What are those gorgeous acid green leaves: Very funny, Ms Cottage Garden....

» LadyB - Very funny, Ms Cottage Garden....

Well, want the GREENHOUSE EXCITEMENT story for today???? I brought the tractor-mower up to the cutting garden beside the greenhouse and heard this awful hissing when I turned the engine off. Hmmmm. Realizing it WASN'T the tractor, I went to follow the noise only to find the big propane tank spraying propane all OVER the place not 15 ft from the corner of the greenhouse. While our innkeeper was able to take a towel and turn the valve off (yes, it had just been filled this morning....) there were some TENSE MOMENTS while we waited for their emergency service to arrive and while we waited for my greenhouse oil burner to kick on to keep the water warm. It's as dangerous to turn any switch OFF and chance a spark as it is to let the oil burner kick on and hope we didn't get enough gas IN the greenhouse to blow the entire thing sky high. The Faeries must have been beating their little wings for all they were worth, as I still have a greenhouse. *whew*! I would have been begging cuttings off ALL of you!

Total incompetance on the part of the delivery guy. Filled the tank, slammed down the lid, walked over to the very noisy truck and just never turned the valve off. Thanks a LOT, buddy.

My next fear is any plant damage from the gas, but even the tomatoes seem fine. I believe they're the 'canary' plant for a greenhouse. I honestly didn't smell the gas in the greenhouse at any time.

More than enough excitement for me!

-- posted by LadyB