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The greenhouse full of soil blocks. It’s sow time. #GrowYourOwn #SeedStarting #SoilBlocks #GreenManures #Gardening #Allotment
@Broadfork That's a great sight! I'm still a few weeks away from getting my greenhouse going. 
@richrollgardener A little later than I usually am but I am stuck for indoor plant storage space these days. The seedlings will have to hope their hats will keep the frosts at bay.
I’ll be sowing in earnest this coming week.
@Broadfork Yes, for me it's always a balancing act with timing the space vs. weather issues. I can't afford to keep the greenhouse warm at night in very cold weather and yet the plants must get started because the weather will flip to "warm" very suddenly. I can't start the warm weather stuff until I can plant out some of the early plants to make room... It's an inexorable chain of events.
@richrollgardener @Broadfork This is reminding me of hotbeds. In the 18th and 19th centuries, this method helped grow things like melons in winter for stately homes.(Rabbit holes here: https://www.gardenhistoryinfo.com/gardenpages/hotbedhistory.html; https://video.allotment-garden.org/65/victorian-hotbed-garden/)
Oh, just found a clip of Monty Don doing one: https://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/grow-plants/monty-dons-outdoor-melon-trial-part-one/
Maybe you could make a similar bed under the shelves and get enough heat to help overnight
@TheDonsieLass @richrollgardener @Broadfork I had never considered where the expression "a hotbed of activity" came from until right now.