There are greenhouse kits, like this beautiful brick based kit from BC Greenhouse, and
then there are the inexpensive hobby greenhouse kits on Amazon.
This is the greenhouse kit I purchased last week. Its my way of dealing with
the onset of this nasty Coronavirus situation, and having a greenhouse
in our backyard to give our garden plants a head start seemed like a good idea.
Hubs arranged for making a foundation for the 4x6 unit
using supplies we had in the backyard. Some 6x6 railroad ties
coming out from the stone wall will hold the crushed stone
that will be the floor of the small greenhouse.
Our 18 year old son who is home like the rest of us, has
been hired on as the project manager, and I will be his
assistant. The kit has metal frame work, painted green,
that gets assembled, and then corrugated polycarbonate plastic panels
get inserted into the framework. Its not hard, its just time consuming.
During this time of self isolation, having a project to work
on together has been wonderful. It should be completed this week,
and then it will be lots of fun to go to the next phase of starting
seedlings and watch them grow. Before too long we will
be serving salads from our own leaf lettuce varieties!
My friend Laurie has an old greenhouse that she purchased from
someone getting rid of theirs, but she has never put the glass in it.
She told me my little project has inspired her to get her own greenhouse
up and running. Laurie specializes in selling vintage garden furniture,
and you can find her on Instagram at 'plainandelegantantiques'.
Another friend from Instagram, Lisa, has been inspired by
my garden shed, and has one being built to look just like mine!
(Our shed in Nora Murphy's Country House book)
Lisa and her husband are building a potager to hold kitchen garden staples.
I think many of us feel that growing and planting things in our gardens
are ways to handle the stress of the siege of the virus on our world.
Last year we didn't plant our garden as we were up at the lake, but
this year the garden will be re-established.
Greenhouse gardening, however, is a new thing for me.
A book on greenhouse basics came from Amazon in just a few days,
as did the greenhouse, my potting soil and other supplies.
Each day more things arrive for our greenhouse project.
I will be back to show you the finished greenhouse, and
hopefully it will be very very soon!!
Stay safe and stay home, and find a project that will bring you
satisfaction and comfort during these difficult days ahead.
PS. We were very unhappy with this greenhouse kit and do
not recommend it...read part 2 to see why, click here.
