We have decided this year is the time to put in a greenhouse so we can start growing veggies year around, at least for our own use. the more we learn about plant varieties (a soon coming blog post about hybrid plants) and plant growing methods, the more we see the value in growing our own food. Even organic food in the stores is NOT what we think it is. Changes have been happening behind the scenes of our food supply that none of us (at leat I didnt) understand.
So, greenhouse year! I "think" we have chosen to go with a single piece fiberglass greenhouse. I like the abiltiy to move it if necessary without dismantling, and I like hte shape options afforded. The one we are investigating first is :
http://supergreenhouses.info/
these are made near us, and seem to be a well thought out approach to fiberglass greenhouses. The white top will be a great help in the summer when the sun is directly overhead and too hot to sustain life! The strength and weight are enough to stand up to our wild summer storms and winter snow. And the almost straight sides give much more useable room inside. The material used sounds like it affords the best type of diffused light to allow growing all across the inside. It also has auto openers for ventilation, and.. best of all, its about half the price of comparable fiberglass greenhouses.
We will post our progress as we go down the road of a year round garden!
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After further research we have changed our favorite to a Solexx conservatory greenhouse. It offers more useable room and better winter insulation while maintaining a healty difused light. The frames are also super strong composite materials. Hopefully we will decide by next week and get one ordered!
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ReplyDeleteWe finally decided to go with teh Solexx greenhouse. The solexx panels seem to create the best growing environment (according to the research I have done) and its strongly built to withstand the winds we have here.
We ordered one today, called the Concervatory. It is a 16x20 size with a U shaped walkway down both sides and across the back. That should provide enough space and working area to keep a decent size year roung garden going.
You can see the type at http://www.greenhousecatalog.com under "Solexx greenhouse kits".
It should be here Wednesday night ( picking it up at Salem to save shipping ) and hopefully it wont take too long to build!