greenhouse

Never had one before and there's one question i have. I've already started seedlings inside. Is it safe to throw them right out in the greenhouse now that it's done or should i slowly introduce them to full sun like you would usually do? I'm assuming the latter but thats alot of plants to move around every day.

Leave the in the greenhouse and if you rhink they need 40-60% shade, add shade netting or layers of fishing nets or just a white sheet. White so it will pass most colors. But as you know from from this site is that you get away with only blue for vegging. Which means a blue toned sheet could pass a usable spectrum of light at a lower lumen level than straight sun blasting. Good luck, glad to hear you got yourself a greenhouse. You can potentially start seedlings in there over the winter if you pick plants wisely. Obviously dont try germinating papaya trees or peppers but ya know.

Whats your location? I built a greenhouse last year. And have been growing ever since non stop. Where I am we get zero snow( last measurable amount was 1999 and it was 2") I had peppers, tins of herbs onions, peas, tomatoes, tomatillos dragon fruit and passion fruit vines. All did fine through out the winter.

cbtbudz said:

Whats your location? I built a greenhouse last year. And have been growing ever since non stop. Where I am we get zero snow( last measurable amount was 1999 and it was 2") I had peppers, tins of herbs onions, peas, tomatoes, tomatillos dragon fruit and passion fruit vines. All did fine through out the winter.

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We get plenty of snow. I'm hoping to build a solar heater before winter so i can keep veggies all winter. I will add a small light to extend daytime when the time comes. I have some dragon fruit plants on the way. Did you hand pollinate?

Threw a small handful of veggies out there to see. Give em a couple days and if there is no sign of burn or bleach I'll move the rest out there.

The ones I have going right now arnt mature enough for fruits. But I have hand pollinated dragon fruits before with a small fluffy paintbrush. Wasn't easy.

cbtbudz said:

The ones I have going right now arnt mature enough for fruits. But I have hand pollinated dragon fruits before with a small fluffy paintbrush. Wasn't easy.

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What was difficult about it? I know they flower at night so that may be a pain but what about it wasn't easy.

My dragonfruits died this past winter from a frost. I managed to save a small piece of the cactus to replant and give it another go.

Yeah night time! Try pollinating when its in the same area as the scared plant. Didnt use any lights and Seems like I had to make a couple passes to really get they to take. The first round I tried seemed like many flowers didn't take.

You can put them straight into the greenhouse & throw a shade cover over it. My pop up greenhouse had one included. I also have to run a heater to cover some of the cold nights until the last frost passes. I've got to get my seeds planted & mine put up. I've got a lot of work to do! Lol Good Luck!!!

Thanks. Hoping i don't have to run a heater.

I managed a gh when I worked on an estate in Gladwyne, PA. The clear glass cuts the strength of the suns rays in half. Unless you're growing something that requires a lot of shade you'll be ok with setting seedlings right into the gh.
If you're concerned about burn you can provide them with a little shade in the hot afternoon. I'd be more concerned with night time lows in the gh than the strength of the sun. What temp to you keep it at? Anyways just wanna say having a gh is every gardeners dream. I love to putter in a gh and I wish I had one now.

dannyboy602 said:

I managed a gh when I worked on an estate in Gladwyne, PA. The clear glass cuts the strength of the suns rays in half. Unless you're growing something that requires a lot of shade you'll be ok with setting seedlings right into the gh.
If you're concerned about burn you can provide them with a little shade in the hot afternoon. I'd be more concerned with night time lows in the gh than the strength of the sun. What temp to you keep it at? Anyways just wanna say having a gh is every gardeners dream. I love to putter in a gh and I wish I had one now.

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It seems to stay about 15 degrees warmer inside than the outside temp. This morning was 28 outside and 44 and some change inside.

I have been growing in a greenhouse for 4 years. We are just now seeing night time temps in the upper 30's to lower 40's so it is still to early for starts. I do have one of my Xj13 x Bubba Louy crosses out there. Its throwing pollen so I had to get it out of my room Should make some pretty colors and some fat beans

We normally just put the plants out there and see no issues as long as it is not too cold at night.


PS: I use a wireless thermometer with a high/low memory so I can monitor the temps from the house.

I put a bunch of veggies out there seem to be doing well. Growth is a little slow with the cold nights so i may throw a heater out there and run it over night. Now i just gotta find my thermostat.

I kept the night low above 52F. Seemed almost everything fared well. Tropicals, new seedlings, Orchids. Got propane?
I loved puttering in the gh. I would go outside, get stoned and work. I remember once we had a huge snow storm. An overhanging pine branch became too heavy, snapped, crashed straight through the glass and the cold killed almost everything except my Cymbidiums.
Turns out some Orchid species don't mind a little cold after all. Who knew?

Yeah i threw a small space heater out there it's about 65 now. First greenhouse, made with 6 mil plastic.

28 outside and 53 in the gh. Not as warm as id like but at least its above freezing.