Greenhouses are amazing tools; light-capturing structures that help gardeners and farmers grow healthy, happy plants, and if you’ve ever wanted to build and utilize a greenhouse, then Greenhouse Gardening is the book for you! This comprehensive guide will take you through every step of greenhouse planning and design, seed selection, potting advice, and maintenance schedules. Have you ever been curious about how much work it would take to have your very own greenhouse? Give this guide a read and you’ll learn:
and many, many more lessons
Greenhouse Gardening will give you checklists for supplying your new greenhouse, and teach you about the fundamentals of plant science and organic chemistry in easy, relatable terms. More of a conversation than a textbook, Greenhouse Gardening will show you how to connect the dots between the nutrients that plants need to grow strong and healthy and how to keep pests and pathogens away from your plants. You’ll also learn about keeping animal invaders out of your structure and protecting your greenhouse from extreme weather.
You’ll not only learn how to make compost, but the science behind why compost works, and the same goes for fertilizers and other compounds. With lessons on plant succession, companion planting, and crop rotation, you’ll learn everything you need to know to get from dream to reality to harvest with your very own greenhouse. You’ll even learn what you should be looking for on seed labels and plant tags, and what types of information you should be writing on your own plant and food labels and in your garden journal.
You’ll be given detailed examples of how to preserve food with techniques like canning, freezing, and drying, and you’ll be given other ideas for sparking your creativity after harvest. Have you ever tried your hand at flower arranging, or making soap with pressed flowers? You’ll be given tips for doing both, and much more, including making your greenhouse a comfortable place for you to work and your plants to thrive.
If you’re ready to dive into the world of greenhouse gardening, and you’re looking to learn about the process from beginning to end, then Greenhouse Gardening can help! You’ll be in store for some science, some research techniques, some arts and crafts, some do-it-yourself maintenance and building projects, some history, and a lot of gardening knowledge. This book really is the one-stop-shop for getting started in the awesome world of gardening indoors.
Genre: GARDENING / GeneralNo one is a perfect gardener- it’s an imperfect hobby, and there is always more to learn. It’s one of those endeavors where you can do everything right and still fail, but it draws us in like flies to honey. Maybe you don’t have the greenest thumb in the world, but as long as you’re willing to learn, you will find your success. Keep your head up, your hands in the soil, and try again!
Perhaps the chapter on the history of greenhouses inspires you to go visit famous botanical gardens and conservatories. Perhaps the last chapter on using and preserving your harvest has you digging out your grandmother’s things looking for her famous raspberry jam recipe. Go ahead and try it, we’re sure it’s delicious! Whatever gardening means to you, you can find a way to enjoy it with a greenhouse.
It’s also our hope that you’ll return to the pages of this book as a reference when you need a refresher or want to try something new. Please do- feel free to read and reread time and again! There is a lot of information in these pages, and you can impress your friends with your newfound knowledge of the chemical formula for photosynthesis (great for trivia nights!). We hope that you find a new plant to love when you’re researching varieties and that you’ve learned something new about composting, companion planting, and crop rotation.
