Every gardener feels the impact of weather extremes. A greenhouse is the answer, providing a stable microclimate, protection from hail and low temperatures, and an extended growing season.
Weather extremes
Close your eyes and imagine, May sunlight first illuminates the landscape, the first butterflies fly, bumblebees seek roses, paradise on earth! The next morning you open your eyes, look out the window, and there, snow!
Weather changes are not always this drastic every year. However, the need for a greenhouse comes to mind when air temperatures swing wildly from one extreme to another, from very high to very low.
In Slovenia, extreme weather events (hail, drought, late frosts) have doubled per decade in the last 20 years. A greenhouse is simply an insurance policy.
Plan carefully
If you have decided to set up a greenhouse on your property, you first need to think carefully about what you will grow and on what scale. For personal use, you can grow a few tomato and cucumber seedlings, but for selling, you will need a larger scale.
Covering materials
The most economical "cover" for a greenhouse is polyethylene, but its lifespan is very short, at most one season. Reinforced polyethylene will last at least three to four years.
Just a few years ago, glass greenhouses were considered an expensive structure, but it is important to know that they are an investment for many years, even decades. However, glass is fragile and heavy.
Instead of glass, the latest generation of cellular polycarbonate is used. The greenhouses are made of cellular polycarbonate panels attached to a metal frame.
What can you grow?
Let's see why a greenhouse is needed and what you can grow in it:
- Seedlings, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers (February/March)
- Early vegetables, radishes, lettuce, dill, onions (April)
- Sensitive crops, cucumbers, melons, watermelons (throughout the season)
- Flowers, dahlia tubers, exotic plants
All season long
In early April, the seedlings have grown and need lower air temperatures but more light. Early in spring, you can transplant the seedlings into a heated greenhouse.
At the same time, you can sow the first radishes, lettuce, dill, onions in the greenhouse, so you can enjoy the first lettuce from fresh homegrown vegetables as early as the beginning of May. You can also sow cucumber seeds and other heat-loving crops in boxes.
In fair weather, you can also plant dahlia tubers that you stored over winter. This way, you will transplant plants with strong shoots into the garden and create a wonderful flower garden as early as the beginning of June.
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