I am financially poor so I can' maintain a subscription, but, as it had never occurred to me to ask before.. But do you guys have a greenhouse? There are numerous greenhouse businesses in the U.S. that supply plants to their local farmers that only involve buying them and sticking them in the ground at peak planting times, that saves a lot of time and less not getting the best results every year, make it much easier to manage growing seasons and output. Work really well for small family plots. My brother had a geenhouse built out of clear and black plastic PVC pipe and telephone poles--50' x 30' that he supplied Frazier firs and other trees, and an aquaintance of mine went with ornamental shrubs, about 25 yrs ago and the shrubs guy is what I would consider rich today.
We don't, no, although Cris has suggested several times we make one. My opposition comes from the fact that a greenhouse would require its own heating and we can't really afford that, especially since we're not growing plants commercially. I may yet change my mind at some point but that point hasn't come yet. :)
There are people growing seedlings in greenhouses and then selling them ready to go into the ground at the marketplace in town but I wanted to grow our vegetables from scratch this year and see how it went. It's a bit awkward with both bedrooms currently full of seedling pots but no one's complaining.
P.S. You don't need a paid subscription to this Substack, all content is free, the paid option is just there because it's available.
I am financially poor so I can' maintain a subscription, but, as it had never occurred to me to ask before.. But do you guys have a greenhouse? There are numerous greenhouse businesses in the U.S. that supply plants to their local farmers that only involve buying them and sticking them in the ground at peak planting times, that saves a lot of time and less not getting the best results every year, make it much easier to manage growing seasons and output. Work really well for small family plots. My brother had a geenhouse built out of clear and black plastic PVC pipe and telephone poles--50' x 30' that he supplied Frazier firs and other trees, and an aquaintance of mine went with ornamental shrubs, about 25 yrs ago and the shrubs guy is what I would consider rich today.
I am financially poor so I can' maintain a subscription, but, as it had never occurred to me to ask before.. But do you guys have a greenhouse? There are numerous greenhouse businesses in the U.S. that supply plants to their local farmers that only involve buying them and sticking them in the ground at peak planting times, that saves a lot of time and less not getting the best results every year, make it much easier to manage growing seasons and output. Work really well for small family plots. My brother had a geenhouse built out of clear and black plastic PVC pipe and telephone poles--50' x 30' that he supplied Frazier firs and other trees, and an aquaintance of mine went with ornamental shrubs, about 25 yrs ago and the shrubs guy is what I would consider rich today.
We don't, no, although Cris has suggested several times we make one. My opposition comes from the fact that a greenhouse would require its own heating and we can't really afford that, especially since we're not growing plants commercially. I may yet change my mind at some point but that point hasn't come yet. :)
There are people growing seedlings in greenhouses and then selling them ready to go into the ground at the marketplace in town but I wanted to grow our vegetables from scratch this year and see how it went. It's a bit awkward with both bedrooms currently full of seedling pots but no one's complaining.
P.S. You don't need a paid subscription to this Substack, all content is free, the paid option is just there because it's available.
I am financially poor so I can' maintain a subscription, but, as it had never occurred to me to ask before.. But do you guys have a greenhouse? There are numerous greenhouse businesses in the U.S. that supply plants to their local farmers that only involve buying them and sticking them in the ground at peak planting times, that saves a lot of time and less not getting the best results every year, make it much easier to manage growing seasons and output. Work really well for small family plots. My brother had a geenhouse built out of clear and black plastic PVC pipe and telephone poles--50' x 30' that he supplied Frazier firs and other trees, and an aquaintance of mine went with ornamental shrubs, about 25 yrs ago and the shrubs guy is what I would consider rich today.