subject: What Do You Grow In A Greenhouse?? [print this page] What Do You Grow In A Greenhouse?? What Do You Grow In A Greenhouse??
Well let me start out by saying you can grow all sorts of plants being edible or otherwise In your greenhouse. With the economy the way it is, I am growingvegetables for food and to just help out a little. Now The real advantage of owning and managing a greenhouse is the fact that you pretty much have a full 12 months of growing season. Now all of this really depends on how well you have your greenhouse set up.If you live up North you would require a thermostatically controlled heat source. In the summer months you would alsoneed good ventilation.
I dont care how inadequate you are at gardening, you can always grow you some monster Tomatoes and cucumbers, without a lot of talent or skill. Also there is a very large selection of varieties. Some are more suited for your climate than others, so choose accordingly.Now i'm sure these two vegetables are going to be ablst to grow,you are sure to want to take it to the next level.
Some other very easy to grow choices would be some variety of a bell pepper.They are easy to grow and the price of a bell pepper here has risen to the unbelievable price of just under a dollar. Another easy and fun to grow choice would be a jalopeno peper. Now if you had rather or also you can grow some strawberries they are fairly easy to grow and that will save money because they are not cheap.
Now after you've been greenhousing a while you might want to try your hand a something like a few greenhouse mellons. Now they are not as easy to grow as other produce but they are not beyond your capabilities.One of the first mistakes most people make is to overwater their mellons .Most people dont realize that mellons require relatively little amounts of water.
Cantaloupes are fairly easy to grow if you get a variety rhats suited to your climate.
Now another good greenhouse product would be strawberries, they are fairly easy to grow and you will save money by growing your own because they are somewhat expensive in the supermarkets.also, maybe blckberries. There are some really good hearty varieties available now.When Ibuild greenhouses I use,good building plans,storageplans, do it yourself shed plans