To help you fulfill your holiday shopping list for the greenhouse gardener in your life without busting your budget, we have put together a few holiday gift giving ideas for the greenhouse gardener that are easy on the wallet and welcome in the greenhouse.
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Continue Reading | 1 Comment | November 29th, 2010
Cold frame greenhouses are the simplest and most common types of greenhouses. These simple structures can range form large to small, and are heated solely by the sun’s rays. Temperature control is obtained by opening vented tops, or placing shade cloths to protect the plants inside from the sun’s heat. This additional heat can extend the growing season, help you get ahead start on spring, harden off seedlings, or protect delicate plants. Read more...
Continue Reading | No Comments | August 31st, 2010
Useful greenhouse gardening tips for beginners can be hard to come by. Many tips include obvious facts like plants need sunlight, water, and soil to survive. Instead of giving you a first grade science lesson, we thought it would be more practical to give you some greenhouse gardening tips that even a newbie greenhouse gardener can put to use. Read more...
Continue Reading | 1 Comment | July 29th, 2010
Choosing between greenhouse flooring options for your greenhouse is an exciting time in the construction or renovation of any greenhouse. Should you choose gravel, wood, concrete, brick, pine needles, bark mulch, sawdust, or flagstones for your new greenhouse floor? Read more...
Continue Reading | 1 Comment | July 24th, 2010
Summer is the perfect time to try out one of many fun and affordable greenhouse kits available to today’s gardener. Greenhouse kits come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, styles, and prices. You can find a greenhouse kit to fit nearly any need and budget. Read more...
Continue Reading | No Comments | July 20th, 2010
April showers may bring May flowers, but Mother Nature may have other plans this year! The weather is wonky this year with unexpected snowfalls, late frosts, and periods of unprecedented warm spells! With all this weather-related mayhem going on, a greenhouse kit may be just what the gardening doctor ordered!
Greenhouse kits come in all kinds of shapes and sizes, and a greenhouse kit is available for all types of gardeners. Even if you live in a cramped apartment, you can benefit from a cold frame greenhouse kit! Many greenhouse gardeners add a portable greenhouse kit to their gardening supplies to house overflowing crops or protect outdoor plants during strong or unseasonal weather. There is a greenhouse kit for you- no matter what your gardening needs! Read more...
Continue Reading | No Comments | June 3rd, 2010
Spring is in sight, and your greenhouse cold frame plants will soon be moving into the unrestricted atmosphere of the outdoor garden space. But, transferring these hardy winter survivors can be a delicate procedure. Here are some tips to help you transfer your cold frame plants from the greenhouse to the outdoors successfully. Read more...
Continue Reading | No Comments | April 1st, 2010
Solexx greenhouses are the greenhouse of choice for many greenhouse gardeners. This lightweight, semi-transluscent material insulates, and protects your greenhouse plants from inclement weather conditions.
Solexx greenhouses are constructed from a material that looks very much like a transluscent corrugated cardboard. This scratch resistant, lightweight material is ideal for greenhouse gardening. It helps hold in heat and admits up to 75% of highly diffused UV rays. Solexx greenhouses come a variety of greenhouse kits, and can include different types of glazing for differing climate zones. Read more...
Continue Reading | 1 Comment | December 29th, 2009
For many gardeners, wintertime signals and end to the joys of gardening while the Earth recuperates under a layer of frost or snow. For the serious gardener, winter merely signals a change of location- indoors.
Indoor Gardening
Indoor gardening can take place in a traditional outdoor greenhouse, a window greenhouse, or in your basement. Greenhouses come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and materials…making greenhouses a good fit for nearly any space. Read more...
Continue Reading | No Comments | November 20th, 2009
Hothouse gardening uses basic scientific principals to produce spectacular results. Fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers grown in hothouses are every bit as large and healthy as those grown in a traditional garden, but they can be grown during colder months and survive fluctuating temperatures and water levels without difficulty. Read more...
Continue Reading | No Comments | October 30th, 2009