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19 Ways to Heat Your Greenhouse

by Billie Nicholson | Nov 13, 2017 | Greenhouse

The folks at Living the Good Life shared a video discussing 10 ways to heat your greenhouse. One big tip is to not plant right up next to the wall. Leave some space. [1] Use plastic bottles filled with water left sitting in the sun. Dark bottles hold heat longer and...

Building A Greenhouse – More Than Just Opening a Kit, Part 2

by Billie Nicholson | May 4, 2016 | Electricity, Emergency Preparations, Gardening, Greenhouse, Water

Billie and Robert Nicholson In our last issue we wrote about the beginnings of a greenhouse. This month we will concentrate on some of the details we included to make the greenhouse more functional. After building the frame, we used pressure treated lumber to build-in...

Building A Greenhouse – More Than Just Opening a Kit

by Billie Nicholson | Mar 22, 2016 | Greenhouse

Billie and Robert Nicholson We finally decided the greenhouse kit we purchased several years ago had stayed in the garage long enough. We opened the box and were delighted that the kit came with an instruction book. Yes, a multi-page one. As we poured over it, we soon...