A new grow zone comes with adjusting my internal clock. April 15th was the last freeze day at our previous place. Here, in the Shenandoah Valley, in West Virginia, it is closer to mid May. There will be plenty of hot days, but also cold nights that sneak in and kill everything. Last week there… Continue reading Filling Up The Greenhouse
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Adding A Pop Up Greenhouse To The Patios
As we slip into September, I finished part of my current project: transforming the patios around the house into a kitchen garden. It's still an open goal, but every part I do gets me closer to doing it in full by next spring. This graph drives it home for me every time I look at… Continue reading Adding A Pop Up Greenhouse To The Patios
An Affordable Potting Mix Tray For The Greenhouse
When we built our Sunglo Greenhouse it came with a built in potting soil tray that was held inside, in a spot on the benches. Handy, yes. Affordable? No. I mean, it was really nice and huge, but if one were to buy it outright...ouch. Anytime it's a custom piece for a hobby, you know… Continue reading An Affordable Potting Mix Tray For The Greenhouse
Growing Food In An Off Year Of Weather
To say the growing season of 2022 was trying...is putting it lightly. As I have talked about since mid winter in early 2022, this winter/spring and into mid summer was cold and wet (see a post I did end of April "The Cool Spring"). Trees didn't bloom at all for some. The bees came out… Continue reading Growing Food In An Off Year Of Weather
Setting Up Portable Greenhouses To Last
In 2015 I acquired my first portable greenhouse (or as I refer to them sometimes, a pop up greenhouse). Back then I wrote a post about setting up that first one. (Which is worth reading, as I walk through setting up one of these.) Those blissful years of urban gardening. This one was beautifully set… Continue reading Setting Up Portable Greenhouses To Last