How To Harden Off Seedlings & Installing a Temporary Greenhouse 🌷 || Amazon Greenhouse
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.ย. 2024
- With the beginning of spring quickly approaching, follow along as I install a temporary greenhouse .... actually an amazon greenhouse and show you how to harden off seedlings.
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I am in zone 8b, but it’s a PNW zone 8b, so pretty rainy in the winter. My greenhouse has been amazing this winter, not so much out of necessity, but because I can go in there, be by myself, listen to the rain, and work with some dirt and plants. It’s totally unnecessary, but damn it’s a constant mood/mental health boost as I balance home, work, and grad school.
Yes, a peaceful place to go is worth it!
Great video! Thanks for all the information for hardening off seedlings, very helpful. Love the greenhouse. I can’t believe how big all your seedlings are already. Your petunias are blooming and its only February, but you live a much warmer climate. So it is great that you can help us who live in the north and are not able to bring our seedlings out yet. My last frost date is In May. Thank you so much.
Glad it was helpful! I definitely think I started my petunias too early … next year, I’ll probably wait until the beginning of January.
I use one of these greenhouses in my garage for seed starting. Works great ❤️. Easy to set up and take down. I store it in my tool shed partially still set up. Only have to put a few pieces back together to set it back up.
That's a great idea!
Thanks for all the tips on hardening off seedlings! I have a small greenhouse like yours as well, a little smaller and it works great in the shade specifically for my winter sowing seedlings that are ready to have the tops opened but not ready for in the ground. My hubby is going to build me a 10ft long potting bench/table this week so excited 😊
Ooo, your new potting bench is going to be amazing!
@@shesamadgardener yes very excited!!
I garden in zone 5 so I have to wait about 2 more months before I can start hardening off any of my plants. You have given me some valuable knowledge on how to harden off new plants. Thank you!
Good luck!
Great info on hardening off. Your seedlings look so good and you even have some blooms. I bought one of those inexpensive portable Amazon greenhouses 3 seasons ago and it has worked well. Mine is smaller but can fit nicely against a wall in a little nook. Once spring comes I take the cover off and use the shelving unit to store my terra cotta pots.
Good idea on the storage!
I enjoyed your video. I’m glad you showed the rebar stakes, I didn’t know about them. I’ve bought several portable greenhouses over time. My last greenhouse didn’t have a back window and the wind blew it off the frame. I strapped the cover on with ropes across the top weighted down with empty cat litter jugs full of water. I’m getting a permanent greenhouse this month. I’m zone 5b north Idaho. I actually have a greenhouse like yours in my basement with heat Matt’s and fluorescent lights.
Wonderful! Hope you love the new greenhouse!
🇨🇦 I have the same greenhouse! Mine did not come with instructions, so I had to reach out to the seller. It was quite the setup for one person. I'm glad you had help lol. Agreed the front area should have another built in tie, so my solution was a brick on the front extra material 😊
Ugh I bet that was hard without instructions!
Enjoyed video! I just got your “old greenhouse” and it’s just right! Was very hesitant to purchase so I’m glad I did! Great tips today 😊
Awesome!
Great video! I had one of those, but half that size. It blew over in a windstorm, and I lost most of my plants. I was it extra anchors down. Wish I would have thought to just take the cover off.
Thanks for the hardening off tips and info!
Sorry to hear that!
Thanks for the hardening plants lesson 😊
My pleasure 😊
Thanks for the information on hardening off seedlings 😊 I get impatient and want to plant the seedlings right away so your video was a great reminder thank you!
Great!
I'm going to use clamps from home depot to secure the bottom of the greenhouse cover on those front corners. I haven't set mine up yet. Thanks for the video.
That's a great idea!
I agree, in Texas we would need something more like a high tunnel style green house with temporary heaters. Something where you could roll the sides up from the bottom and eventually remove the plastic and exchange for a shade cloth to fit over in summer.
I have a much smaller version of yours, basically a single section of racks about 2-2.5' wide and 5' tall. I have one placed on the south facing wall and another one that I use for inside/outside. They are great for use if you are starting seeds outside or need some temporary space where your nursery grown plants can wait to get into the ground.
Yep, you’re right … this temporary one works well for our needs.
I bougt the same greenhouse last autummn (half price).
I found out that I can use the shelfs inside for sedlings before being able to put it up in my garden.
Nice!
I totally get the “frustration “ of having to harden plants off. But thanks for this informative reminder so we don’t kill all the seedlings we worked so hard to get going 😎
No problem!
