Remote Gardener

Solar powered fans, vents and pumps can make your greenhouse growing easier and self supporting. Because of this, we have added Solar Panels to our Greenhouse Store. Take a look…

For people who have the right domestic orientation (position of your house), the Harvester greenhouse can be a greener choice than one might think at first glance. An installation covering a window or door of a house can provide a solarium effect, providing an remarkable amount of much needed heat during the winter months, lowering the ever increasing cost of the heating bill. Conversely, the same structure will provide welcome shade during the summer months, reducing the electric bill and load on the air conditioner.

The end of the growing season is a solemn time for the traditional gardener. A time to turn under what remains of the years crop, oil the shovel in preparation for winter internment, and contemplate next seasons possibilities.

But this surrender scenario to the upcoming winter need not happen. A Solexx greenhouse is a excellent way for the dedicated gardener to be productive all year long. This also the perfect time of year to consider a greenhouse site that will get the most solar exposure during the winter months, and put one there! With a greenhouse in place, all winter can be spent preparing it for the duties of the spring to come.

To the gardener who may never have thought about it, there exists a plethora of plant choices that will thrive and produce all winter long. Seed catalogs are full of lettuce and cabbage varieties amongst others that will prove to be quite productive during these usually unproductive months. Even without the use of supplemental heating, because of the insulative properties of Solexx and with a few meager accommodations, even northern latitudes can be the equivalent of two or three growing zones warmer. (see USDA growing zone chart below)

The double walled design of Solexx greenhouse glazing provides an insulated barrier to the elements that is unsurpassed by any other greenhouse covering. Simply by adding thermal mass (water filled bottles,cinder blocks, exct.) the warmth of the day can be stored and released slowly throughout the night.