A Little Dirt Doesn't Hurt....: Working in the Greenhouse

HAPPY FIRST DAY OF SPRING!

Little by little, I'm getting things organized this spring. I'm about a week or two behind schedule getting my things started, but I don't think I'm as far behind as I was last year. At various times this past week, I had a chance to spend little bits of time out in the greenhouse.
One of the first things that I put out there was a dual thermometer. I have one sensor outside of the greenhouse and the other inside. The temperature difference today was pretty amazing. It was almost TOO HOT in the greenhouse, if there is such a thing. I don't yet have a heater in there, so the fact that I was sweating made me realize how badly I need to get some black spray paint and get some heat sinks set up. My plan is to paint some buckets of water black to "save" heat at night. This picture was from a little earlier in the day; later it climbed to 79 degrees!

14 degree difference in temperature!

I did a lot of organizing today. I got out some trays and brought them up to the house so I could work on starting some things when watching over my sick kid. I started 12 each of True Lavender and Lavender Lady. I also started a flat that had impatiens. Those are in my dining room (and I fear that Tim won't be overly impressed when he gets home) because without a heater in the greenhouse, it's still too cold.

In the greenhouse, I started a container of Olympia Hybrid spinach and some Bok Choy. I'm curious if the cold weather plants will be fine in the greenhouse with just the daytime heat.