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Good Tips. Thanks.
If you have the $$$ you can also install heating wire/coils in the soil in raised beds in the greenhouse or buy heating mats that go under seeding trays or pots.
You have to be careful with the heating wires/coils in the raised beds that you do NOT dig into the soil and damage the wires/coils because you may get an electric shock.
I use ice cream buckets for a mini greenhouse
Most of these tips look nice but will work only when there is not any breeze or wind.
Great tips! Thanks.
Some very good tips there, thanks for sharing.
some good ideas there/ especially the polystyrene box
In my home-built 8×10 pvc greenhouse here in northern Colorado, I am having great success using frost cloth within the greenhouse and also using my crock pot set on simmer to keep things inside the greenhouse above freezing on really cold nights. I use an outdoor rated extension cord for the power and bought a waterproof plug case from my local home store to keep the connection where the two cords meet insulated and dry.
Outside of the greenhouse I am experimenting with using small and large tomato cages together to create a double layered enclosure. I plant my seedling in the ground, arrange the small cage over plant and cover with frost cloth, arrange the large cage over the small, and cover this with a garbage bag. I surround the base of the plant with plastic jugs filled with water for insulation and to keep the plastic weighted down. I raise the plastic or remove during the day depending on temperature.
The seedlings made it through last week's blizzard just fine, so this may be a great technique to try in your garden.This worked even with 65 mph winds.The dual layer construction + water bottle insulators kept the tomato seedlings happy in low 20-degree temps. I know I am pushing luck, and like I said, this is an experiment I am trying this year with part of my garden, but some of my warm-season veggie starts are in the ground a full 6 weeks ahead of schedule. Just make sure you vent the plastic on warm days!
How cold is too cold for seedlings? Thinking over overnight temps especially…
Hey friends your work is awesome. I need creative idea to get rid of devils grass. by some mistake it got into my garden tried chemicals like Round up but was careful ,, useless still roots run so deep. hate chemicals … this grass is ruining my garden absorbs so much water and slows down the process espically with new seedlings
Thank you very much now I know how to garden
What is the best way to keep cats away from my raised flower bed?
what is it you use for the poles the blue poles you bent? what is that?
Hi Your Garden looks soo perfect and thank you very much for great tips.. I live in San Diego and I started to plant since 2 years and grow some veggies .But this year something destroyed my veggies before they started to grow enough! I had 28 pots of gher from the ground that they have eaten every other day or chopped from the stem. I dont know what kind of animal does it! We caught 2 grasshoppers around but again I am not sure if they destroyed my garden! Is there any possibilities to keep insect free and animal free with natural ingredients and make a solutions about it! If you have any ideas or tips and share it with me I really would be appreciate it.. Thank you so much
enjoyed your video
I've been looking for a garden hoop like that behind you. Can't find them here in the USA sigh
Nice video – do you have any tips on how to warm up the soil in a container which is indoors – for the winter ?
Hi can I leave the fleece or bottles over the seedlings outdoors to stop pests? Or are these just meant for protecting against late frosts?
How about a underground heated pipe warming system?
Nicely done. Good tips. Thank you
place rocks in the garden. Rocks store heats and release it slowly.
Wow! As a Canadian gardener I so very much appreciate these kinds of tips. Even in our relatively lush micro climate here in the interior of BC, frost is a word that makes us shake in our boots. I like the idea of dark plastic or fleece, but our winters are far longer than 2 months. And the volume of snow we usually get would crush any exposed glass. I’ll let you know if we discover an alternative. But where there’s a will there’s a way and your ideas should stand the test of variation. Thank you.
What about using cardboard or paper bags instead of black plastic to kill weeds and increase warmth, unless its really cold. That way the cardboard still absorbs moisture and is biodegradable and avoids cooking the worms underneath. Your thoughts?
I already use several of these methods but learned more. Yes Canadian Winters can be cold. Getting a jump on our short growing season is a plus. Great video.