Hello, I'm new to the forum , and I just wanted to share some tips, my hubby is actually the green thumb in our family, He plants the plants and I cook the yield, great team

Because our growing season is not that long we use a green house to start everything, then later transplant it to the garden , with exception of some of our herbs , they stay in the pots..

As of now I have 7 Basil plants apx 8 in high, I do go out and clip the tops of the basil so that the basil grows out with big leaves instead of up.. with small leaves..

the broccili that hubby started in green house is now 18 in high and doing very well in the garden,
The tomatoe plants were started from seed in the green house and our now in the garden and about 2 feet high..

So for Canadian gardener's please don't lose heart, you really can have a nice of crop of anyting if you start your seeds early , and Green houses are fantastic!!!

Hi, from S. Ontario, Canada here. I just wanted to let everyone know, for those of you who don't already, that if you have no greenhouse, or means of building one, a simple area of floro lighting, in a basement area, or even as small an area as a closet turned into shelving, can provide anyone with enough area to begin germing and continue with seedlings growing healthily into the winter months, ready for the garden come spring in Ontario. I have done this for many years, following my ancestors, and truly, it works out well for us without the space or money for a greenhouse. Just a tip for those who love to grow in the winter also.
Cece.

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cece

Poetprose,
Just outta curiousity......
Do you heat your green house?
And if so, with what or how?

I have one.. and am looking for
something, and very cheaply heat
the greenhouse in say around March
for my growing zone 5.....

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Weezie

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I have seen those heaters..
but I think it's for bigger green house's..

I only have a little one...


I have been eyeballin' a Parasene Coldframe Heaters
It's little, I was thinkin' of getting 3, and
can turn on all 3 or one at a time...

We'll see, I'm really short on the ole $$'s right
now, still waitin' on the ole lottery....

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Weezie

Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2





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The little one I was looking at,
runs 2 weeks or 14 days on *I think, 1 Gallon
of Kerosene*
There's a bigger one, meant for a larger greenhouse, runs 3 days on *I think, 1 Gallon of Kerosene*

The small one is meant for a "Frost~Free conditions, in a coldframe"

But I was thinking I could use 3 of them...
*same cost for one big one..*
but then I can turn on just one or all 3...
Get a longer time of heat *I basically only need it at night in the early part of when I need it..
but I also use those 5 little greenhouse's inside the big greenhouse.. so, I get a wee~bit of extra or extended heat keeping it inside the little ones'...so, that's also why I didn't want the big one, as I didn't want to hurt the plastic on those greenhouse's...

I am still trying to find out if those types are sold over here.. from what I see it's a UK type product..
So, I dunno... need some more research into it...

They would be just the perfectest thing I NEED...
to get a jump start on my seeds in April here in the snowy North...

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Weezie

Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2





http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/