Granny's gone and done it again

[ValerieJ]

I don't have the greenhouse built yet. We have an add on room for a sun room that has its on AC and Heating system. We use it for plants and did use it for brooding chicks. Now we also use it for kennels for taking care of hurt or ill birds. These two lights will illuminate a half sheet of plywood topped table the long way. All we need for starting plants as they go from tray to the garden. At least most of them will.

I have a room attached to the garage that I used to use in the same exact way! I loved that room!!! Now it is an off the grid room, and so far pretty useless. I did move some exercise equipment in there, so that is good. But we had to get a couple small greenhouses for our plants over the winter and to have starters in early February.

I don't have a big garden area. We have raised beds and they are fenced off, but the total planting space is only 256 SF so I have to be prudent in what I plant.

 

[ValerieJ]

We would like a 16' wide x 24' long greenhouse to grow tender crops in the winter months. Little heat is required here during the winter. We don't get many hard freezes as it is. It seems like we get more each winter in spite of what we are told. This week our temps are well below the avg.

That would be so awesome. We have the space for such a thing, but I'm not sure we have that much energy anymore.

 

[Nomadicus]

Fresh tomatoes, squash, and maybe even a 10' row of pole beans would sure be good to eat on during the winter. Since LED lights became available and are getting less costly as time passes it may be doable. Looking at building it with wood and translucent panels. Not a metal frame covered with plastic.

We have all total around an acre in berries, muscadine grapes, and garden vegetables. A few peach trees too.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I have soup to eat. BB

 

[Nomadicus]

We have a kid, grand kids with kids near us. If they want to eat out of our gardens they know what they need to do. Their free ride is over.

 

[ValerieJ]

Fresh tomatoes, squash, and maybe even a 10' row of pole beans would sure be good to eat on during the winter. Since LED lights became available and are getting less costly as time passes it may be doable. Looking at building it with wood and translucent panels. Not a metal frame covered with plastic.

We have all total around an acre in berries, muscadine grapes, and garden vegetables. A few peach trees too.

That's really awesome!!! We have a 50' row of berries, but will have to plant new ones this year. We had a couple years of deer intrusion, even though they are fenced in. Fence has been raised so we'll be replanting this spring when the plants are available.

 

[Nomadicus]

That's really awesome!!! We have a 50' row of berries, but will have to plant new ones this year. We had a couple years of deer intrusion, even though they are fenced in. Fence has been raised so we'll be replanting this spring when the plants are available.

We get our blackberries and blueberries from
https://www.isons.com/

We've been to the nursery and it is an awesome operation. Good friendly people.

 

[Nomadicus]

That's really awesome!!! We have a 50' row of berries, but will have to plant new ones this year. We had a couple years of deer intrusion, even though they are fenced in. Fence has been raised so we'll be replanting this spring when the plants are available.

Usually buy strawberries from:
https://www.indianaberry.com/

 

[ValerieJ]

We have a local organic nursery for our berries. We do have a strong strawberry patch in our veggie garden. Will have get that one under control this year. But thanks for the info. If I need to go elsewhere I will refer to this!!!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

We used to garden, rather half-heartedly, I'll admit. But now we have chickens. Idk, I feel like my health may be improving enough to try giving it a go again ... but I don't think I could keep the chickens out. We only have 4' fences ...