December progress.

Fish in the giant tube!

The rainwater system is getting installed.

We need some small, hardy fish for mosquito control in the wetland pools.

The front bed (soil filled) is now mostly planted with vegetable seed. No germination yet: it wasn't really watered enough to wet the soil more than a fraction of an inch.

More seed is on order.

We've lost one or two members since we started, and gained three. Welcome!

Still no responses to this blog from anybody. :-( Students report that my email invitations haven't gotten through.

The most tender plants have been moved up to the third floor until we're more certain of the heat situation.

I observed on last Thursday that on a windy day, cold air blew from the greenhouse into the building when the connecting windows were opened. That means that sometimes keeping the windows open would not heat the greenhouse, but instead cause cold air to be sucked into the greenhouse. That could be countered if we had a fan blowing air from inside the school into the greenhouse. But we'd need electricity first for that.

There was an excellent meeting of the science faculty two weeks ago to show off the outdoor classroom, and push to get it used.

Ms. Williams is interested in getting a digital recording sensor for temperature in the greenhouse. Somewhere around $40.

Some brave volunteers are bringing home seed and pots to get the seedlings started in warmer conditions.

I've asked Ms. Aronsen for another table for my room. I'll place it against the radiator in front of the window, top it and the radiator with a plastic sheet, and have a growing table with bottom heat for starting seedlings. Once they're germinated, they can be moved into the cooler greenhouse.