tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post8263787149187739406..comments2024-03-28T10:42:47.808-05:00Comments on PRACTICAL PARSIMONY: Greenhouse Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-87604032351795027722014-04-06T23:16:21.528-05:002014-04-06T23:16:21.528-05:00Sonya Ann,
Can you germinate seeds indoors? I shou...Sonya Ann,<br />Can you germinate seeds indoors? I should have been doing just that six weeks ago. It will be good when we all have spring all around.<br />Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-15660788075543095402014-04-06T22:11:00.571-05:002014-04-06T22:11:00.571-05:00You are inspiring me to get GARDENING! There is ju...You are inspiring me to get GARDENING! There is just the smallest bit of snow so I guess that means eventually winter will end. Sonya Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985227040902078422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-36129863579849476842014-04-06T03:35:58.876-05:002014-04-06T03:35:58.876-05:00Barb,
I am considering taking the cover off and u...Barb, <br />I am considering taking the cover off and using zip ties on all joints. Plus, I may take measurements to scrounge wood to make the next. Or, I may not...lol. Right now, I have the greenhouse leaning on the wagon, almost lying down, hoping no wind will catch it. Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-18425420128459516492014-04-06T03:32:52.885-05:002014-04-06T03:32:52.885-05:00Donna,
I cannot imagine what it takes to grown tom...Donna,<br />I cannot imagine what it takes to grown tomatoes or anything in Alaska. <br /><br />Thanks for the hint on air circulation. I would just die if I killed something. So, leave the bottom open? And, keep the door unzipped and rolled up on warm days? Any hints will be appreciated. Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-1996352384219675862014-04-06T00:39:12.236-05:002014-04-06T00:39:12.236-05:00Looks good. Every year I say I need to get anothe...Looks good. Every year I say I need to get another one to get the seeds growing earlier but I haven't yet. My first one got mangled with some strong winds and the next strong winds killed it. It's been a few years since so I really should get one so I have it here ready for end of Winter.<br /><br />Barb.Barb.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11383714327462070532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-44275934429343091652014-04-06T00:29:24.334-05:002014-04-06T00:29:24.334-05:00We have that very same greenhouse, bought it last ...We have that very same greenhouse, bought it last year. It's hard to grow tomatoes in Alaska without some kind of help, either greenhouse or floating row covers.<br />Note: If you don't allow for air circulation you'll likely end up with fungus. Our cukes died a horrible, fuzzy death.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13881332749767280627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-34045611478258700482014-04-06T00:14:47.116-05:002014-04-06T00:14:47.116-05:00Coffeypot,
They only have green greenhouses. No, I...Coffeypot,<br />They only have green greenhouses. No, I am not short at all. I am 5' 7". This is not the kind you walk into. The shelves are only a little over a foot deep. You just stand in front of this one.I would love to have a walk-in greenhouse!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-56097899376821846672014-04-05T23:42:31.755-05:002014-04-05T23:42:31.755-05:00I like the little green house. Did they have any ...I like the little green house. Did they have any red ones or blue ones? But it does seem quite compact. I guess you are a short lady.Coffeypothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02944074653548750642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-86621202817016411922014-04-05T21:24:01.350-05:002014-04-05T21:24:01.350-05:00Wendy,
Thanks for the information. I was worried a...Wendy,<br />Thanks for the information. I was worried about the heat, too. And, I planned to lash it to something tonight even though it is empty. When short, heavy chairs get blown over, I know this does not have a chance! I think I have seen these in your sunroom. I needed someone who had used these to guide me. Do you think plastic underneath or on the last shelf would help the greenhouse not to be too cold this spring for germinating? It is just sitting on grass. My backyard gets so hot in the spring and summer with the rock basement wall on the south side. <br /><br />The plastic film seems to have heavy mesh imbedded. I think I could make a new cover if it does not hold up well. There would be no zipper, just a three inch lap with some Velcro. Maybe it will last more than one season. Thanks.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-18779566639009496992014-04-05T20:15:56.705-05:002014-04-05T20:15:56.705-05:00It's a lovely little greenhouse! It's muc...It's a lovely little greenhouse! It's much like the ones I use as plant stands in the sun room. I have used them outside inside the greenhouse, and one outside the greenhouse as well. The plastic didn't stand up well to our weather conditions. Yours looks different with some kind of netting in it.<br /><br />I start my tomatoes and peppers inside those trays with plastic lids, inside the greenhouse plant stands, inside the sunroom. Daytime temps can run in the 80-90's in that room, dropping below zero (see your breath, frozen windows, heavy frost up the door) by morning. My guess is your temps will be just fine to start seeds right in your greenhouse outside. Zip it up late in the afternoon to trap the heat inside. Unzip in the morning once the sun starts to feel hot through the windows.<br /><br />I start the rest of my seedlings the same way, but later in the year when the temperatures are more stable.<br /><br />You'll need to keep an eye on the heat. Plants will bake faster than they'll freeze in a greenhouse. Wind can be a problem as well. I've found the entire plant stand knocked over on more than one occasion. I would strongly recommend tying the whole stand to a banister or post or something.<br /><br />Good luck!<br /><br />Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11557512606416161272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-61560149345376867372014-04-05T19:57:31.802-05:002014-04-05T19:57:31.802-05:00Snowbrush,
Even though he lives in a huge city tha...Snowbrush,<br />Even though he lives in a huge city that is right up next to Birmingham, he can only get dialup or something slow, no DSL. So, for whatever reason, he went to the library to print. He said it takes about 8 hours for a picture to display on his computer. Maybe his printer is broken, so I am not sure. <br /><br />I only buy one annual, pink wave petunias. But, it won't need a greenhouse. I like to use cuttings to make more plants, so I can do that in the greenhouse. Plus tomatoes will grow nicely before I plant them. The tulips would have benefitted from the greenhouse. I could have used a larger greenhouse for the tropical trees I bought for $1 last fall. <br /><br />We can get tax forms at the library and at the PO, but both had closed by the time he figured he had the wrong one. Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-41352470767648731742014-04-05T18:00:50.268-05:002014-04-05T18:00:50.268-05:00Doesn't he know he can print tax forms at home...Doesn't he know he can print tax forms at home?<br /><br />I don't have a greenhouse. I have a lot of potted plants (about 18), and quite a few outside shrubs, but I'm not much into annuals, and that's mostly what one does with a greenhouse, I guess. I do love conservatories though.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-79864156136084136732014-04-05T17:44:56.651-05:002014-04-05T17:44:56.651-05:00EC,
That is my problem--never had a greenhouse. Bu...EC,<br />That is my problem--never had a greenhouse. But, any plants I buy can go in there until I plant them. Plus, things I will grow from cuttings can go there. Germination will definitely have to occur inside. If these go on sale at the end of the year, hopefully cheaper than this. I am going to get another to go inside the huge picture window that gets sun all winter. If this one is still clean, I might move it inside, too. Who needs a long table full of pictures and a tv? Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3321084510373631678.post-47395364843589378802014-04-05T16:39:03.189-05:002014-04-05T16:39:03.189-05:00I have never had a greenhouse so I am not a lot of...I have never had a greenhouse so I am not a lot of help. However, I have starting seeds inside - and it does get cold in our house.<br />I tend to put plants outside when the danger of frost has gone. Until then, I put them outside in the day and bring them in at night. And sometimes have been caught with a late frost. Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com