Short week! No AA meeting.

However, there are a few things we can chat about.

First, looking at the Chilterns catalog, I think instead we'll order again from Thompson and Morgan. I'm thinking mostly of things that germinate and grow well at cool temperatures. Here's the current list I'm thinking of:
* Alyssum 'Aphrodite Mix'
* Sweet Pea 'T&M Prize'
* Snap Pea 'Sugar Ann'
If you look at the web site (or the printed catalog -- Linda has it) and see something else suited for winter growing, please mention it in a response to this post.

Checking my old seeds, I found some good cool-weather crops:
Swiss Chard 'Bright Lights' (beautiful multi-colored stalks!)
Turnip 'Oasis' (fast, small, tender, sweet, white)
Radish 'Gourmet Blend' (radishes are the fastest vegetables)
Cucumber 'Long White' (bet you never saw one with a white skin)
Beet 'Chiogga' (pink and white striped!)

We've now got a partial schedule for watering and tidying the greenhouse:
Monday R5: Linda Nguyen
Tuesday: open
Wednesday R7: Tom Burke
Thursday: open
Friday R2: Christina Ho

On Friday, I noticed that the first morning glory seed had sprouted. Very soon we'll need some sort of trellising or netting for the vines to grow on. Things are going to start popping fairly soon.

We should arrange some after-school field trips: these will require parents to drive you students. I can't without elaborate permissions and insurance issues. I'm thinking of field trips to places like Mahoney's or Russell's or the city greenhouses. Or maybe we can see the Isabella Stuart Gardiner Museum's facilities.

I've got a load of dead leaves to stick in the compost bin with some worms that were brought in on Friday. I could use some help carrying them in from my car. I also have an Epiphyllum cactus to transplant and a couple of Clivias to bring in.

We should organize some way for us to be in the greenhouse more often, perhaps immediately before or after school. It's really cool to be able to check the plants daily.