My Newest Greenhouse - Page 2

kath · February 20, 2012

I can't believe the fruits you've got in there already! You're right about the bug-free zone creating some picture perfect plants alright. Loved your video- your enthusiasm is contagious!

gardengalrn · March 3, 2012

Amazing! I keep thinking that if I worked a little harder I could have a nicer/more productive garden and looking at your pictures (and others here) gives me the motivation. I don't have a green house but I can see there is a lot of work that goes into the results you're getting. Very nice!

ddsack · March 4, 2012

Wow, how amazing to be able to grow in the wintertime and get warm weather crops all year round. Everything looks so beautiful and healthy.

mysidx · March 4, 2012

Job well done, I enjoy your videos as well.....keep it up!

tgplp · March 4, 2012

Wow! What beautiful plants, and a beautiful greenhouse. I can't believe you already have cucumbers and tomatoes! Nice work!

Taryn

stromato · March 4, 2012

Nice size for DIY! Is the cover one layer of good quality poly?

Tania · March 5, 2012

So beautiful, both the greenhouses and the fruits. It is amazing what you have done! Having fresh fruits in winter, wow!

Thank you so much for sharing the photos. I will be watching this thread closely and hoping to see ripe tomatoes very soon

Tatiana

vagardener434 · March 5, 2012

Thanks folks. I put a lot of work into this, and its paying off. Trying to keep it warm thru the winter is quite a task, but it can be done.

Kath, I try to have fun with it. Video making was a new deal for me, but I feel like I've gotten better at it. I still have a ways to go, but I'll keep trying. ;-)

Stromato, it's double poly with the inflation blower. I have the IR/AC film on the inside, and regular GH 6 mil on the outside.

This is what it looks like now. I've never done raised beds before, but they seem to be working out quite well. The Hastings Prolific corn is 2 foot tall. The Fortex pole beans have made the 9 foot run to the purlin. The cukes are climbing nicely. The squash and zuke are looking great. And I might make a mater or 2.

puttgirl · March 5, 2012

I can't see what you use to hold up your cukes and tomatoes on my kindle. Is it stakes and trellising? Very nice!

vagardener434 · March 6, 2012

Thanks. I use polypropylene bailing twine and trellis clips to string up tomatoes and cukes. They are tied to to the purlins. I tried just wrapping the string on the tomatoes and didn't like it. The clips are much faster and easier on the plant, or so it seems. I'll wrap the cukes occasionally, and then put a clip to keep them from sliding down under the weight of fruit.

attml · March 9, 2012

Nice work! You have a great setup and a beautiful garden! Loved the video! Nicely done!

Mark

barefootgardener · March 9, 2012

Absolutely beautiful! You have done an amazing job. Wont be long before you have ripe fruit off your mater plants. Seeing the corn growing in your GH this time of year is a stunning sight..
I had Armenian cukes growing and strung up in my Gh, in 2010 and it was a beautiful site to see them grow and hang down, similar to yours..

I will keep following your post to look for more updates.

Ginny

bluebonnets · March 9, 2012

Really enjoyed the walk through your greenhouse. It's beautiful!

tgplp · March 9, 2012

What size grow bags are you using? Where did you get them?

Again, beautiful plants! I'm jealous.

Taryn

mysidx · March 10, 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by tgplp

What size grow bags are you using? Where did you get them?

Again, beautiful plants! I'm jealous.

Taryn

On the first page he says he is using 5 gal. grow bags that he buys in bulk from Discount-Hydro.

March 3, 2012	#17
gardengalrn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kansas, zone 5 Posts: 524	Amazing! I keep thinking that if I worked a little harder I could have a nicer/more productive garden and looking at your pictures (and others here) gives me the motivation. I don't have a green house but I can see there is a lot of work that goes into the results you're getting. Very nice! __________________ ~Lori "Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." -Abraham Lincoln

March 4, 2012	#18
ddsack Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern Minnesota - zone 3 Posts: 3,231	Wow, how amazing to be able to grow in the wintertime and get warm weather crops all year round. Everything looks so beautiful and healthy. __________________ Dee **************

March 4, 2012	#19
mysidx Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Baton Rouge,Louisiana Zone 8b Posts: 340	Job well done, I enjoy your videos as well.....keep it up! __________________ Rob

March 5, 2012	#22
Tania Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Anmore, BC, Canada Posts: 3,970	So beautiful, both the greenhouses and the fruits. It is amazing what you have done! Having fresh fruits in winter, wow! Thank you so much for sharing the photos. I will be watching this thread closely and hoping to see ripe tomatoes very soon Tatiana __________________ Tatiana's TOMATObase

February 20, 2012	#16
kath Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: zone 6b, PA Posts: 5,664	I can't believe the fruits you've got in there already! You're right about the bug-free zone creating some picture perfect plants alright. Loved your video- your enthusiasm is contagious!

March 4, 2012	#20
tgplp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Pacific North West, zone 8a Posts: 510	Wow! What beautiful plants, and a beautiful greenhouse. I can't believe you already have cucumbers and tomatoes! Nice work! Taryn

March 4, 2012	#21
stromato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Rockies Posts: 21	Nice size for DIY! Is the cover one layer of good quality poly?

March 5, 2012	#23
vagardener434 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Freeman, Virginia Posts: 90	Thanks folks. I put a lot of work into this, and its paying off. Trying to keep it warm thru the winter is quite a task, but it can be done. Kath, I try to have fun with it. Video making was a new deal for me, but I feel like I've gotten better at it. I still have a ways to go, but I'll keep trying. ;-) Stromato, it's double poly with the inflation blower. I have the IR/AC film on the inside, and regular GH 6 mil on the outside. This is what it looks like now. I've never done raised beds before, but they seem to be working out quite well. The Hastings Prolific corn is 2 foot tall. The Fortex pole beans have made the 9 foot run to the purlin. The cukes are climbing nicely. The squash and zuke are looking great. And I might make a mater or 2.

March 5, 2012	#24
puttgirl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: SW PA Posts: 281	I can't see what you use to hold up your cukes and tomatoes on my kindle. Is it stakes and trellising? Very nice!

March 6, 2012	#25
vagardener434 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Freeman, Virginia Posts: 90	Thanks. I use polypropylene bailing twine and trellis clips to string up tomatoes and cukes. They are tied to to the purlins. I tried just wrapping the string on the tomatoes and didn't like it. The clips are much faster and easier on the plant, or so it seems. I'll wrap the cukes occasionally, and then put a clip to keep them from sliding down under the weight of fruit.

March 9, 2012	#26
attml Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Annapolis, Maryland Posts: 222	Nice work! You have a great setup and a beautiful garden! Loved the video! Nicely done! Mark

March 9, 2012	#27
barefootgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Zone 4b Posts: 1,291	Absolutely beautiful! You have done an amazing job. Wont be long before you have ripe fruit off your mater plants. Seeing the corn growing in your GH this time of year is a stunning sight.. I had Armenian cukes growing and strung up in my Gh, in 2010 and it was a beautiful site to see them grow and hang down, similar to yours.. I will keep following your post to look for more updates. Ginny

March 9, 2012	#28
bluebonnets Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: TX Posts: 178	Really enjoyed the walk through your greenhouse. It's beautiful!