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To: Tilted Irish Kilt; greeneyes

I hear you, but my interest in a greenhouse is to allow for a 12 month option of growing plants and starting seeds.


51 posted on 03/20/2015 4:18:31 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: trisham; CynicalBear
trisham:" I hear you, but my interest in a greenhouse is to allow for a 12 month option of growing plants and starting seeds."

For the record, I have worked in a commercial greenhouse (4 acres under glass/plastic), florist , doing cuttings, transplants, and retail and commercial sales.
If you are committed to a twelve month growing season ,
you are already married to it (grain farmer /dairy farmer), and have your priorities set.
Then take Cynicalbear's suggestion and look for one avialable for sale either on Craigslist, or some other reseller in your area.

53 posted on 03/20/2015 4:31:40 PM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt
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To: trisham

Yes, I like to get some mileage out of the winter season too, but our patio doors let us do a few of those things. What I would like even more than a green house is a garden room that I can walk into through my patio doors, and grow lots of tomatoes, spinach, lettuce, herbs, and lemons without even having to go outdoors. LOL

One good crop for us is winter wheat. Plant it in October, it gives some nice green to look at in the winter, and harvest around the first of June which still allows for an additional crop to be planted and harvested. The large amount of stalks left make a really good contribution to compost.


61 posted on 03/20/2015 4:58:24 PM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Le//t Freedom Ring.)
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