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Those look great!

Steve - I had no idea the soap sprays work by dehydrating the little buggers. Cool info there. I read somewhere that you can get ladybugs to stay around longer if you spray them with a 1:1 mix of water and clear soda. Apparently it makes the wings stick together so they can't fly away for a few...

SIGH. I can't believe it, but I already have aphids. They were not there yesterday, and I only found them on two plants in the entire greenhouse. They were on two small pepper plants that I have not yet transplanted into their permanent containers because they just aren't quite big enough. I...

Heather - Your drip system sounds wonderful - I need to talk to the husband and get something in place! Daily watering is fun for me, but I will definitely not be able to do it reliably every single day for months on end...

Heather and Jack - it's awesome to see photos and thanks again to everyone for the encouragement. Jack - you're cukes are ready? What variety are you growing? I also like your dowel/string trellis setup. I was also thinking of doing something with string... Since we're sharing, here's a photo...

Hahaha! I do not mind at all! Especially if you're talking about recreation spots. ;) I don't like to say exactly where I live, since all the towns up here are so darn small, but let's just say I visit Glacier Park a lot. The summers have been getting hotter and hotter around here, but I am...

Thanks for the encouragement collector and catjac, but I am worried about Nwmtgardener's comments....especially since I am in NW Montana too! But maybe it would be different with better ventilation?

I find rosemary to be pretty easy outdoors, but not sure about in a container. Seems to be a hardy herb, though. Jess

This is my first year gardening in a greenhouse and I really, really want to use it all summer. I've got another post going about how to keep it ventilated, but I thought I better start a new thread about the possible insanity I have apparently developed. You see, each person I have talked to...

Hey Chris, thanks for the excellent links. I've been wandering aimlessly on amazon and it just got a bit overwhelming. The price of a true exhaust fan with shutter and weather-resistant motor, etc. is not something I can swallow right now (especially since I have a lot of other expenses for...

A drip irrigation system! That is something I was planning but haven't figured out yet. For now, I am hand watering. I have read that most people over-water, so I am learning all I can about that. It just dawned on my the other day that I am learning BOTH container gardening and greenhouse...

Hmm - maybe I am being too proactive (read: worried) and I won't need one? I think I am just so scared that a month from now I'll be scrambling to get something in place because my plants are frying! lol I'm sure there are a ton of things I am not anticipating, but I adore birds so if some...

Thanks everyone! Mary - that's a korean mountain ash. I LOVE this tree. It has white flowers in the spring, orange/red berries in the summer and yellow leaves in the fall. My tree got stunted a few years ago when we had a very hard and long freeze in October. (I also lost one of my favorite...

Mary, I feel incredibly lucky to have gotten this greenhouse from my friend! I about cried when she told me I could have it. As for the surroundings... my husband and I spent an enormous amount of time landscaping our yard (from a pile of dirt) 5 years ago, but our brickwork has suffered a...

Thanks, Steve! To answer your questions, the greenhouse is 8' X 12'. Here is a photo: It has two roof vents, but the windows themselves are missing hardware and currently weighted by bricks to keep them from blowing off. I need to fix them before summer (we got this greenhouse from a friend...

Fantastic - thanks for the reply, Mary. I'm really excited about my greenhouse and have so many things to do! Anyway, thanks for the welcome. :)

Hi all, I'm new to greenhouse gardening and I will be using it all summer because I am no longer physically able to get up and down off the ground to garden in my old outdoor plot. I live in NW Montana and our Spring/Summer climate is generally mild, but lately our summers are pretty hot with...