I grew crops all Winter last year. Even with heat I would suggest a 50 gallon plastic barrel (painted mine black) filled with water. It is amazing how much solar heat that the black barrel will collect and slowly release over night. I also used lots of frost covers that I put over the crops on really cold evenings and remove as soon as the greenhouse heats up during the day so the plants get move sunlight. I also noticed that my raised beds in my greenhouses actually gather and store a lot of heat during sunny days.
Geraniums can be wintered over bare-root in a brown bag. I've kept pots in the garage without light and soil not completely dried out and they came back beautifully. This year I'm wintering over lantanas, sweet potato vines and coleus. Always worth a try.
I've had a heated greenhouse, I'm in Seattle. I think you may wish to consider moving the citrus/olive trees away from the door. It's not that it's colder by the door, it's that blast of winter air when the door is opened that will get them. You may wish to hang and old blanket/towels inside, just this side of the door swing area, something to act as a barrier for when the door is opened.
Your courtyard is looking so charming and European!! I run a microbakery here on our farm, and I use master doughs too! Yeast, cookie, and quick breads. So helpful! Beautiful episode! Thanks!❤
what's your zone? I can't remember. I'm in 6a and have an unheated hoop house. I do Elliot Coleman's method for placing greenhouse plastic and frost blankets over my beds. I'm able to overwinter all of our greens. The biggest issue will be whiteflies, fungas knats and aphids as the temps warm up. If you keep it heated all winter I would just be prepared for high heating bills and have a preventative treatment for your pests. We ended up removing our mulch inside and replaced with pea gravel. I think the mulch was contributing to some of our issues. The best advice is have fun and remember to have good circulation.
Be prepared for fungus knats. The ruined my green house the year we heated it. Also, I have found that light is imperative to plant growth. As well as heat!! Blessings to you!!
Always love visiting your homestead and family doing day to day activities. Love the music and seeing what you’re making in the kitchen. Thanks for sharing ❤
I got the things I ordered from Limone early this week! They are lovely! I’m excited to give them to my children for Christmas. Two of them (and myself) worked in a French style bakery and love having good tools!
It would be worth the $12 to buy a “Govee” Bluetooth thermometer. It keeps track of the temperature and notifies your phone if it dips below a certain point.
For your outside vegetable garden, can't you just chop and drop the matter so it can act as mulch? You're more of a gardener than I am, but I just let things die back for winter. Your greenhouse looks beautiful.
@@cynthiafisher9907same, they smell herby and bitter to me, but they are pretty! Seems to be similar to cilantro, either you love it or hate it! And smells different to different people! It’s weird how that happens!
Typically it is the day length that makes a big difference when winter green-housing. Either you’ll need to add supplementary light or the plants need to be started at least month earlier (a lot of this depends on your latitude) Eliot Coleman has a great book called Four Season Harvest that gets into this more. Also, as someone else mentioned, rain barrels painted black or even large stones/bricks placed near plants, will absorb the suns heat during the day and release back in the evenings. I have a stone flower bed outside and have flowers still growing in there even though we’ve been freezing at night for weeks.
But the citrus look beautiful, super lush! Love them! Also, I recommend one of those little thermometers that sends a reading either to a receiver in the house or your phone that signals a warning alarm when the temp drops to a particular level just incase. But you probably already thought of that…
It looks cold there. We are still hitting the upper eighties. It’s good in that it keeps our cattle eating well till the first frost and then we have to give them hay. We bailed and hauled 180 bales. Although it would be nice to feel the cold. 😆
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I grew crops all Winter last year. Even with heat I would suggest a 50 gallon plastic barrel (painted mine black) filled with water. It is amazing how much solar heat that the black barrel will collect and slowly release over night. I also used lots of frost covers that I put over the crops on really cold evenings and remove as soon as the greenhouse heats up during the day so the plants get move sunlight. I also noticed that my raised beds in my greenhouses actually gather and store a lot of heat during sunny days.
*Really* smart using the black to absorb the sun's radiant heat!
You're so right! That's a cool technique!!
Geraniums can be wintered over bare-root in a brown bag. I've kept pots in the garage without light and soil not completely dried out and they came back beautifully. This year I'm wintering over lantanas, sweet potato vines and coleus. Always worth a try.
