A few things; first is that the "goofy little greenhouse" just needs a bit of tape. It also needs at least two more racks and six poles, a problem I haven't solved yet. But as soon as the remaining camera part arrives I'll post some pictures (oh yeah, and as soon as I learn how to do post things which judging by how long it's taken me to figure out  all this stuff, should be another six months.) Next, I'd like to introduce Carly, a very dedicated volunteer. Or is she an employee now? I'm not entirely sure. She has colorful polka-dotted mittens and purple boots. She's quite friendly, and brought in cookies for us on Valentine's Day. She's done a lot of work at maintaining the ski trails and is also quite adept at filling bird feeders. 

So yesterday, we made 'dibblers'. I was pretty dubious that 'dibble' was actually a word. So I looked it up and it was. A dibble (noun) is "a pointed hand tool for making holes in the ground for seeds or young plants." To dibble (verb) is to "make a hole in soil with a dibble." This made sense and fit with the context, but I decided to delve a bit deeper. (I mean honestly... 'dibble' it's like 'kibble' or 'dribble' or 'dabble' surely it isn't a practical agricultural tool!) So guess what else 'dibble' can mean?

According to the Farlex dictionary, it can mean "to drink like a duck, lifting up the head after each sip." Dictionary.com contends that it is "a variant of dib." I looked up dib, which means "to fish by letting the bait bob lightly on the surface." It's also described as "a less common word for dabble." Okay, I admit that these funny things are generally third or fourth on the list. But still,..I just had a feeling about this silly word, and needed to follow through with it. Maybe some day on jeopardy,...but I digress. 

Yesterday, the 18th we attempted to make dibblers for a variety of seed trays. They haven't been finished yet, but they were designed more or less to scale on some plywood. So we dibbled by hand today. And then we planted onions! This is incredibly exciting! First planting of the year! Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah!