Since I live in New York State, our growing season is not as long as I would like it to be
. It seems plenty of us enjoy growing our own gardens as it allows us to save money, live healthier and enjoy the outdoors. However, some of us would like to start working outdoors on our gardening as a hobby sooner. Actually home gardening has increased tremendously in the past couple of years due to commodity and fuel prices escalating. Lets explore my latest venture. My latest purchase was a nice freestanding greenhouse. It is a comfortable size for my gardening needs. It is about 5 feet high, 2 feet wide and approximately 19 inches deep with 4 shelves. Since I wanted to extend the growing season of my plants, I thought this would be the perfect idea. The greenhouse was very easy to set up. I actually placed a bag of sand on the bottom shelf in case we had high winds come through the area any time this winter. I like the fact that is uses very little space outside. It is placed up nicely against the back of our home. I will not use it until March as it is still too cold in January to try and start seedlings in it. However, this will allow me to start planting in pots in March well before a thaw in New York State therefore giving me the jump on spring and saving me money on purchasing established plants in May! I am very excited as I can enjoy my hobby earlier in the winter months. The greenhouse should keep my plants cozy warm and get them growing faster. -The Fixie Chick