humidity of 14-16%. I need to pay close attention and open it up, even on days when outside temps are below freezing. At 6:10 pm today (at sunset) the outside temp is 44, RH is 45%, inside hoop house is 41, RH is 16%.

Are conditions in your hoop house (hot and dry, especially in daytime) similar? I have to water every day or two. Seeds in the hoop house have not germinated yet, although some seeds in containers have germinated.

Any suggestions about what I should do differently?

Thanks, Token.

Pam, I'm having to water about once a week. I think the biggest problem is that the water is there, it's just on the plastic of the hoophouse rather than the containers. Since I'm already this far along, I'm just going to leave it alone, but if I do this next year, I'm going to cover those containers like I would any others outside. Ya know?

How about putting some containers of water in there? Maybe a couple buckets or something? Couldn't hurt.

Brandy, I made this post just for you. :)

Ya'll can keep the white stuff. We had some last week that lasted all of a day.

See Brandy, Token has more than I do! Now I don't feel so bad.

Gardenluv, we had a week in the 60s back in late January. Things started sprouting and just stopped growing. With 50+ weather coming this week, I should see some actual growth. None of my containers have their second leaves yet.

wow thats lots of sprouts.

Wait till summer when you are sweating and we are comfortable, HA

I have more to sow as well...

Karen

HA Ha Ha!!!!(very snottily),
I don't have to water anything!
I got nothing but snow covered jugs of dirt!
Hmmm, maybe I'm just being a jealous ...BLEEP...
LOL
:) Laura

note to self...don't read any postings from zone 7 til July. then giggle.LOL

Jealousy rears it's ugly head again!

Auntyara, how far on your walk to Nevada have you made it? I hope you are resting along the way.

Stupid question but I just have to ask. How do you water the seedings inside the hoophouse? Do you have to remove that plastic each time and put it back on?

Yes I am GREEN with envy! What are those little critters living in your HH? Cute little buggers!

I'm so jealous. This is my first year wintersowing and I'm DYING to see a sprout!

Right now everything is under a half a foot or so of snow.

**sigh** I can't wait until March.

Erika, don't worry you will see sprouts! I promise :)

Auntyara, lol you are so funny!

none have their second leaves? jeesh I don't expect growth till March sometime and maybe later.

At least my snow waters my jugs perfectly.

I am thinking of some small hoophouse next year. I have to keep it low to the ground so the HOA does not get mad. I don't want to water though...

I can't wait till the housing gets better so we can someday move into a larger yard with NO HOA!

Karen

Pippi, I use a fine spray setting on my garden hose. Yes, I do have to roll the plastic back to do it. That's why along the south side, I attach the plastic with boards. I just take out 4 screws and slide it back over the hoops. I water everything and push the plastic back over and rescrew the boards in place. It's quick and easy.

Next year, I hope not to need a hoophouse all winter, just at the end of the season when frosts are unpredictable for things like tomatoes.

Daisy, those are lizards. They're common here in the summer, but rare in the winter. Even in summer, they usually stick to the south side of the house where the brick traps a lot of heat. They eat insects and spiders. I'm considering moving them into the basement for the rest of the winter. I seem to have an issue with fungus gnats and aphids. They'll clean it right up.