If you’ve been gardening in the greenhouse this year, you’re likely to be overwhelmed with the bounty from your efforts. Fall harvest seems to sneak up on us all, and trying to store all those fruits and veggies for the fast-approaching winter months can be hectic! Here are a few fall canning tips to help you get your crops in quicker.  Read more...

Canning your fall harvest from the greenhouse is one of the best parts of greenhouse gardening for many gardeners. Storing those fresh fruits and veggies signifies the culmination of a long and ‘fruitful’ growing season. The love of fresh produce is a strong motivating factor for many gardeners. It’s why we spend hours pulling weeds, watering, and caring for fledgling plants month after month.  Read more...

Kermit once said, “It’s not easy being green.” (But I think that had more to do with avoiding Ms. Piggy’s affections than being a naturally green critter.) Green living is all the rage, and going green in the green-house is probably easier than you think.  Read more...

 Working with shade cloths, earthboxes, cold frames, and greenhouses can greatly improve your chances for gardening success. Gardening can be challenging, especially for the timid novice gardener.Why are you afraid to take that next step to growing a green thumb? Is it because there is just too much sunlight or wind in your area? Perhaps you have poor soil conditions or even worse, no soil conditions. Maybe you are hesitant because you won’t be able to enjoy the fresh produce year round. Whatever your reason, there are simple answers to help you garden better and faster. Here are some solutions to the above dilemmas.  Read more...

Toiling over the ground; tilling until it is just right, mixing fertilizer until your hands are stained black and neat little rows are prepared, equal distances apart, to ensure the best end results, laying down the seeds with care, making sure they are properly spaced and judging the depth of each different variety by your well-trained measuring utensil, otherwise known as your pointer finger. Tending to the seedlings you watch them sprout and grow up into magnificent plants- Ah! The joys of gardening abound!  Read more...

Greenhouse gardeners know exotic plants grow best in a greenhouse. If you have a hankering for something extraordinary this growing season, exotic plants may be just what you are looking for.  Read more...

Designing a custom watering system for your greenhouse is never an easy task. There are so many different types to choose from depending on what you are planning to grow. The first thing to decide on, of course, is what types of plants you are planning to nurture, because the type of watering system you will ultimately need is greatly determined by the types of plants most often grown in your greenhouse. For example, tropical plants require more water and often grow best with a misting delivery system. Ask yourself if the plants you are growing will grow best with a drip irrigation system, a misting system or even a running water system. Each system has it’s own unique features and setup that help you achieve the perfect balance of water to your greenhouse, and keeps from wasting water.  Read more...

It’s that time of year to begin transplanting your starts from the greenhouse. Greenhouses are great for getting an early jump on the spring growing season, but transplanting all those little seedlings can be a challenge. To help make spring planting easier, here are a few tips for novice and seasoned greenhouse gardeners alike.  Read more...

“The Earth laughs in flowers.”~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Getting flowers going in the garden greenhouse is always a fun addition to your usual greenhouse gardening activities. There’s just something special about watching those delicate green shoots emerge, knowing that they will produce beautiful, vibrant flower blossoms.  Read more...

Many home gardeners order a greenhouse kit from their local home improvement store, gardening store or an online outlet. They automatically assume a greenhouse kit will be an easy solution to their gardening needs. Thus, they await its arrival and carve out a few free hours for construction. While many greenhouse kits are easy to assemble, most require more than one person to be present during assembly and many of them come with detailed instructions. All in all, they can take much more than an hour to install properly. Use these tips when putting together a greenhouse kit for your garden.  Read more...