Learning with a Greenhouse

It's mid July here in Virginia and the garden is in full swing. I have learned a lot along the way. I have added a diagram of the plot and a video below. SOIL I just used the soil we had, added more topsoil from the stone store and some compost. Not very scientific - or - the best idea. I think there is something wrong with the soil. I bought a kit to test it, when the results come back, I'll have a better understanding of what to do to correct it all. STARTING FROM SEED This was a great idea and saved me a ton of money (except that I buy every seed packet in sight). When I buy seed packets, I do a lot of research, then throw all that knowledge out the window and just buy seeds. I did buy some from an online company and they just aren't great - the taste is bland and not such a great bounty. March/April: Starting seeds in cups: I had some left over styrofoam cups and plastic cocktail cups - so I used them. I poked holes in the bottom of the styrofoam cups, added moist se...

It has taken a while to get this post out but not because the greenhouse took so long. It's taken a while because as soon as it was finished - everything went into warp speed! I absolutely LOVE this greenhouse. Hands down, the best present Jim has ever given to me.  We built the house in the garage and, because it was also light weight, walked it over to the site Jim had prepared. The site was anchored because of windy days off the river and we screwed the greenhouse to the base. Then we laid and stapled the hard-cloth and added pebbles for flooring. The doors remain quirky and don't close 100% at the top. I thought that would prove problematic but not so (though the engineer gives it side-eye every time he passes it). To finish it up, Jim built some work tables with hardware cloth. I added two chairs and a table for a reflection area, and the bed of pebbles was a perfect flooring. Jim insisted that we add stepping stones (good call).  T...