I've had a heated greenhouse, I'm in Seattle. I think you may wish to consider moving the citrus/olive trees away from the door. It's not that it's colder by the door, it's that blast of winter air when the door is opened that will get them. You may wish to hang and old blanket/towels inside, just this side of the door swing area, something to act as a barrier for when the door is opened.
Your courtyard is looking so charming and European!! I run a microbakery here on our farm, and I use master doughs too! Yeast, cookie, and quick breads. So helpful! Beautiful episode! Thanks!❤
I really enjoy the addition of classical music to the videos. It really goes together with the scenery. Thank you!
Would love to see regular updates on how the greenhouse is going! Blessing to you, Shaye.
what's your zone? I can't remember. I'm in 6a and have an unheated hoop house. I do Elliot Coleman's method for placing greenhouse plastic and frost blankets over my beds. I'm able to overwinter all of our greens. The biggest issue will be whiteflies, fungas knats and aphids as the temps warm up. If you keep it heated all winter I would just be prepared for high heating bills and have a preventative treatment for your pests. We ended up removing our mulch inside and replaced with pea gravel. I think the mulch was contributing to some of our issues. The best advice is have fun and remember to have good circulation.
My gardens are a mess as well. I cleared and place and planted garlic yesterday. That’s as far as I have gotten!
Be prepared for fungus knats. The ruined my green house the year we heated it. Also, I have found that light is imperative to plant growth. As well as heat!! Blessings to you!!
Always love visiting your homestead and family doing day to day activities. Love the music and seeing what you’re making in the kitchen. Thanks for sharing ❤
I got the things I ordered from Limone early this week! They are lovely! I’m excited to give them to my children for Christmas. Two of them (and myself) worked in a French style bakery and love having good tools!
Your bread was gorgeous! Love your green house! Great job! I had a greenhouse once and loved being in it during the rain.
It would be worth the $12 to buy a “Govee” Bluetooth thermometer. It keeps track of the temperature and notifies your phone if it dips below a certain point.
My garden is also an overwhelming mess. I’m canning a lot and wanting to get out there and get it in order.
What a beautiful, functional space! One day I hope to have a little one of my own
For your outside vegetable garden, can't you just chop and drop the matter so it can act as mulch? You're more of a gardener than I am, but I just let things die back for winter. Your greenhouse looks beautiful.
As beautiful as they are, I do not like the smell of geraniums. Your reds look so pretty.
You’re right, they don’t smell great. But, to me, they’re worth it.
@@cynthiafisher9907same, they smell herby and bitter to me, but they are pretty! Seems to be similar to cilantro, either you love it or hate it! And smells different to different people! It’s weird how that happens!
My favorite bread is sourdough. I made my starter in 2008 and am always searching for various ways to use it.
Typically it is the day length that makes a big difference when winter green-housing. Either you’ll need to add supplementary light or the plants need to be started at least month earlier (a lot of this depends on your latitude) Eliot Coleman has a great book called Four Season Harvest that gets into this more.
Also, as someone else mentioned, rain barrels painted black or even large stones/bricks placed near plants, will absorb the suns heat during the day and release back in the evenings. I have a stone flower bed outside and have flowers still growing in there even though we’ve been freezing at night for weeks.
But the citrus look beautiful, super lush! Love them!
Also, I recommend one of those little thermometers that sends a reading either to a receiver in the house or your phone that signals a warning alarm when the temp drops to a particular level just incase. But you probably already thought of that…
Oops! I heard you say “short season” varieties but you said short day varieties. Sounds like you got it cased!
That green house $$$$$$$
Hi Shay’s, would you mind sharing what kind of Olive trees you are growing?
Time to plant in greenhouse...😁💖
Your bread looks wonderful what were the 3 cheeses you added? I have greenhouse envy.
As we say in Ireland that bread looks savage :)
What are your favorite Azure cheeses? I just did a major stock up and love their cheeses.
It looks cold there. We are still hitting the upper eighties. It’s good in that it keeps our cattle eating well till the first frost and then we have to give them hay. We bailed and hauled 180 bales. Although it would be nice to feel the cold. 😆
Do you have a source for the beautiful pots you have your olive trees planted in? They seemed to be a manageable weight for their size.
Miracle-Gro in the metal planter???
I wouldn’t use even “organic” product!
Then you shouldn’t, as the saying goes…each to their own.
Where did you get that beautiful green sweater, I love it!
Beautiful video. Where did you get the greenhouse?