No one has mentioned the "pit' or "Walipini" type greenhouse for those in frigid climates. Mark Mazer Hertford, NC Three greenhouses the past 30+ years... fancy house attached curved eave insulated glass on concrete slab and 48" footers in CT; disaster after 10 years. Aluminium and twinwall polycarb also in CT.... best growing conditions so far for a wide variety of frost free plants with propane heat Currently in NC; a 1000 sq ft single layer poly with roll up walls and propane heat.... meh. On Sun, Jan 10, 2021 at 7:51 PM Luminita Vollmer via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > Dear all > > Thank you to all that wrote re: the greenhouse subject: invaluable tips, > experience hacks and just awesome stories. I think I will compile all of > that in a handbook or a cheat sheet! Outstanding advice, tips, innovative > ways to look at the problem, just awesome! I definitely was not expecting > such a response! > > I live in MN - and for a gardener in this area - everything is so much > different than for most gardeners. Even the length of the growing season is > different, let alone the conditions. I look to the Canadian friends, and > use a lot of Zone 1-2 techniques, but my heart goes towards EVERYTHING, > and many of the plants come from many other zones, plants that need to > come indoors during the winter. > > At this point the reality is that my decision starts like the song: Should > I Go or Should I Stay! Either direction will include a greenhouse. My city > currently does not allow any greenhouse that through its size could imply > commercial agriculture. For this reason alone I will have to move to a > different city. > > And then the music starts - stay here or move to warmer climate. > It will be an adventure, most certainly. And I am looking forward to having > a greenhouse, the most important aspect. > > Apologies for all that had other questions or subjects to write about. > Thank you to all, I will be back with questions! > > Luminita > MN at the moment, snow and cold > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>