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Canadian livable quonset greenhouse

Posted on August 4, 2014 by shane

Just received this nice note and pics from a Canadian home greenhouse gardener: “I just wanted to tell you, i built a greenhouse in southern Alberta Canada and picked up your book. It has helped us build a great greenhouse. … Continue reading →

New year greenhouse resolutions

Posted on December 26, 2014 by shane

Don’t let pest populations sneak up on you. Regularly check the undersides of the leaves and take appropriate pest control measures.
Order my summer seeds in time- start checking out the new catalogs.
Consider getting a bottom heat mat for starting seedlings and other propagation.
Set up a system to harvest rain water into a barrel in your greenhouse.
Seal up the greenhouse. There is still a lot of winter coming your way.
Try growing more cut flowers to give to friends like sweet peas, stock, freesias and snapdragons.
Try grafting your greenhouse tomatoes. Read more about it here.
Create a space where you can simply sit and hang out in your greenhouse.

For more information on these tips and more check out the book “Greenhouse Gardener’s Companion“