Thanks for the tips. I had already decided to start hardening off some of mine today so this video came at just the right time.
Glad I could help!
I live in a more rural-like suburban area east of San Antonio. My husband built me a glass greenhouse a little over a year ago and I love it. Yes, it gets REALLY hot in there in the summer time but I do keep my tropicals in there in summer with 9 open windows, and open Dutch door, a ceiling fan and an exhaust fan 😂. That said, in the winter and early spring, I can protect a bunch of my “annuals” in the greenhouse allowing them to survive and thrive sometimes 2 or 3 seasons which saves me a bunch of money 💵 💵 . I have had some confusion about hardening off though. All the videos about seed starting talk about starting seeds indoors and then hardening them off to the outdoors. If I start my seeds in the greenhouse from the beginning, do they need hardening off from the greenhouse to the outside? They are getting sun, wind, and temps in the greenhouse already - just a few degrees warmer than outside.
If you start the seeds in the greenhouse, there is no need to harden them off as long as they have has some exposure to the temps outside of the greenhouse before you plant them.
You also have to check your night time temps or you may need supplemental heat or heat mats.
I'm in east texas. Please keep convincing me I don't need a greenhouse. However, this time of year I have so many seedlings in the house it would be so nice to be able to move some outside after they germinate.
😂 you don’t need a permanent one but a temporary one sounds like it might save you some space!
Thanks for the advice. I’m always in too much of a hurry and it cost me.
You and me both!
Thank you for the video. Someone actually just gave me that same greenhouse. So glad to actually see the size of it. ❤
Awesome!
You just reminded me that I have a stored small greenhouse that I will pull out for this season! GREAT VIDEO!
Perfect!
I am learning so much! I will have to watch again. Hard to be zone 5.. we are all too excited to get out!!!
You got this!
hi from SATX!
this is my project for today too! have too many seedlings to do musical trays for the hardening off process, so going to move them all out today and just open the flaps for when i want them exposed to sunlight. my other idea was to take some greenhouse plastic and velcro and create a casing for a 6ft shelf
Good idea!
Hi Amanda! You are smart to anchor that greenhouse down! We will have crazy wind in March no doubt. It might be a good experiment if you have a thermometer to leave in the greenhouse to check every once in a while. 😊 It is certainly a pain to take the seed trays in and out of the house…!!!
A thermometer is a great suggestion! Thanks!
I have a polycarbonate greenhouse and I set up one of these inside of it for small plants/seedlings. Works great in 6a once the worse weather is over. Great videos. Love seeing all those things growing outside in your garden.
That’s a great idea for colder climates!
My snapdragons that are in ground survived the really cold weather a couple of weeks ago as well as this past weekend’s freezing temperatures. I planted them from seed last year and they’re doing great! Of course, they’re right next to our house. I’ve not covered them during the below freezing weather too.
That’s awesome! I overwintered snapdragons too!
This is great information! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Wow sounds like a lot of extra work but I’m sure it will be worth it when you see the results. Great information.
I hope so!
Hi Amanda, to make the connection between the netting n pole try using zip ties that way once you take it down jyst cut the zips.
Good idea!
So helpful! I'm saving this one.
Yay!
I put up my little green house actually my lad set up. Thinking cold season.
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Nice. Great job.
Thanks!
I have one of these greenhouses but it's smaller. Wow, did I learn the hard way with this cause? Last year was my first year ever-growing flowers by seeds. I may beginner at seeds seedlings, I should say. But I learn a lot from you and by Laura garden. Answer TH-cam or my favorite women.
You both have taught me a lot on growing flowers by seeds. And I thank you for that, Joann From Ohio
Aww you’re welcome!
❤❤❤❤❤❤goodmorning amanda..coffe break at work
Good morning!
I have this exact greenhouse. Have used it for 2 seasons. I live in zone 6 in Canada. I use my greenhouse the same way you do. I set it up in March or April depending on the weather. I use it to harden off my seedlings and plants. I also use a little heater in it in the evenings if needed. It is an electric heater made for greenhouses. In May everything gets tucked away until the following spring. It’s easy to set up once you get the hang of it.😊
That is awesome! I hope mine lasts a few years too!
Ive had mine for 5 years and took it down for a house move. Was able to figure it out (took 3 hours though). I use it for the shoulder seasons. The wind is a concern so weigh it down with cinder block or rocks. The Velcro and the outside ties degraded in the sun so I use bulldog clips to roll the door and windows up. The shelves are a little shaky so I use the zip ties to attach them to the frame. I keep it up and store pots and some tools in the rest of the season. I’m in (now) zone 6 in PA. Thank you for this great video. Maybe it will save a lot of gardeners a lot of heartache. (Been there done that!)
