Comments on: The Greenhouse Is Finished http://frugalbabe.com/2008/09/22/the-greenhouse-is-finished/ A rich life without a lot of money Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Frugal Babe » Archive » Easy Homemade Pizza http://frugalbabe.com/2008/09/22/the-greenhouse-is-finished/#comment-26127 Frugal Babe » Archive » Easy Homemade Pizza Sat, 25 Oct 2008 16:45:17 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/2008/09/22/the-greenhouse-is-finished/#comment-26127 [...] sauce, a bell pepper and some basil from our hydroponic garden, some red onion, a few tomatoes from our greenhouse, chopped garlic, and a little grated cheese).  After the crust had baked for five minutes, I added [...] [...] sauce, a bell pepper and some basil from our hydroponic garden, some red onion, a few tomatoes from our greenhouse, chopped garlic, and a little grated cheese).  After the crust had baked for five minutes, I added [...]

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]]> By: Frugal Babe http://frugalbabe.com/2008/09/22/the-greenhouse-is-finished/#comment-25417 Frugal Babe Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:43:18 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/2008/09/22/the-greenhouse-is-finished/#comment-25417 @Jo - It's 14 feet long, 4 feet wide, and about 3 feet tall in the middle. Our primary outdoor crops are greens (swiss chard, kale, lettuce, spinach), which grow in all parts of the greenhouse. We have two tomato plants out there, growing right in the middle of the greenhouse, where it's tallest. We hung trellis netting from the top of the structure, and the tomato plants are well-supported on that. Since our primary crops are greens (which only get to be about a foot tall, and can grow very close together), we don't need a big greenhouse. And given the size of our yard, we have to have a small garden. We eat a lot of greens every day, and last winter we kept track of what we were spending on them - it was about $3/day. So we decided that growing them ourselves year round (with the hydroponics and with the greenhouse) would be a better solution. So far it's working great. The greens in the greenhouse are alreay growing a lot better than they were before we put in the greenhouse, since it keeps everything so much more humid. We're excited to see how much we can stretch our growing season with the greenhouse. @Jo – It’s 14 feet long, 4 feet wide, and about 3 feet tall in the middle. Our primary outdoor crops are greens (swiss chard, kale, lettuce, spinach), which grow in all parts of the greenhouse. We have two tomato plants out there, growing right in the middle of the greenhouse, where it’s tallest. We hung trellis netting from the top of the structure, and the tomato plants are well-supported on that. Since our primary crops are greens (which only get to be about a foot tall, and can grow very close together), we don’t need a big greenhouse. And given the size of our yard, we have to have a small garden. We eat a lot of greens every day, and last winter we kept track of what we were spending on them – it was about $3/day. So we decided that growing them ourselves year round (with the hydroponics and with the greenhouse) would be a better solution. So far it’s working great. The greens in the greenhouse are alreay growing a lot better than they were before we put in the greenhouse, since it keeps everything so much more humid. We’re excited to see how much we can stretch our growing season with the greenhouse.

]]> By: jo http://frugalbabe.com/2008/09/22/the-greenhouse-is-finished/#comment-25406 jo Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:40:06 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/2008/09/22/the-greenhouse-is-finished/#comment-25406 how big is your greenhouse? it doesn't look big enough to really grow anything worthwile. how big is your greenhouse? it doesn’t look big enough to really grow anything worthwile.

]]> By: Charles http://frugalbabe.com/2008/09/22/the-greenhouse-is-finished/#comment-25395 Charles Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:50:52 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/2008/09/22/the-greenhouse-is-finished/#comment-25395 very nice, after reading your first hydroponic entries, I was going to suggest the Four Season Gardener. Your husband seems very industrious. But, he beat me to it. Solar Gardening is very much a companion to my suggestion. I'm still waiting on your husband to develop the home made hydroponic solution enhancer. The blackstrap molasses option was great. Thanks for keeping us in the loop. very nice, after reading your first hydroponic entries, I was going to suggest the Four Season Gardener. Your husband seems very industrious. But, he beat me to it. Solar Gardening is very much a companion to my suggestion. I’m still waiting on your husband to develop the home made hydroponic solution enhancer. The blackstrap molasses option was great. Thanks for keeping us in the loop.

]]> By: Kristen's Raw http://frugalbabe.com/2008/09/22/the-greenhouse-is-finished/#comment-25171 Kristen's Raw Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:23:49 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/2008/09/22/the-greenhouse-is-finished/#comment-25171 WOW! That is so very cool! I can't wait to learn more as the year progresses. Cheers, Kristen WOW! That is so very cool! I can’t wait to learn more as the year progresses.

Cheers,
Kristen

]]> By: Kelly http://frugalbabe.com/2008/09/22/the-greenhouse-is-finished/#comment-25163 Kelly Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:28:52 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/2008/09/22/the-greenhouse-is-finished/#comment-25163 Very nice. I would love to have a green house. Unfortunately my garden did pretty miserably this year. I guess with a baby I wasn't able to devote as much time to it. But I love the idea of growing as much food as possible. I guess I will just have to work harder next year! Very nice. I would love to have a green house. Unfortunately my garden did pretty miserably this year. I guess with a baby I wasn’t able to devote as much time to it. But I love the idea of growing as much food as possible. I guess I will just have to work harder next year!

]]> By: Frugal Babe http://frugalbabe.com/2008/09/22/the-greenhouse-is-finished/#comment-25143 Frugal Babe Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:30:13 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/2008/09/22/the-greenhouse-is-finished/#comment-25143 Frugal Chick - There are ventilation gaps about an inch wide at the end of each door. He's making strips of wood with rubber seals that can be moved in and out of the gaps depending on the weather. If we need a lot of ventilation, we can open one of the doors. We put a thermometer inside the greenhouse so that we can tell if it's getting too hot in there. The whole thing is a work in progress, but we think it will work. Frugal Chick – There are ventilation gaps about an inch wide at the end of each door. He’s making strips of wood with rubber seals that can be moved in and out of the gaps depending on the weather. If we need a lot of ventilation, we can open one of the doors. We put a thermometer inside the greenhouse so that we can tell if it’s getting too hot in there. The whole thing is a work in progress, but we think it will work.

]]> By: Miss Thrifty http://frugalbabe.com/2008/09/22/the-greenhouse-is-finished/#comment-25142 Miss Thrifty Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:17:44 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/2008/09/22/the-greenhouse-is-finished/#comment-25142 Your husband's so clever! Do you think he'd make one for me and post it over to England? Your husband’s so clever! Do you think he’d make one for me and post it over to England?

]]> By: Natural & Frugal http://frugalbabe.com/2008/09/22/the-greenhouse-is-finished/#comment-25141 Natural & Frugal Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:29:49 +0000 http://frugalbabe.com/2008/09/22/the-greenhouse-is-finished/#comment-25141 That looks great, I would love to have a greenhouse like that one day - and so cheap too!! That looks great, I would love to have a greenhouse like that one day – and so cheap too!!

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