Greenhouse, It can be done.

[Elbesta]

I love Peppers, any kind, and onions, Walla Walla sweets, and tomatoes, and spinach, and beats the greens mostly. I love to eat. I like to can but I cut salt out of my diet so I need to find salt free salsa and stewed tomato recipes. I do grow a few potatoes but they don't keep long enough in storage to grow a lot.

 

[Elbesta]

Well, I'm back on again! Along with the greenhouse I also built a hoop house that is 12' by 24' just for tomatoes and peppers. We had hard frost this spring through middle of May so things started a bit slow but I got the garden going. Here are some picts of the hoop house.



Here is a pick inside the green house also. Eggplant and cucumbers.

 

[catjac1975]

Gorgeous and fantastic. I would not like your challenging zone. What a great accomplishment.

 

[digitS']

Well, you did it!

Looks like you also did it well .

Congratulations! Look around on TEG and think about sharing more! Variety information, produce use ... all that sort of thing.

Steve

 

[so lucky]

Wow, you have been busy. The green house looks great. I'm envious! But I don't think I would like your weather. Glad you got back on the forum.

 

[thistlebloom]

Hey Elbesta, we may be neighbors!

Your gardens are wonderful, and it seems like a greenhouse and hoop house are the best bets for getting a good crop of tomatoes and peppers for sure. This about the tenth year that I have said "I think by next year I'll have a greenhouse setup".

Looks like you used cattle panels. Did you find that it was a problem with making holes in your plastic?

 

[baymule]

Like the hoop house! I made a hoop chicken run with 3 cow panels. Love those things-they make it easy for the builder-challenged! Your garden looks great! Glad you're back, don't stay away so long!

 

[thistlebloom]

Oh, just went back and read this from the beginning...
welcome back! And we are almost neighbors. I'm more north, about even with the southern end of Pend O'reille Lake.

 

[Elbesta]

The plastic on the hoop house is doing great. There have been some high winds but no holes. It's also only 4 mil.. The weather is hot now 90 + in the day but it still will drop to 45 at night. We had a 49 degree difference in low and high temp one day.