Full greenhouses, new pictures

Begonias and impatiens

Coleus on one end

marigolds on the other

A hodge podge of crops

Geraniums, dahlias, and others

Vinca and dahlias

Cape daisies, supertunias and ornamental peppers

 We are at that time of year when we are full or nearly so.  We had some early crops go out for plantings for the May graduation ceremonies.  We had the hardiest crops, petunia and dusty millers, out in the elements with just shade and frost cover when needed.  A few other items went to unheated hoop houses to acclimate them to the elements.  We have filled up the outside shade area again with similar crops to toughen them up and space out the larger wave petunias.  I need more shade cloth up as there are some other plants that would love to get outside to enjoy the weather.  
The extra heat from longer, sunny days has been to the benefit of many of the plants.  I have learned some things that I want to do differently.  I had some crops at two stages of maturity, I want to do a few more to get a jump on some of the earlier (pre-Memorial Day) orders.  This would allow us to harden off more crops so the customer's success increases.  I dream of building some benches that would bring our crops up and let us keep better control of weeds.  It would also double up the outdoor space with two tier possibilities.  It would be a fairly minor investment as well.  Every year there are new ideas to try and implement.  Time and money are the only limitations.