How To Build A Greenhouse

Of course, one specialist can't help every barn owner, so Porter and his colleague, Francis Gilman, an extension agriculture engineer emeritus, produced a book called Preserving Old Barns: Preventing the loss of a valuable resource (2001).

These features will be less efficient if your barn is poorly oriented, however. A barn could house your livestock and your machinery, it can act as a storage area for hay and tack, it can be a workshop and a studio, and it might even do all of these things...

A little trim does wonders, and adding a walk-in door and windows will make your barn look more appealing from the outside, as well as improving indoor light and access. Building Rafters If you build your own trusses, be sure to use an approved design...

Banana trees and chouchou thrive but rains also give birth to many waterfalls; one is famous and called "le voile de la mariee" (bride's veil) as it consists of several waterfalls close to each other.

Whether you recycle an antique barn, construct a simple pole barn or commission a contractor to build a luxury barn home with an agrarian aesthetic, a barn home is a unique statement about your love of farm-inspired living.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation has a free publication, Historic Barns: Working Assets for Sustainable Farms , which highlights the importance of historic barns on small farms.

The greenhouse is born! Constantly maintained fires outside the stone walls heat the air inside. So begins construction of a specularium, a house dedicated to growing plants. Royal physicians have warned the ailing emperor Tiberius that he must eat a...

To prevent mildew or fungus altogether, water your plants early in the day. It's said that as long as you have a sufficient supply of pests for them to eat, these beneficial bugs will thrive, though I feel it is important to note that they need more than...

Nothing eco-friendly about that, which is why the advent of soy-based foam has gladdened the hearts of green-conscious owners who would love to go with foam for their barn insulation.

And EFFECTIVE! I was amazed. Kelli is correct that many roses only bloom once each season and by doing a little research about your cultivar, you should be able to learn if yours will repeat.

I have not found it. Many vendors understand the need for single-color selections and are happy to offer them. Fungus gnats love damp soil and as long as your potting medium remains damp, they'll happily reproduce.

Your main concern would be if your table can handle the added weight of your containers, WET soil, and any heavy mulch (such as rocks) that you might use.) does produce the spiny seed balls, but as someone who has dealt with them for years, I can assure...

However I can clarify the instructions for your impatiens seeds, which have two main parts. In lieu of a soil test, I agree that you can use a balanced all purpose fertilizer such as Miracle Gro.

You'll end up with a little less than 28 inches of bare ground in between them. I've stuck one end in water and the top part sprouts and produces a lovely vine. Just remember that most trees do best when planted at the same level that they are growing,...

They will grow roots while the top of the plant doesn't seem to do anything.What you have in mind, growing a new crop shortly after another is harvested, is a form of succession planting.

Our writers and admins will handpick a few of your questions and answer them in an upcoming Ask-a-Gardener, one of our Saturday morning features. A big part of what attracts people to Dave's Garden has always been our forums, where gardeners ask and answer...

However, you are from Halifax, Nova Scotia, and the average first frost for your area is October 20, which makes October planting risky at best. Soil temperatures are warmer than in the spring, and the plant will have several months to settle in before...

In Southern states, you may be able to manage without a dedicated heating system, but a mechanical ventilation or mist system with circulation fans will probably be necessary. Plastics will yellow over time, reducing their light-transmittance abilities.

Otherwise, the energy costs would be beyond prohibitive or sustainable. Well, the good news is you can—and not through a bunch of outside energy and water usage, but through the utilization of well-designed, well-placed greenhouses.

Fan When the temperature is mild and the air is still, diseases can spread through a greenhouse. But a lapse in management can kill a greenhouse full of plants with too much heat as easily as with too much cold.

Bees visit flowers to gather pollen and sip nectar; butterflies visit flowers to drink nectar. A big part of what attracts people to Dave's Garden has always been our forums, where gardeners ask and answer questions for one another.

Any kind of windbreak or structure that holds heat, affects the micro-climate around a plant and the area remains a few degrees warmer. The house blocks the worst of the wind and holds a bit of heat from the sun.

Our writers and admins will handpick a few of your questions and answer them in an upcoming Ask-a-Gardener, one of our Saturday morning features. When the rose hips ripen, they'll usually be red or orange, sometimes yellow.

A big part of what attracts people to Dave's Garden has always been our forums, where gardeners ask and answer questions for one another. We hope you find these questions (and answers, penned by our admins and writers) helpful as you grow your gardening...

Cuttings should be rooted in about 6 weeks and you'll see tiny new leaves starting to form. I spray them down with a mister filled with water and a squirt of dish soap. Then I don't have to be quite as careful with my sprays.

Are grow lights the same thing as any other lights? Any recomendations will be appreciated. If your question is chosen for this feature, you can be sure you've helped others with the same question."I got a cutting off the neighbors tree and put it in...

Generally, holes chewed in leaves with no culprit in evidence is a dead give away for slug activity. So, there are a few varieties of your favorites that tend to have shorter vines.answers: If your vines are otherwise healthy, it sounds like a pollination...