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How to Grow Vegetables in a Greenhouse

Growing vegetables in a greenhouse will allow you to enjoy fresh produce all year. A greenhouse will enable you to control the amount of light, heat, water, and humidity your plants receive, which can make them thrive even in hot or cold weather that might damage them if they were outdoors.

Choose the type of greenhouse that is appropriate for your needs. Double-glazed windows will defuse and absorb sunlight, while plastic covers made of fiberglass, polyethylene or the like will allow more sunlight to be absorbed. The tunnel greenhouse is suitable for some one has a garden or backyard. And the mini greenhouse is perfect for indoor growing. Figure out how many plants you want to grow so you can choose the right size for your greenhouse.

A greenhouse should be located in an area that receives ample sunlight throughout the day. If it is not possible to put your greenhouse in an area that receives sun all day, choose a location that gets a lot of sun in the morning.

Decide how you will water your plants. You can use a hose attached to a faucet in the greenhouse or use watering cans. If you need to raise the humidity level in your greenhouse, you can paint milk jugs black to absorb sunlight and fill them with water.

The type of vegetables you choose to grow will depend on the temperatures in your greenhouse. “Cool season” vegetables grow well in a greenhouse that is 50 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and 45 to 55 degrees at night. Plants in this group, such as broccoli and lettuce, do not require hot, direct sunlight. “Warm season” vegetables do well if the daytime temperature is 60 to 85 degrees and the nighttime temperature is 55 to 65 degrees. Cool and warm season vegetables will not do well in the same greenhouse because of their different temperature requirements.

Plant seeds or vegetable plants in pots filled two-thirds of the way with soil. Place taller plants on shelves at the back of the greenhouse. A large portable greenhouse can leave enough space between the pots to give the plants room to grow. Water the plants as needed depending on the temperature and humidity level in the greenhouse.

Use two thermometers to measure the temperatures inside and outside the greenhouse. If it gets too hot inside, open a door or window to allow some air inside. If your greenhouse is losing heat, insulate the windows and doors.

Be on the lookout for signs of fungus or insects that can damage your plants. If your plants become damaged by fungus, you may need to separate or destroy them. Ask your local garden store what insect repellents, fungal cleaners, and fertilizers are recommended for the vegetables you are growing.

September 18, 2015Permalink

Tips about Cultivating Flowers

Most of us appreciate beautiful flowers. We are into the orchid in spring and the chrysanthemum in autumn as we fall in love with summer’s jasmine and winter’s plum blooming. For a dream of being a real flower admirer, we gave it a shot to grow flowers on our own. Unfortunately, most people ended it up with failures because of lacking related knowledge. Actually, some flowers are so fragile as to need special care with the help of greenhouse.

If you have a small garden, a mid walk-in greenhouse is your best choice for some potted plants such as potted camellia, western cuckoo and bamboo palm. These plants are in need of keeping in cold chamber for over-wintering. As long as a little protection, they can be safe in the dormancy state under the condition of the cold winter. After the flowers are put into the greenhouse, we’d better pay attention to aeration-cooling in sunny days. Especially, no excessive desire for high temperature that is able to break dormancy into the growth, and the cold resistance will be greatly weakened.

However, if your garden is big enough, and you don’t like the traditional greenhouse, then you can choose a polytunnel greenhouse to cultivate comparatively large plants just like cactus, bromeliad and Brazil ironwood. They need high temperature in greenhouse to go through chilly winter. Therefore, only relying on greenhouse is still far from satisfaction and other measures should be taken for their safety. Firstly, cover insulation work material on the greenhouse to prevent heat loss at night. Secondly, if your greenhouse is double-deck, it’ll be better. Thirdly, heat it with electric heating facilities or boiler.

In addition, considering high air humidity inside the greenhouse, we must pay special attention to prevention and control work of black rot, powdery mildew and other fungal diseases. In order to meet the demands of different flowers and easy to manage, the best plastic shed is of the same species. If there is no condition, flowers should be classified according to the different requirements of the temperature. And stop fertilization and control water for over-wintering plants, which is good to be away from the death of seeding root rot when maintaining a semi-dry state. Hope this article will be helpful and looking forward to hear from you.

August 25, 2015Permalink