However, it is my world of lush green flowers and herbs, a place I can grow and be a part of the earth on a year-round basis.  There is no better place to get back in touch than spending some time in nature.  Since most of us don’t have a lot of “nature” in our backyards, you can create your own garden oasis with a garden greenhouse.  After just an hour or so of escape, I am ready to reenter the real world refreshed and ready to go.

I highly recommend playing in a little dirt everyday as it sooths the soul.  There is no better way to accomplish this than with a wonderful greenhouse.

Starting a winter garden can be a nice ritual close to or right after the summer months.  This is also a great time to plant your winter garden, as it allows your seedlings to strengthen and grow before enduring the harsh weather.  Of course, if you are growing in a hobby greenhouse your plants will have more protection from the bitter winter months.

With a home greenhouse, you’ll be able to grow summertime veggies such as tomatoes or squash.  If you are in the elements, you can still grow salad-type treats like broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, and carrots, but it’s important to make a cold frame to protect your growing crops.  Items such as kale will endure without protection.  Make sure you add compost and mulch to fertilize.  It’s a challenge with great rewards!

Before you begin, there are a couple of things that need to be taken into consideration before setting up a home greenhouse.   You will want to determine what material will be best to cover your greenhouse with as different materials will give you different results.  Glass windows are said to retain as many vitamins as possible in your plants but can be dangerous and requires you to clean it often.  Polyurethane or plastic is shatterproof and withy the advances made every year getting better and better as a green house covering. Bear in mind that the isolated environment of a greenhouse does makes a welcome home for annoying pests so you will want to take measures to combat that situation from the very beginning.  Basic sticky traps placed no higher than your plants should do the trick in nixing these unwelcome visitors.

Lastly, you can prolong your gardening ventures even further by investing in a heater to heat your backyard greenhouse.  This helps you to stabilize the environment to stay around forty-five degrees throughout the winter.  If the air inside falls below that number, it’s to cold for your plants to grow optimally.  Having a heater will cost a little more and you will either have to have electricity or use propane, but you can do so much more with your winter gardening with a home garden greenhouse.