We were jolted back into winter again with hail the size of dried peas down the back of the neck this morning. Most things we have planted so far wont’t be affected by this and should be fine.
The Kohl Rabi we sowed last week has germinated well and is nearly ready to transplant on to the next stage in the larger soil blocks. The Greenhouse Sensation Vitapod propagators are doing an amazing job and we are really starting to churn out seedlings with the help of this brilliant device.
Not everything needs a propagator to start germinating, these beetroot (below) have managed just fine by being covered by black plastic until they just started to break the surface. This kept the moisture in and helped warm the compost on days that the sun did shine. To be fare though, it was much warmer in the glasshouse last week when they did germinate than it is today.
Some more wintery pictures from this morning.
I’m continuing my grandfathers genealogical research to our family tree which ends for him with John Greenslate whom came over from England to the US. And now begins for me with John Greenslate from England. I’m sure happy to have found that the Greenslate farm has been put to this use as I am sure my father & grandfather would also be glad to see. I am dating a man from the Netherlands whom moved to the US & likes & has done alot of traveling in his lifetime & hope we can do more. Going there would be awesome. I’m 9th generation. Any added info I could recieve off my first research into England ancestory would be very helpful & much appreciated. Any living relatives in UK etc. would be great. Hope to make it there in the not so distant future. Thank you for preserving this land. I thank you & my ancestors thank you. Great visionary project. Mary Greenslate Albers
Hello Mary. Thanks for getting in touch and telling me your story, its really interesting. I don’t know too much about the area as I live a few miles away. However, with your permission I can pass on your details to someone who was born and bred there and may be able to tell you much more about the farm. Neil Hickson
Actually, after diving into the Greenslate book my Grandfather Harry had me print up for him; for another week or so; I guess I’m not ninth generation but 6th Generation. Feel free to pass along details to obtain any more area history on the Greenslate family of York, England/UK. So here it is: John Greenslate(John#1) of York was my (ea. G standing for each great) GGGGG-Grandfather, His forth born Child’s name was John (GGGG-Grandfather to me aka. John#2), John #2″s 1st born son’s name was George (my GGG-Grandfather), George’s first born Child’s name was Peter Clifton Greenslate (GG-Grandfather to me), Peter Clifton Greenslate’s 1st born Child’s name was Olvie Oscar Greenslate (Great Grandfather to me), Olvie Oscar Greenslate had one son showing in family tree book whom was my Grandfather Harry Glick Greenslate, My Grandfather Harry Glick Greenslate’s first born son’s name was Marvin Lee Greenslate this was my father. Marvin Lee Greenslate had 2 son’s eldest from 1st marriage was named Barry Lee Greenslate, Marvin’s other son is named Jason James Greenslate (my brother) My mother, Erma & father, Marvin Lee Greenslate had 4 kids in their marriage named in order of birth: Kathleen Jo, Susan Diane, Mary Gale (me) & Jason James(previously mentioned). So there is in a nut shell. Story goes that John#1 was 1 of 2 Greenslate brothers that came over from England, nothing found on John#1’s brother-just believed that he later settled in NY. Both came over from England believed to of 1st went to Evaggeline area of Canada, then John #1 went to Kentucky, USA & unknown named brother of John #1 went to New York State.