WEEK 19: Plant problems and Cheeky chickens

Our plants in the basement are growing so tall and we want to get them out as quickly as possible, but they are calling for frost on the 12th, so we have to wait a little longer.  Our tomatoes are definitely too tall now.  Luckily with more than one plant per seed pot they are holding each other up. While we are away at work we would place all the trays outside for hardening off in the breeze and sun. Next year, we are not going to plant our tomatoes so early.  We probably could have easily waited another three weeks!

TOO TALL TOMATOES!!!

Squash at the right height :)

Our cabbage though has even bigger problems.  About half of them dampened off and had to get thrown out.  Hopefully the others will make it to the field next week.

Cabbage plant showing signs of dampening off

Out in the garden, most of our seeds planted are coming up, except the cheap lettuce pack we have had for a couple of years now. 

The chicks have now graduated from the heat bulb way of life and now have a standard 75 watt light.  Their feathers are coming in nicely, though their heads remains fluffy. They are also almost done their chick starter and soon they will be introduced to the layer feed. We love them so much and they are so full of character as they run around and jump in the air while flapping their wings.  They are now perching on the side of the encloser in the garage.  For sure we now know that one of the birds is indeed a rooster, even though we were supposed to get all hens.  Not a big deal for now.

Can you find the rooster?