Several of the chili plants have blossoms. I read that chilies growing in a greenhouse need to be hand-pollinated, so that little job is coming up. All the articles I read claim that it's not a big deal: you use a small, clean paintbrush -- like you'd use on a watercolor painting -- and rub it around on the flowers of each plant. That should be manageable. Hopefully, two or three blossoms will open at any given time on each plant so it'll be easy to do the pollination thing.
The three eggplants appear to be recovering from the slug onslaught that got them transplanted from the outside garden to the greenhouse. Even the most damaged has a new leaf, so I think it'll make it. The other two, less-ravaged plants are much bigger and have more new growth.
The bell peppers (six or seven plants) seem to be developing more slowly than the chilies. The plants look vibrant and healthy, so I think it's just a difference in the way these plants develop rather than an indication of a problem.
Outdoors, the potato plants are enormous. I think we'll have a fantastic crop. We're getting broccoli from the garden too. Not a lot, but some, and it's good. We've had bok choi, parsley, kale, and spinach.
Oh, and did I mention the salad greens?
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