more transplanting and a(nother) new greenhouse

After only two weeks, the tomato and pepper plants are already growing out of their peat pots:

The second batch of Maglia Rosa cherry and Dukat dill had also outgrown their containers:

So I decided to do some more transplanting.  Since the tomatoes had outgrown their new pots so quickly, I  chose a much larger upgrade, and bought 50 round, plastic "Classic 200" containers.  They are tapered, measuring ~5.75" deep and in diameter.  So far I've only transplanted 10 of the tomato plants, and of those, most are Santiam and Red House Free Standing.

In order to be able to transplant the tomatoes, I needed to have a space for the plants in their larger containers.  I bought from Lowe's a "Garden Treasures" greenhouse for $40.  It's 64" x 35.5" x 19" and has a really nice heavy-duty clear plastic cover with two zippers running up the front to make for convenient access to the plants. 

 

I've installed this new greenhouse in the south-facing sun room on the first floor.  This room is heated through vents in the floor, and I've positioned the greenhouse so that it is on top of half of one of the vents.  This seems to be providing sufficient heat and airflow to the structure.  

It still isn't consistently sunny here, so I've installed a 2' single T5 bulb fixture as supplementary lighting.  So far, I've transplanted and moved one each of Crimson Sprinter and Oregon Spring Bush tomato, and four each Santiam and Red House Free Standing tomato.  The Santiam and RHFS are both determinates that are supposed to reach maximum heights of ~30", so I'm not too worried about them outgrowing the structure any time soon.  I moved the Crimson Sprinter and OSB as more of an experiment to see how they'd do in a cooler and darker environment as compared to the growing shelf of the main greenhouse structure.  Even if this noticeably slows down the growth of these tomato plants, it will only help to space out the eventual tomato harvest.  

The newly-transplanted Maglia Rosa cherry tomatoes have joined the larger transplanted tomatoes in the new greenhouse.

  

I think they look dwarfed there by the other tomato plants, and even the basil.  Again, it will be interesting to compare their growth in this environment with the other Maglia Rosa plants growing in the warmer and brighter greenhouse.

All of the Garden sage, (second batch) Dukat dill, and Slow Bolt cilantro have now been transplanted into more permanent containers and placed by a window.

Close-ups, Dukat dill:

Garden sage and Purple Opal basil:

 

Purple Opal basil hanging by a west-facing window in the sun room:

 

I need more containers before I can transplant the rest of the Purple Opal basil.  Then I can use all of the shelf space in the new greenhouse for transplanted tomatoes.