Great video on this very subject. I started my broccoli for my fall/winter garden up here in Canada. I will be researching more about winter gardening on your site. Thanks Rob from Canada eh.
Great inspiration Susan...Thanks!! You men tioned you live in Zone 5...can I ask where? I'm in Zone 6 and wondwering how things would be different where I am. Thanks again!
I’m in Spokane and just starting my hand in gardening, your info has been an immense help- so thank you! Do you use your greenhouse for anything besides growing seeds? I just got a 6x8ft greenhouse as a gift, but am wondering if the same thing can be achieved with grow lights in my garage?
Hi there. I'm so glad that my videos are helping you get started. We primarily start our seeds indoors, and then move the seedlings to our greenhouse so they can start getting acclimated to the outdoors. The majority of seeds require light and a bit of warmth in order to start. If you can achieve that in your garage, that will work just fine.
I heartily recommend either of Eliot Coleman's books, "The Winter Harvest Handbook" and "Four-Season Harvest." In them, he explains how the addition of the row cover increases the hardiness zone you live in for the plants. Pretty cool!
Ms.Susan you have been a BIG help to me this year with my garden.You have always got back to me when i have had questions about things.THANK YOU!I have another question.When i pick my Bush'es green beans will new plants grow back or should I just take them down after picking?Also do you have a video on how to dry seeds out so i can save then for next year on all my things I am picking this year.Thank you So ver much for all your help with the new things I am growing this year.
Hi, Diane. Thanks so much for your nice comments. The more you pick your beans, the more you'll get, so you'll be harvesting them for a few weeks. To save some seeds for next year, leave a few pods on the plants until they are very dry and you can hear the bean seeds rattling around inside. At that point, pick the pods off the plants and move them indoors to a warm area for another couple of weeks. Open a pod and try pushing your fingernail into a seed or two. If it leaves an impression, the seeds aren't dry enough so wait until couple of weeks. Once they are hard and dry, remove them from the pods and store them in a cool, dark place such as a basement or dark closet. I store my bean seeds in either a jar or ziplock bag. It's totally worth it to save your bean seeds!
I would love to have a green house..but I am not handy. In fact, my hands are so damaged I cannot grasp or hold a hammer to do anything. My beloved husband died seventeen years ago, so there is no one handy here at all; my children are all grown and gone. Since I am alone on many acres, I grow my greens indoors during the winter...I have several kinds growing right now.
I'm sorry, Dee. It sounds like you have been through a lot. But growing your greens is the perfect alternative to using a greenhouse or hoop house. Take care.
Well, it depends on the type of winter we get. Most winters, I can keep the winter garden going in the hoop house for a few months, and without supplemental heating. But this year, we went from a very long summer directly to wintry weather. Follow by snowstorm after snowstorm, and bitter cold, so our winter garden didn't make it past 1 month. Very frustrating.
Do you need to water more in addition to what the plants get from the special mat you set up? Or does that provide enough water on its own? Thank you for the great video by the way!
Thank you. Yes, I feel it's important to get them extra water due to the way I broadcast the seeds (not right along the drip irrigation system) and because I want good germination from all of the seeds.
Do you mean hanging plants inside some sort of structure like a hoop house? I think it would be risky because plants that are growing in the ground have the added insulation of the soil, whereas containers don't have that extra protection.
You can make "hot beds" by putting a thick layer of manure underneath a few inches of soil. The manure will heat up the soil, making the plants grow well.
@@SusansInTheGarden My parents had one of those when I was young, it had straw bales stacked around it on the higher North side and also on both ends (East & West). Those sides tapered down to the front which faced the South. Dad had built a frame out of lumber and attached old storm windows with hinges to the sides. When it would get to hot inside the "hot bed" (mom called it a cold frame) she would prop open one end to let some of the heat escape and when it got to cold she would run outside with old sheets (weighted down with bricks so the sheets wouldn't blow off) to help keep the heat inside. I also remember the stench of the manure in the late fall when they were setting it up each year. Thanks for the walk down memory lane!
Seriously? The photo was intended to show that our hoop house is used through the winter. I get a lot of questions about how we use our hoop house and greenhouse and that is exactly what I delivered in the video. If you want to see snow, try this video: ruclips.net/video/5FnbH1Tv8dc/видео.html.
I love your idea using the mat to water. Thank you for sharing
Your videos are amezing❤
Thank you. I'm glad you are enjoying them.
Growing greens through the winter is my next goal!! Can't wait to check out your website regarding your hoop house. Thanks Susan!!!
Go for it, Christine!
From Argentina. Great!!! Thanks for share Susan!
Muchas gracias, Guernicola!
Thank you for sharing! I will be incorporating both in my garden.
thanks for the video, some great ideas, i'm always learning :)
Lots of great ideas in this video. I had never heard of a capillary mat, I'll have to check that out!
What a great tour! Thanks for sharing! :)
6x8 is a good size for me to start off with - thanks for making and sharing this video!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks, will look into capillary mat for my next greenhouse project :)
Great video on this very subject. I started my broccoli for my fall/winter garden up here in Canada. I will be researching more about winter gardening on your site. Thanks Rob from Canada eh.
Hello Susan.....what a nice video
Thank you.
