So,  it’s been a few months since I started using the cellar as a grow room,  and one big lesson learned is the basement was too cool. I will definitely need heat mats to germinate seeds in the basement next year,  the only plants that really did well were the tomatoes.

I’ve started hardening off my tomatoes,  and I had a few late starts, like my pepper plants,  along with some calendula and lupine. Since the grow bed has started slowing down,  I’ve started converting to root cellar mode. I’ve discovered Home Depot is a treasure trove of free wood in the form of palettes. Especially in the spring,  when they get rid of pre-fabricated shelving that their plants are sold on (score!).

This was just a quick update post; my garden has had a late start with all the crazy weather,  but I’ll show what I’m doing this year soon.