Enjoy Fresh Veggies in Winter with Greenhouse Vegetable Gardening
Vegetables can be grown just about any time of year if you use greenhouse vegetable gardening plans. Growing them in a hothouse is similar to growing vegetables in the garden in summer. You just need to take a few additional measures in order to artificially supply what they would get in a natural situation.
To grow vegetables in a portable greenhouse you can use two methods. The first uses the sun’s energy throughout the day to heat up the structure and is known as the cold method. When the temperature decreases, a heating element will switch on to keep the temperature to a minimum of 45 degrees F. In this technique plants do not grow; instead they’re just maintained until they can be placed back outside in the summertime.
To raise vegetables in a garden greenhouse in the wintertime you need warmth and consequently you would use the warm greenhouse method. This method does tend to cost a bit of money because the least temperature that can be maintained is 55 degrees F and consequently a heating system needs to be available. The majority of heating systems for greenhouses are either gas, propane or electric.
Most veggies can be cultivated in a greenhouse. There are a few kinds of each vegetable that are available in plants developed specifically for greenhouse growing. Look in seed catalogs to find those types. You want to try to find types that will flourish in cooler temperatures than usual. You also want to find kinds that are more compact because room is at a minimum in a greenhouse.
One of the things you need to give your greenhouse vegetables other than heat is pollination. You will not find any bees or other insects in your greenhouse that you would in the outdoors. A good example is growing tomatoes. Tie tomatoes to bamboo stakes and once the flowers appear tap the stakes once in the morning and once at nighttime. Do this when you see that the flower petals are curving backwards. You have to watch every day since you only have a three day window of time that the flower petals will do this.
Sunlight has to be given to your plants throughout the winter when the days are shorter and sunlight is at a minimum. The rule is to supply plants with at least eight hours of sunlight a day. Fertilizer and water are also a requirement to the health of your greenhouse plants.
Greenhouse gardening throughout the winter is a bit more difficult and takes more time than in the summertime, but it is also worthwhile. You can go to the greenhouse on a snowy day in January and pick a vine ripened tomato. You can have that summer filled taste any time of the year.
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