The Greenhouse

In February Jonathan and I spent a morning staring at an empty space behind the cabin. We had no idea of how to go about building a greenhouse. We used a stick to scrape out a hollow in the dirt. We set two long pieces of scrap wood in those hollows and that became the foundation or skids to build the greenhouse on. We used scrap lumber from the cabin to build the frame. Jonathan had traded some plumbing for some clear corrugated plastic. He also salvaged some nice old boards from his family's floathouse for the flooring and potting bench. Of course we got some beach wood in there too. So here is our super Alaskan greenhouse that we have been harvesting out of for about 2 months.

We started our seeds in March. We did radish, lettuce, spinach, carrots, broccoli, cabbage, zuchini, summer squash, tomatoes, bell peppers, cilantro, basil, and thyme. I've also been doing some flowers and perenials. It was our first year gardening up here so we have to do a lot of trial and error. But, we have already decided to put an addition onto the greenhouse for just tomatoes. We are also going to do some 50 ft. raised beds outside. Some things we will start in the greenhouse and then move out to the beds like broccoli and cabbage, other things are going to stay inside, like the tomatoes which are five feet tall right now.