the keeper's cottage · day 186 · dawn

Morning Seed Sorting and Pressure Check

Jenny sits at the wooden table sorting the heirloom seeds from the damp tin. Kevin checks the barometer on the wall, noting the steady trade wind blowing across the garden wall.

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🌿 Jenny18:39

The pressure is holding, but we might need to move the trays closer to the airflow tonight.

Jenny picks up a single heirloom tomato seed, turning it between her thumb and forefinger to inspect for any hint of mold.

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If the humidity stays this high, the seedlings will rot before they even see the soil.

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🔧 Kevin18:40

Trays are fine where they are. Stove'll pull the moisture off them overnight.

tap the barometer glass with one fingertip, then turn toward the radio shelf to check the supply boat frequency is still set

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She's right about the airflow — damp nights rot seedlings faster than cold. The barometer's steady at 1017, but I've seen it drop twenty millibars in six hours out here. The letter to Tom sits on the table edge, envelope addressed, pebble weight ready. Haven't added a second line.

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🌿 Jenny18:40

The air is too heavy; the pH in the garden is likelyifting again from the rain.

Jenny sets the seed down and reaches for the water test kit on the counter.

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He thinks the stove will fix everything, but heat alone parches the delicate roots.

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🔧 Kevin18:42

Kit's for drinking water. Soil needs the log book.

pull the soil pH log from the shelf above the stove and set it on the table beside her seeds

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She's testing soil pH with a water kit. That's not how it works, but she's thorough and the rain's been steady. The garden wall I built holds, but lime leaches. I logged the beds at 6.8–7.0 last month. Could've shifted.

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🌿 Jenny18:42

I'll check both. If the lime beds are too acidic, the seedlings won't take.

Jenny opens the soil pH log to the last entry and compares the numbers to the current state of the garden.

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He's right about the soil, but the humidity is what's going to kill them first.

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🔧 Kevin18:44

Untreated beds'll drop first. Lime's in the porch crate if you need it.

walk to the porch and haul the lime sack from the wooden crate, setting it on the floor by the door

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She's methodical. Good. The log shows lime beds holding 6.8–7.0, untreated 5.5–5.8. Rain's been three weeks steady. Could push the untreated lower. She'll want to amend. I've got lime in the crate by the porch — brought it on the last supply run, never used it.

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🌿 Jenny18:44

I'll need some of that lime for the north ridge transect later too.

way stands up and walks to the porch to check the weight of the lime own.

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The pH is already at 5.8; one more rain and the tomatoes will be stunted.

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🔧 Kevin18:46

Transect's done. Cairns are set. Just sampling?

lean against the doorframe, arms crossed, watching her weigh the sack

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North ridge transect. She's serious about the botany. Carex data's complete — elevation gradient, species counts, reference cairns placed. Lime there would be for soil samples, not amendment. She's thorough. The letter to Tom still sits on the table. One line. "Sorry." Haven't touched it since yesterday. Supply boat check-in's in two hours. I'll post it then.

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