Question:
I plan on trying a greenhouse this year.
I wanted to build it on the back of my house to share the heat but....I am thinking of covering 1/3 of my garden (since I have late broccoli still growing). I’ll let the broccoli finish then plant greens, spinach and other cooler weather plants.
Is this a bad idea? Will it affect growing something in that area next spring? Does the ground need to go through the cold season?
Thanks for any help.
I am not sure where you live, but I actually did this with some success last year, and will do it again this year. My “winter garden” had onions, garlic, spinach, and 2 varieties of lettuce. We had home grown salad at Christmas, and plenty of salad through the winter and spring. Had to cover the bed a little more as the weather got colder.
Just put in compost in the fall and spring, it is actually good for your soil to have plants rather than be barren. I am going to plant winter wheat in addition to the salad garden. The empty beds are going to get Rye or clover to turn under in the spring.
I say go for it!