Container Gardening
I received a book last year from my mother that was all about container gardening. She planted many containers that had both flowers and vegetables in them together. She was the talk of her neighborhood. Mom put together a huge container that was planted with tomato plants, peppers, cucumbers and she added assorted flowers for [...]
Earth Day is April 22
Several years ago one of our smaller communities planned a fundraiser for Earth Day. They would be pre-selling seedlings to be able to pick up at a later date. They had several different kinds available to choose from and they received many orders. My girlfriend and her husband had just bought property, they thought it [...]
No More Chemicals for ME
As I sit looking out my window at more snow than I have seen in years I am thinking… SPRING! With that thought comes gardening… shrubs, plants, flowers the whole rebirthing of nature. Do you use chemicals to keep your lawn and garden pest free? I use to, but not anymore. I have found a [...]
Rare Seeds
Spring is on it’s way. I had the most beautiful seed catalog delivered to my door shortly after Christmas. It had the most colorful pictures of fruits and vegetables, I wanted to order packets of each. Here is the link so that you can share in this wonderful website. After you have ordered get out [...]
How to Build Your Own Greenhouse
A person may have the pleasure of building his own greenhouse. He may choose from various designs and sizes he would like to build. A greenhouse gives a person comfort whenever he attends to his plants, vegetables, flowers, and orchids. It also provides the needed sunlight and humidity for these plants. He may relax and [...]
Thinking of Buying a Greenhouse?
A farmer who has worked the land and still faces the same problems will eventually get tired. That person has to then make a choice. That is whether to sell the farm or try a new approach to make it profitable. This decision will not be easy. Perhaps this is because the land has been [...]
Guidelines For Constructing Your Commercial Greenhouse
The productivity and efficiency of operating a greenhouse is primarily dependent on the kind of growing materials used. Kinds of Greenhouses Detached greenhouses generally independently stand from each other. However, they can be joined to gain access by way of a corridor to the other greenhouse. The Quonset is the most common detached type of [...]
5 Essential Commercial Greenhouse Equipments that a Grower Must Have
Commercial greenhouses in the United States are in speedy growth. In Georgia alone, this great state has over 11 million square feet that holds all of the available commercial greenhouses within the state’s jurisdiction. The apparently ravenous craving for new diversities as far as vegetation and floriculture commerce and trade industry is concerned. In addition, [...]
Build Your Own Greenhouse
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