The Cook wrote:
On Sun, 15 Feb 2015 14:48:08 -0600, "Terry Coombs"
wrote:

of room ! I kinda knew this was going to be a problem , and had
several ideas in mind . As I repot my seedlings into 4" round pots
it's getting kinda crowded on my window shelf . The square ones
oughta be here tomorrow ... which will help some . I'm moving the
ones in the smallest cells first , they seem to be laggig and I
think it might be because of limited root space . Even with the new
pots , I'm probably going to have to enlarge the shelf - and
probably the one I added above it today . Hopefully this will be a
short-lived problem , I think that by March 1st or so I'll be able
to move them into the little greenhouse I'm planning to build onto
the south side of the house . The key will be night-time temps .
I'll need to maintain minimum 40° to 45° overnight temps before I
dare move them out . Insulation may be called for ... because 65°
would be much better . I just hope the planned 30" x 96" is going
to be big enough ! Got 2 weeks to get it built , better get off my
lazy butt . Looks like I'll be getting that head start I was looking
for ... the pumpkin I planted for a germ test is about to bloom with
male flowers . SaWeeeeet !

Keep a close eye on the temperatures in the greenhouse. On a sunny
day the temperatures can reach over 90°F. We have a remote thermostat
in the greenhouse and a display in the kitchen. Even with below 30°
outside temperatures it can reach that high. They did yesterday.

A few months ago I bought an indoor/outdoor thermometer with an outside
probe on a wire - it'll be moved over to the hot box for monitoring purposes
.. It saves highest/lowest for whatever period you select - the only way to
reset is to pull the battery .
The sashes I will use for tops will be hinged to the wall so they can be
opened for venting when needed and so they can be left open as the plants
get hardened off . I'm considering putting an unused space heater out there
for the possibility of really cold nights ... I've already got a lot of time
invested , hate to lose my seedlings due to a lack of foresight .
--
Snag