Little Mrs. Fancy Plants

 I thought about breaking this up into a couple posts to spread out the excitement, but I couldn't wait so here is a long post with a lot of pictures.

Come inside the greenhouse.

Yep, Mr. Welder added shelves.

 Here is a closer look.

Aren't they cute?

He used some old fence panels that were cluttering the yard.

Double duty done-shelves in place and a cleaner yard.

 On this side is a sink that will eventually be more than the basin.  We got this out of one of the old barns we tore down.  Another piece of (cute) junk with a better home than thrown by the fence.

Not only can Mr. Welder build, he can be stylish with his socks and flip flops.

 Thermometer installed.

 Doesn't using old stuff give so much character that you'd never get with going out and buying something new and spending a lot of money?

 The security system was also installed.

I know, kind of extreme, but just in case we end up with some fancy plants.

 While discussing our options in adding on to the shelving and where the brick path would go, Mr. Welder remembered this old work table we got at the Restore half off sale for $5.  Perfect fit so here it will live.

 In case you want to mimic Mr. Welder's fashion, here's a close up to help you achieve the look.

 Fast forward a day or maybe two, and Little Miss Fancy Plants shows off the light.

 Later we discovered that this fixture (which Mr. Welder never returned when we ended up not using it-I guess he's not in trouble for that anymore) uses the same type bulb as growing lights.  Sometimes in the winter there isn't enough sunlight to get your seeds going and a light can be used to help.  Perfect!

 Fast forward more to the weekend.  Mr. Welder plowed the garden and put out fertilizer.  Those are onions in the middle.

 Herman takes his job seriously and was on post.

 Mostly it's a lazy job, but someone has to do it.  And it helps that it's nice and warm.

 I brought over the plants we bought in town earlier that day.

 Lowe's had quite a few things on clearance.  I like plants and I've experimented with different types.  I am not an expert or even knowledgeable so cheap plants are always tempting.  Sometimes I bring them back to life and sometimes I should have left them at the store.  Most of these didn't look bad though.  I've brought home way worse.

 We also purchased a few packets of seeds for our spring vegetable garden. 

 Plants + Food to Eat = My Cup of Tea

It's so exciting to watch something grow from a seed.  Some are so tiny. It seems impossible that a plant could come from it, much less a vegetable to eat.  I know, I'm easily amused.

 With rain chances in the forecast, we set out a few buckets to catch water from the greenhouse roof and set up this temporary water tank to put the shop's gutter into use.  We're on the lookout for a huge tank that we can hopefully bury or make attractive above ground somehow.

 Little Mrs. Fancy Plants (not pants-they are high water and I love them.  They are warm and do not drag the ground and bring sand into the house.  I love sweat pants.  I know, our family is just stylish.)  To the right, you can kind of see a peach tree we bought.  Mouth is watering just thinking about it.

 Fast forward one more time to a rainy night when we hung out in the greenhouse and started planting some of the vegetable seeds.  Mr. Welder is displaying the flat of tomatoes.

 We also did jalapenos and onions before running out of planters.  Dreams of fresh salsa in the future.

We gave everything a drink of rainwater from one of the buckets we set out.  And I'm happy to report that though our water tank was kind of put up in a hurry, it's already full.  250 gallons!

Maybe the greenhouse will help beat those winter time blues.  So do winter days that feel like spring.

Did you do anything to take advantage of the nice weather?  Do you have any tricks you use to beat the winter blues?  Please share.  I could use some tricks for this time of year coming up.