Excellent. Thank You
Great inspiration Susan...Thanks!! You men tioned you live in Zone 5...can I ask where? I'm in Zone 6 and wondwering how things would be different where I am. Thanks again!
Hi, Bruce. I'm in Spokane, Wash. Most of Spokane is in zone 6a but we are in a microclimate where it's colder so that's why we're in zone 5b.
Great info..blessings
I’m in Spokane and just starting my hand in gardening, your info has been an immense help- so thank you! Do you use your greenhouse for anything besides growing seeds? I just got a 6x8ft
greenhouse as a gift, but am wondering if the same thing can be achieved with grow lights in my garage?
Hi there. I'm so glad that my videos are helping you get started. We primarily start our seeds indoors, and then move the seedlings to our greenhouse so they can start getting acclimated to the outdoors. The majority of seeds require light and a bit of warmth in order to start. If you can achieve that in your garage, that will work just fine.
Thanks for the info.hope to grow some lettuce,etc over/into winter in one of my beds covered with 6mil. Will also add row cover.
I heartily recommend either of Eliot Coleman's books, "The Winter Harvest Handbook" and "Four-Season Harvest." In them, he explains how the addition of the row cover increases the hardiness zone you live in for the plants. Pretty cool!
Ms.Susan you have been a BIG help to me this year with my garden.You have always got back to me when i have had questions about things.THANK YOU!I have another question.When i pick my Bush'es green beans will new plants grow back or should I just take them down after picking?Also do you have a video on how to dry seeds out so i can save then for next year on all my things I am picking this year.Thank you So ver much for all your help with the new things I am growing this year.
Hi, Diane. Thanks so much for your nice comments. The more you pick your beans, the more you'll get, so you'll be harvesting them for a few weeks. To save some seeds for next year, leave a few pods on the plants until they are very dry and you can hear the bean seeds rattling around inside. At that point, pick the pods off the plants and move them indoors to a warm area for another couple of weeks. Open a pod and try pushing your fingernail into a seed or two. If it leaves an impression, the seeds aren't dry enough so wait until couple of weeks. Once they are hard and dry, remove them from the pods and store them in a cool, dark place such as a basement or dark closet. I store my bean seeds in either a jar or ziplock bag. It's totally worth it to save your bean seeds!
I would love to have a green house..but I am not handy. In fact, my hands are so damaged I cannot grasp or hold a hammer to do anything. My beloved husband died seventeen years ago, so there is no one handy here at all; my children are all grown and gone. Since I am alone on many acres, I grow my greens indoors during the winter...I have several kinds growing right now.
I'm sorry, Dee. It sounds like you have been through a lot. But growing your greens is the perfect alternative to using a greenhouse or hoop house. Take care.
do you have many sunny days durimg winter? here at Prague, it is usually pretty misty, i am curiouse to see how a green house will help
It's nice to meet you! We actually live in a pretty sunny area of Washington state.
Mine is too cold cming in Deceber til March. How do you use yours then?
Well, it depends on the type of winter we get. Most winters, I can keep the winter garden going in the hoop house for a few months, and without supplemental heating. But this year, we went from a very long summer directly to wintry weather. Follow by snowstorm after snowstorm, and bitter cold, so our winter garden didn't make it past 1 month. Very frustrating.
Do you need to water more in addition to what the plants get from the special mat you set up? Or does that provide enough water on its own? Thank you for the great video by the way!
Thank you. Yes, I feel it's important to get them extra water due to the way I broadcast the seeds (not right along the drip irrigation system) and because I want good germination from all of the seeds.
Where are you located??
I'm in Spokane, Wash. Hardiness zone 5b.
Can we do hanging plants also?
Do you mean hanging plants inside some sort of structure like a hoop house? I think it would be risky because plants that are growing in the ground have the added insulation of the soil, whereas containers don't have that extra protection.
someone told me compost can make some heat for winter farm.
You can make "hot beds" by putting a thick layer of manure underneath a few inches of soil. The manure will heat up the soil, making the plants grow well.
@@SusansInTheGarden My parents had one of those when I was young, it had straw bales stacked around it on the higher North side and also on both ends (East & West). Those sides tapered down to the front which faced the South. Dad had built a frame out of lumber and attached old storm windows with hinges to the sides. When it would get to hot inside the "hot bed" (mom called it a cold frame) she would prop open one end to let some of the heat escape and when it got to cold she would run outside with old sheets (weighted down with bricks so the sheets wouldn't blow off) to help keep the heat inside. I also remember the stench of the manure in the late fall when they were setting it up each year. Thanks for the walk down memory lane!
@@greenthumbelina7331 Those are great memories indeed! That was definitely a hot bed.
The reason I clicked is the Thumbnail showed this in snow. There is no snow in this video. I can't trust you.
Seriously? The photo was intended to show that our hoop house is used through the winter. I get a lot of questions about how we use our hoop house and greenhouse and that is exactly what I delivered in the video. If you want to see snow, try this video: ruclips.net/video/5FnbH1Tv8dc/видео.html.
Could I use a plastic green house from Amazon to grow in the winter?
If it's covered with 6 mil UV plastic, you should be able to. Of course, it depends on what zone you're in, too.