Great explanation on hardening off. To me the most tedious part of growing seeds🙂
Glad it was helpful!
Just added more bulbs and roots to a new bed ...a garden is never finished! But, at age of 74 I do need to slow down..LOL
Nah, don’t slow down! Keep going 💪
With your journal can you make copies or a book so we could buy from you? and use your tips and tricks on how to become a better gardener
That’s a good idea!
Last year, I didn't know that I had to harden off dahlia tubers that I started early indoors in front of windows (with foil around them to reflect light on to the growth). I just planted them out after last frost. They were beautiful, tall, and bushy. I had about 8 dahlias.
This year, I've been growing saved tubers under grow lightbulbs in a lamp that bends... not your standard grow light. They have all sprouted and grown beautifully, 11 pots. One didn't sprout. I lost a lot tubers to gall, noticed it after I took them out of storage, so I ended up with the 10 after division and throwing away the diseased ones.
Wonder if hardening off is necessary for bulbs/tubers? Possibly a day or two at most?
I feel like hardening off is important because of the stress of indoors to outdoors but it sounds like skipping it work for you in this case!
@@shesamadgardener Thanks! I've only grown dahlia's for 4 years, only saved the tubers for 2 years with pre sprouting.
So I really don't know that much, only that they are really easy. You don't need to be a master gardener to grow these beauties!
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Your right it doesn’t make sense to have a green house in zone 8-10 I’m zone 9 and although they are beautiful I don’t think I’d be using it much except for like 3-4 months.
They are so pretty!
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I have a smaller version of your greenhouse. Right now it gets 3-4 hours of morning sun. If I understand your information, I could bring out, say my ranunculus, but still for the first 5-7 days, only a little bit at a time and it would be okay to harden them off in the greenhouse. But until they've had about a week outside, I shouldn't leave them in the greenhouse overnight. At the point they've been hardened off, I could leave them in the greenhouse overnight as long as the low temperature isn't a deep freeze.
I'm going to need shelf space inside so I'm trying to figure out which plants can go out. I may try to put them in the ground but if I can get to mid-March that would be better.
Do you think my coneflowers that have been growing since the end of November could be hardened off with the ranunculus?
I agree this process is not for the faint of heart!!!
So I don’t recall your zone, so my advice ja just for my own zone … ranunculus LOVE cold weather but cannot handle freezing weather. You can definitely start hardening them off just protect or bring in during freezing temps. Start in the shade and gradually add sun and reduce shade … once they have been in the sun all day, more to greenhouse.
I seem to struggle with some of my seedlings dampening off. I try to follow all the "rules" lol but stuff some of my seedlings just want to be extra dramatic 🙄
Do you have a fan going to good air circulation?
@@shesamadgardener nope. I will now though. Thanks!
Can you pot your bare roots up and set them in the greenhouse to start going them?
Yep!
So, harden off everything 1st in the shade? And then place in greenhouse until planted out?
Harden off in shade to start … the gradually add time in the sun and reduce time in the shade. Once the plants are full sun, place in the greenhouse.
@shesamadgardener thanks for the clarification. Good info. I was just about to put everything in my little greenhouse from the grow room! I really appreciate your in depth videos.
Im in Abilene. My house faces east so I get morning sun. How is your house positioned? It looks like you may get alot of shade??
I only get shade in this small area of my back porch … the backyard faces south, so we get sun all day.
Are you in Wylie? I thought I saw that somewhere. I’m in Wylie and need help…
Yes I’m in Wylie but I don’t do consultations. Feel free to post questions on the videos though as you watch and I will try to answer. You can also email me at shesamadgardener@gmail.com
I want to be able to start seedlings in a greenhouse and not go through hardening process. I don’t have time, what’s the easiest way to start seeds?
It’s all about if your greenhouse can maintain the temps that are required for whatever variety of seeds you are starting. If you don’t have time for the seed starting process, look up Winter sowing … that might be a good option for you!
Yes zone 8A does not have a lot of time that a greenhouse would be worth it.
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Would a greenhouse work for me, I don’t have the space for a vegetable garden and I have bunnies, squirrels, and chipmunks around me and I was wondering if a greenhouse would work
It really depends on your zone and what you want to use it for. I think greenhouses work better in colder zones.
@@shesamadgardener I am in a cold climate sometimes it can get below freezing at times and sometimes it gets 50 degrees