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Yes, it’s true.  Our wee plants have been introduced to the real world.  Throwing caution to the wind, Mike braved the harsh elements and transplanted his babies* with nary a backward glance.

Home at last

Or something like that.  In actual fact, some of the seedlings are still gazing longingly out of the window.  And it was a lovely day to plant (on Sunday) if not to photograph.  The day was misty and coolish, eventually giving way to actual rain.  Mike pushed on in spite of it, until he was too waterlogged to continue.

Spring in Nova Scotia can be a strange beast.  Right now it’s 15C (about 60F); last night there was a risk of frost.  Tomorrow, it’s supposed to be 30C (86F) or higher.  It’s hard on a tender little plant who is used to being coddled in a room with a view.

Nonetheless, transition they did, and so far, so good.  Mike is holding his breath for his bean plants - as I mentioned in an earlier post, he planted his beans VERY early, but they do seem to be holding up so far.  It’s odd to me how very invested I’ve become in this whole gardening endeavor.  Growing up, gardening meant being compelled to slog through bugs and muck to grudgingly harvest vegetables I wasn’t altogether crazy about eating.  My, how times have changed!  Yesterday I saw the frost warning and I immediately alerted Mike at work.  He rushed off from work early to get PVC tubing (piping?  what do I call that stuff?) to construct covers for our wee darlings.  Okay, I may be overstating this a bit: we’re a one car family and there wasn’t time to get stuff AND be home in time to take our son to Karate.  But I digress.

As per Mr. Bartholomew’s instructions, Mike made these lovely domes for our plants.  I think it took him just over an hour to construct 4 of them, and they seem to have done the job.  The plastic is, of course, removable, so the plants can bask in the glory of sunshine and a lovely breeze today.

Domed: note the GIANT bean plant...

One down, three to go

An attempt to show the fancy method for joining the two poles.

*I do plan to fill you in a bit more on the transplanting and final preparation of the beds, but for now I’m focused on frost.

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