Last of my Fall veggies

dokutaaguriin · January 25, 2012

Global warming.....I don't know but this is the first time I have been able to harvest my fall vegetables in January (14th to be exact). Normally I finish the last week of November or first week of December.
Even though we had a couple of nights of -20 C (-13F) in Dec a few hardy troopers remained; including a single lettuce plant that survived!

The spinach was absolutely amazing in a salad!

Jeff @ 51 degrees N

willyb · February 27, 2012

Hi Jeff,

Some questions if you would.

Do you get much heat retention from your water containers?
Is that a polycarbonate covering or other?
What do you use for a heat source in the spring?

Thanks,

Brad

dokutaaguriin · February 27, 2012

Hi Brad,
Do you get much heat retention from your water containers?
The majority of the barrels are for heat retention and the green ones are for watering.
Polycarbonate is the 2 ply.
Only in extreme situations will I use a heater to keep the tomatoes from freezing.
Basically, as long as the ground is not frozen you can grow something. Check out Eliot Coleman's books about growing under cover

Hope this helps,
Jeff

willyb · February 29, 2012

Thanks Jeff,

That helps. I need to decide what is cost effective for some heat storage. I will visit Coleman's site.

February 27, 2012	#2
willyb Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sherwood Park Alberta Canada Posts: 147	Good looking greenhouse Hi Jeff, Some questions if you would. Do you get much heat retention from your water containers? Is that a polycarbonate covering or other? What do you use for a heat source in the spring? Thanks, Brad

February 27, 2012	#3
dokutaaguriin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alberta, Canada Z3a Posts: 905	Hi Brad, Do you get much heat retention from your water containers? The majority of the barrels are for heat retention and the green ones are for watering. Polycarbonate is the 2 ply. Only in extreme situations will I use a heater to keep the tomatoes from freezing. Basically, as long as the ground is not frozen you can grow something. Check out Eliot Coleman's books about growing under cover Hope this helps, Jeff

February 29, 2012	#4
willyb Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sherwood Park Alberta Canada Posts: 147	Thanks Jeff, That helps. I need to decide what is cost effective for some heat storage. I will visit Coleman's site.