[Diana in Wisconsin]

In the greenhouse right now - seedlings of lettuces, spinach, arugula and red orach started for transplanting. Keeping my herbs and geranium happy in there, too.

Three 'Black Cherry' tomato plants I plan on growing as long as I can into the Fall & Winter in the unheated greenhouse. As they get taller, I can remove the shelf they're sitting on so they're not smooshed up against the greenhouse wall.

I bought three 50-quart clear storage bins (Mainstays brand, Walmart) and then three 1-cubic foot bags of potting soil, Miracle Grow. The cover of the bin acts as a tray to catch water. I poked holes on the back side of the bag of soil, then laid it on the tray and cut out the top of the bag. I will direct-seed salad greens into the soil and water. Cover with the 'bottom' of the tub to act as a mini-greenhouse until the seeds germinate, then off during the day and on at night. This SHOULD extend my growing season in the unheated greenhouse.

[greeneyes]

Those are nifty looking-and what a good idea! I used bags like that one spring-but outdoors & minus the bins for some salad greens just as an experiment to see which brand was the best.

My green house temp was up to 110 degrees today even with the door wide open. It’s still too hot to do much.

The nights are unusually cooler than normal, but when the sun shines, very warm inside.

I received a grow light today that I plan on using for the lemon tree inside the house by the patio door to add some sun to the natural light and add a few hours of sun daily. It has 3 bendable goose neck type lights and clips on my table. The grow light stand isn’t tall enough for the my lemon tree.

I am curious about your shelves are they metal? Where did you get them?