Category Archives: hobby greenhouses

Moving Day!

Posted on March 13, 2019 by carolee

Two days of sunshine in a row and a forecast that is somewhat reasonable! How long have we been waiting for that? Yes, there are wind advisories, rain and thunderstorms coming again, but night time temperatures will only go down … Continue reading →

Posted in hobby greenhouses, Spring, Uncategorized | Tagged greenhouse growing, hobby greenhouse, Indiana gardening, transplants | 7 Comments

Rain again…and again

Posted on May 24, 2017 by carolee

Three glorious days of sunshine, so I frantically planted veggies in the potager for long hours on the first two. Almost all of the tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, climbing melons and beans, many lettuces, edible flowers, more cippolini and Italian red … Continue reading →

Posted in gardening, hobby greenhouses, kitchen gardens, planting, Potager, shallots, Uncategorized | Tagged gardening, kitchen gardens, planting, potager, rain, transplants, weather | 14 Comments

Insulating the Greenhouse Follow-up

Posted on March 19, 2017 by carolee

For those of you interested in how much difference lining my 10’x 12′ hobby greenhouse with horticultural bubble wrap insulation made, here’s the follow up story and data so far. The night following exchanging the packing tape with official … Continue reading →

Posted in gardening, hobby greenhouses, Potager, Uncategorized | Tagged gardening, greenhouse growing, hobby greenhouse, insulation, learning, planning | 7 Comments

Insulating the Greenhouse

Posted on March 16, 2017 by carolee

Last spring, I was sadly disappointed in my new hobby greenhouse’s ability to hold heat. It’s shown above on the day construction was complete, bereft of benches, shelving, pots, and other clutter that later accumulated. It warms up greatly on … Continue reading →

Posted in gardening, hobby greenhouses, Potager, Uncategorized | Tagged bubble wrap, gardening, hobby greenhouse, insulation, potager | 11 Comments

Seed Starting Stuff

Posted on March 10, 2017 by carolee

Yes, I’m repeating this photo from the last post because I had several inquiries about my seed starting “Facilities.” See that tall rack? I built it over thirty years ago out of scrap lumber and some aluminum sheeting. A … Continue reading →

Posted in gardening, hobby greenhouses, Potager, Seeding, Uncategorized | Tagged gardening, growing your own food, heat mats for seeds, kitchen gardens, light stands, potager, seed starting | 18 Comments

Heap of hope

Posted on February 14, 2017 by carolee

Remember that jar of bleach water I carried to the berry rows? If not, see “About that pruning…” Well, I carried it back to the house, and rummaged through my supply basket and jacket pockets to find a big … Continue reading →

Posted in gardening, hobby greenhouses, planting, Seeding, Uncategorized | Tagged gardening, planting, seed starting | 7 Comments

From this to that

Posted on March 30, 2016 by carolee

Between basketball-watching marathons (I am a Hoosier, so it’s in my blood!) doing shows, and playing in my garden, there hasn’t been much time for the computer. As I drive the long roads to and from shows, my mind does … Continue reading →

Posted in gardening, hobby greenhouses, planting, Potager, seeds, shallots, Uncategorized | Tagged gardening, hobby greenhouses, onion sets, peas, potager, shallots | 2 Comments

The Greenhouse is really green!

Posted on September 13, 2015 by carolee

Having had professional greenhouses for the past twenty-four years, and a series of smaller, homemade greenhouses for nearly twenty years before that, living without one was not an option, especially since all those seeds I ordered (see “First Seed Order” post) will … Continue reading →

Posted in hobby greenhouses, Potager | Tagged Essex Greenhouses, hobby greenhouses, potager | 4 Comments