Drone

Outside temperatures in the mid-50s are excellent for the greenhouse. It gets up to about 80 with the windows closed and the sun shining in. The automatic top vents are open on days like this, so there is some ventilation. If I open the windows and door, it's a pleasant 70.

At this point I'm patiently (?) waiting for the beets, carrots, broccoli and peas to mature, which all look really healthy but are not ready to harvest. I wonder if I crowded things too much or if it just takes that long. The beets and carrots have been growing for two months, and the other two for about six weeks. The tomatillo has dozens of fruits, but they don't fill out the husks yet. No matter what happens this year, we will not have one of those next year. It takes up way too much room.

I didn't have the right screwdriver to finish installing the shelves I've been working on, so that will be finished tomorrow. I did put up all of my remaining small hooks, but I figure I will have to put four big hooks in the highest beams to hang all the baskets I have. Most of these baskets will end up outside during the summer, but in the spring they need to be in the greenhouse to get established. Assuming I still have three geranium baskets next year, I will have a total of 15 baskets. Ten of the other baskets are 16-inch and two are 12-inch. In addition to the geraniums inside the greenhouse, right now I'm planning for eight petunia baskets (four outside at home, two outside on the west end of the greenhouse, the two small baskets inside the greenhouse), two of strawberries (inside), and two of peas succeeded by cucumbers outside on the east end of the greenhouse. With months to go before planting starts, this is subject to change.

Speaking of video, here is one that I shot with my drone on Tuesday, along with some stills. It has been a mild autumn so far. My electronic devices tell me there still hasn't been a hard freeze, and the little heater easily has been able to keep it at 40-42 overnight. I was hoping to get my replacement thermostat today, but now Amazon says Monday.

All the windows and door are open.

Facing west, Red Lodge Mountain.

Panorama, Red Lodge to the left, airport in the middle. The greenhouse is not really visible, just below the airport.