After two years, I cannot say the greenhouse is an experiment anymore. I'm getting the hang of it. I have learned that planting lettuce and spinach in the fall and moving my herbs there to overwinter are positive practices.
I'm excited at how well the lettuce, spinach, parsley, and sage are doing. I even added some lavender seedlings based of the Rainy Day Gardener post on starting plants from cuttings. http://rainydaygardener.blogspot.com/2011/10/plant-cuttings-and-raintree-catalog.html
As soon as it warms up this spring the lettuce will go crazy! Last year we were eating salads in early April.
I love my Haas watering can. I have used it quite a bit this year. It comes in especially handy in the winter when I wander out occasionally to water inside. I don't know if you are supposed to, but it sure hasn't hurt anything.
Parsley is one of my favorite herbs. I've had these plants for two years now that there is somewhere to overwinter them. I put them on the deck in the summer so fresh parsley is handy. Then in the fall I cut them short and plop them in the dirt inside.
The greenhouse has been a fun endeavor. I especially like that even in the middle of winter I can wander in to smell fresh soil and even do a little gardening. My husband enjoys the fact that in March and April when I am itching to garden, I have somewhere to go and putter around. It certainly expanded my gardening season. Thanks again Kelly.
I would love to be able to keep herbs alive all winter. They never live in my kitchen. I remember my grand dads greenhouse. He loved his time in there.
ReplyDeleteI am certainly jealous of that beautiful greenhouse.
ReplyDeletei love it! did you make it or buy it? i want to do one for the babies and i. they love to plant things and be dirty...
ReplyDeleteOh Bonnie I think the experiment was a success and now you can enjoy all the benefits. Kelly knows you well. Enjoy. B
ReplyDeleteI've always wanted a greenhouse, but sadly we have too many evergreens to give enough sun--good for moss, not spinach or herbs:-D I love watching your project and now producing quite nicely. XOXO
ReplyDeleteI would love having somewhere to grow things in the winter! With all the snow and cold weather that you get, it amazes me it stays warm enough inside there for things to grow! How cool is that?!
ReplyDeleteI think that is really nice. I know how I am going crazy to play in the dirt. It must be so hard when you have snow. I mean just today I was pulling weeds to feed my chickens and that much I just wanted to stay outside. Your green house looks just wonderful.
ReplyDeleteBonnie! Do you know how jealous I am of your greenhouse?!! I'm dreaming of one. I have the perfect place for one. Ah, dreams. I love that you are overwintering herbs in it and also growing your greens. Perfect! Cheers, Jenni
ReplyDeleteI've popped our parsley in the greenhouse too and I've garlic in there growing in a tub.
ReplyDeleteI've also some plants that I want to grow on before leaving them to cope with the great outdoors.
We just inherited a plastic greenhouse and once we have the funds to level it up (rock, dirt, etc) I want to get it going. The lettuces/greens sound like a good start.
ReplyDeleteHi Kelly! I have to agree! You have the hang of the greenhouse for sure! Thank you for sharing this much needed gardening post in the dead of winter! Mine is serving as storage for garden tools and misc. yard items at the moment...Can't wait for my first seeds to arrive!
ReplyDeleteI adore the greenhouse and that you took a leap and love it even more! Good for you!!
ReplyDeleteYour greenhouse is wonderful! A gardeners dream!
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