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2023-01-27: Foundation and Transplants

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Friday, January 27, 2023 High: 42.5 Low: 27.0 Partly Cloudy, Sunny Today I connected all four sides of the greenhouse foundation and then moved it over to its location, on top of the deck blocks. To my surprise, it was actually pretty-much level all the way around. I only had to make a few small adjustments. Hayley and I threw some of the sod and dirt back in the rectangle to start backfilling. I plan to get some gravel tomorrow to fill in the trenches on the borders and the corners. The idea is to not have the wood touching any dirt. I also transplanted 40 seedlings (5 of each variety). I took them out of the damp paper towels as gently as I could, and placed them in 3" x 3" rose pots fill with a mixture of 1 scoop of organic potting soil to 3 scoops of Sungro propagation mix. I watered them in with a few sprits of water. I actually think some of these seeds would have been better served if they were directly planted into the rose pots. I might have not let them germinate en...