Tender, young, bright green plants. Contrast that with the gently drifting snowflakes and the ice-covered trees outside my window and you have a great way to celebrate today's Solstice: Our shortest day of the year, but one that marks the coming of spring. For every day from this point forward will be minutes longer.
So, today's project was to transplant nearly a dozen young tomato seedlings into bigger pots. I cannot think of a better way to celebrate the 1st day of winter and the lengthening days.
Will they survive? They should. Will they actually bear fruit? That's the big question. As we prepare to move fully off the grid in a few years, one of the requirements is the ability to grow our own food. Of course, a greenhouse will be a key component, but we've never tried growing tomato plants in the winter before so this is a good first step.
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