How to Build an Inexpensive Hoop-Style Greenhouse

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One of the most valuable assets in my garden is my greenhouse. It has allowed me to grow plants that I normally would not be able to grow, produce crops that the season is not usually long enough to produce, and protect my plants from frosts, hail, or other severe weather that normally would have destroyed my garden.

Niki Jabbour - The Year Round Veggie Gardener: Throwback Thursday - Edible Garden Edges

Niki Jabbour - The Year Round Veggie Gardener: Throwback Thursday - Edible Garden Edges: An edible edge of mixed baby lettuces - oak leaf, Black Seeded Simpson, red romaine, etc. Another snowy icy day. And more snow coming ...

Five ways to keep cheery on a winter’s day.

Five ways to keep cheery on a winter’s day

How to sow carrot in Newfoundland

This is how I've been sowing carrots for years with good success.

Prepare the ground for the seed by raking lightly.

Make drills for the seed by pressing the edge of a board approx.1/4 of a inch deep.

With rows approx 8 to 10 inches apart.

This is the seed I use.

Sow plenty of seed  and you can thin them out later.

Close in the drills and firm the soil as shown.

The next step is watering (I forgot to take a picture)Give the soil a good watering with a fine mist..but don't wash the seeds away.To get good germination keep the soil moist.Don't allow it to dry out.

Food for the soil

Fall is a busy time in the nl kitchen garden,one job is gathering kelp/seaweed to add to the soil for next year.After a couple of windy days this kelp was torn from the bottom and washed up on the beach.When I see this happen I'm always reminded of a few lines I read in the book Moonfleet years ago.."blow wind.. rise storm..ship ashore before morn".

Gardening Mentors-Roger Swain