Winter Garden - Hoop House - Green House
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Daniela N
(IC: blogger)
We all know that growing our own food is becoming more and more popular.
Mainly because the food we buy is not what it used to be, and for families on a budget, organic produce is not always an option.I have had a Summer vegetable garden for the last 8 years, but this year is the first time I am attempting a Winter garden, with my homemade hoop house (green house).
Mainly because the food we buy is not what it used to be, and for families on a budget, organic produce is not always an option.I have had a Summer vegetable garden for the last 8 years, but this year is the first time I am attempting a Winter garden, with my homemade hoop house (green house).
As usual I map out where each plant would go. This helps me to know how far apart I need to plant them and how many seeds I need to have.
I am planting buttercrunch lettuce, salad mix, spinach and kale.
This is also the first time that I sprouted the seeds indoor.
This should help "soften" the seeds and kick start the sprouting process outdoor. (more details on this is found on my personal blog)
I made a simple "hoop house" by using flexible pvc pipes, a clear heavy plastic sheet and rocks to hold the plastic down.
My cost for the 8'x6' "hoop house" was $18:
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Published January 16th, 2015 1:40 PM
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Douglas Hunt on Jan 17, 2015I hope your experiment is successful. It would certainly be a treat to have you own greens in the middle of winter.
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