by Cynthia Strawson | Mar 12, 2022 | Greenhouses
Your hobby greenhouse can do a few things really well: It can protect your fragile (and expensive) crops from getting destroyed by those prairie hail storm. It can give you a head start on growing early in the season (harvesting your own lettuce and spinach in April?...
by Cynthia Strawson | Mar 4, 2022 | Greenhouses
Prairie summers are notorious for extreme heat (and loooooong days). It’s not unusual for temperatures to rise above +30 degrees Celsius. [Editor’s Note: the summer of 2019 was unseasonably cool and wet so we’ll call that an exception!] Average...
by Cynthia Strawson | Feb 27, 2022 | Greenhouses
“How can I heat MyOwnGreenhouse to grow year-round?” This is a common question we get and it’s a good question, one that many of us Zone 3 and 4 gardeners would like an answer to! There are some simple ways to get enough heat to extend the growing season...
by Cynthia Strawson | Oct 17, 0201 | Greenhouses
It finally got cold enough in the greenhouse (without the heater on) that frost hit the tender plants. At -4 outside and no supplemental heat inside, the cells in the leaves of basil and tomato have burst. This makes them look black and droopy. It really and truly is...
