Light is the main requirement for your seedlings once they have emerged from the soil whether they are flowers, vegetables or herbs.Having a sunny south bay window may not be enough intense light to prevent the seedlings from...
Read MoreWith the days getting longer and nights warmer, the plants in your greenhouse should be thriving.Your greenhouse plants, tomatoes, cucumbers or squash, may start to send out their first flush of flowers. If you’ve bought...
Read MoreIf you haven’t planted your garden, now is definitely the time to get growing.Remember to plant your seeds — such as carrots, beets and lettuce — fairly shallow. The depth of the seed bed that is required for...
Read MoreWith warmer weather, your greenhouse could be growing more than just your vegetable plants.Insects thrive in the warm humid environment and it usually takes a few weeks before it is noticeable to the average gardener.Most people...
Read MoreAt this point in the season, maintenance is the goal for keeping your greenhouse productive now and in the coming month.Despite the snow at the beginning of June, the plants in your greenhouse should be growing rapidly.I would...
Read MoreWith visions of Strawberry Shortcake, Strawberry Milkshakes — in fact, with strawberries of any shape and size — I got bamboozled into our strawberry escapade on our greenhouse operation.I didn’t know much...
Read MoreOne of the more interesting characteristics of plants is that plants are affected chemically by the aroma from leaves, roots and by soil micro-organisms.Knowing which plants like each other and which don’t, and planting...
Read MoreOne sunny August afternoon, I walked into our “Tomato” greenhouse only to find my husband, Frank, yielding a machete (OK, a large knife) chopping off the tops of all the tomato plants.Positive that the heat finally...
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