Winter Gardens/ Greenhouse!

[CCsGarden]

More zucchinis coming up!!

 

[CCsGarden]

So I opened up my greenhouse today!!! It was 24F last night and highest was 45F !
All my plants are growing slow but the greenhouse was nice and warm inside this morning
Water hose was frozen along with chickens water

 

[NanaK]

Things grow so slowly while days are short.

 

[1cock2hens]

Funny I was just reading about things taking so much longer in the shorter hours. This fact about banana plants in Iceland was interesting.

"Icelandic banana production was much slower due to low levels of sunlight; Icelandic bananas took two years to mature, while it only takes a few months near the equator."

 

[NanaK]

Funny I was just reading about things taking so much longer in the shorter hours. This fact about banana plants in Iceland was interesting.

"Icelandic banana production was much slower due to low levels of sunlight; Icelandic bananas took two years to mature, while it only takes a few months near the equator."

I grow a hardy banana mostly for ornamental purposes. Years the main stalk does not freeze to the ground it will bloom in summer. It will form bananas but seldom do they completely mature.
Still I love the form and tropical look. I've receive many nice comments. It makes lots of babies. I have given many away over the years.

I am in zone 8a. I never would have considered Iceland banana habitat. That is surprising!

 

[1cock2hens]

I grow a hardy banana mostly for ornamental purposes. Years the main stalk does not freeze to the ground it will bloom in summer. It will form bananas but seldom do they completely mature.
Still I love the form and tropical look. I've receive many nice comments. It makes lots of babies. I have given many away over the years.

I am in zone 8a. I never would have considered Iceland banana habitat. That is surprising!

That's cool. I want a really big greenhouse that I can plant a bunch of non native fruit trees and have some serama running around in

Iceland has had bananas since 1939! It's kinda crazy to think about.

 

[NanaK]

Build it super tall and wide!
My banana easily shoots up to 15 ft or so with the foliage canopy at as wide.

 

[1cock2hens]

I was watching a show not long ago and the greenhouse they had looked like it was nearly half an acre and looked to be over 20ft tall it looked like a dream greenhouse. I have the space i just need the material. I have plans for several greenhouses of different sizes.

Build it super tall and wide!
My banana easily shoots up to 15 ft or so with the foliage canopy at as wide.

 

[NanaK]

I was watching a show not long ago and the greenhouse they had looked like it was nearly half an acre and looked to be over 20ft tall it looked like a dream greenhouse. I have the space i just need the material. I have plans for several greenhouses of different sizes.

Build one commercial sized. Then you'll have plenty of work room.

 

[1cock2hens]

More like room to play lol most everything I do is for fun. Never a day of work when you do what you love! Money though. I've been working on gathering material for greenhouses. Ideally I would have several small ones and 1 large one.

Build one commercial sized. Then you'll have plenty of work room.

I think we all would agree something like this would be really nice