As expected, the cold weather returned.I could have gotten accustomed to the warmer weather. I think that the dogs felt the same way. Still, I have a perfect excuse to not get any work done outside; so, I guess that I won't complain too much.

When I got home from work today, I put the finishing touches on the maintenance for the grow light rack. We have several thousand onion plants started right now. We can start about 2100 individual plants at a time under grow lights, which we then transfer to the high tunnels once the weather warms a bit more.Soon all of our grow lights will be lit up, and plants will be growing. Throughout the late winter and spring we will start about12,000 plants in pots.

You can't miss our house on our roadthis time of year. It is the one that glows all day long. I suspectthat the DEA has our site on some kind of map of potentiallysuspicious tomato-growing sites. “Honest Mr. Officer, these areoregano plants. Here, try one.” Hey, I have to amuse myself somehowin the long nights of winter!