tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507890482049320953.post5063772843779412430..comments2023-12-03T16:42:50.564-08:00Comments on Arabella's Garden -- The View From Home: Instant Gratification, Small RecompenseAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15239798951473493987noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507890482049320953.post-59788054789542592552011-04-09T06:13:40.782-07:002011-04-09T06:13:40.782-07:00I so admire true gardeners! As with anything, the...I so admire true gardeners! As with anything, there is so much more to it than just "growing plants". The wisdom of observation, and dear the experience. <br /><br />I study the seed catalogs too, and have since I was a child, but so rarely do I ever plant... sigh. I will enjoy your gardening experiences via your blog!Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15461386564339879940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507890482049320953.post-2559550871076626072011-03-30T12:09:43.834-07:002011-03-30T12:09:43.834-07:00Tessa,
When I first got my greenhouse, I had a pla...Tessa,<br />When I first got my greenhouse, I had a plan to grow OW veggies in ground beds. For various reasons, that didn't prove very successful. Eventually I put down pavers and began using it more as a place to winter over tender (but not super tender) annuals and container plants -- zonal geraniums, containers with tender perennials, as well as hardy greens. It is attached to a south-facing wall of the house, so there is a lot of solar gain and less heat loss than in a freestanding GH. After accidentally leaving some containers with tuberous begonias, fuchsias and sweet potato vine up against the wall (unheated) and having them survive, I started to realize how 'warm' it would stay, even without heat.<br /><br />Currently I have a thermostat set to the lowest setting, around 40 degrees, with one of those radiant oil heaters plugged into it. I also run a small fan 24/7 all year round, and that prevents cold spots from developing in winter. So I do keep it above freezing -- just -- to protect my tender babies. It really only goes on when the outside temps hit 15 or so. My power bills go up in winter but I don't have anywhere to keep those plants, so I suck it up, at least for now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15239798951473493987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507890482049320953.post-64324474339300986452011-03-27T08:42:03.815-07:002011-03-27T08:42:03.815-07:00Good post. Mrs Elliott is promising a trip to sunn...Good post. Mrs Elliott is promising a trip to sunnier climes next March. We might take a long drive down to AZ or TX and camp in the sun. Or fly away to someplace closer to the tropics. Remains to be seen. <br /><br />Snowing this morning, weather service advises there might be thunderstorms and hail this afternoon. <br /><br />Our perennials slumber, narcissii have poked their fronds up in the unshaded part of the flower bed, the mature aspens have buds. Otherwise, all quiet on the plant front here at Chez Elliott.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507890482049320953.post-68713920401234167132011-03-26T21:20:03.343-07:002011-03-26T21:20:03.343-07:00He, he! Good post! Although I know our weather was...He, he! Good post! Although I know our weather was much milder last year here in Redmond- and usually is, according to locals. A friend of mine that lives in Bend told me that one side is much colder than the other in Bend. We see the 'weather' coming out our front window and see it dead stop just before it reaches up- often times we won't get the snow. Now this year is La Nina- so I'm just not going to count it!<br /><br />So- your greenhouse heated at all? I'm all for as low tech as I can be- even if it means more work sometimes, until I fine tune things, that is :)<br /><br />Here is to a glorious, bounteous year- without being disenchanted!Tessa @ Blunders with Shoots, Blossoms 'n Rootshttp://blossomsnblunders.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com