Today I share our 8 keys to growing in winter in an unheated greenhouse. Though there are other methods that also work well, I’ll focus specifically on what we do.
“Four Season Harvest” by Eliot Coleman:
“The Winter Harvest Handbook” by Eliot Coleman:
“The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener” by Niki Jabour:
6 mil Greenhouse Plastic:
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1) Grow with the Season 0:16
2) Grow in the Sun 1:00
3) Grow Under Cover 1:37
4) Grow in the Ground 2:30
5) Grow in Sucession 2:59
6) Vent to Avoid Overheating 3:40
7) Water Only When Needed 4:59
8) Don’t Harvest Greens When They’re Frozen 5:37
Crops we’re growing now for a winter harvest:
Under One Layer of Protection
Claytonia
Dandelion Greens
French Sorrel
Giant Red Mustard Greens
Good King Henry
Mache
Mustard Greens
Perpetual Spinach
Sea Kale
Sunchokes
Tatsoi
Tree Collards
Two Layers of Protection
Chives
Claytonia
Dandelion Greens
Dinosaur Kale
Egyptian Walking Onions
Endive
Garlic Chives
Georgia Collards
Giant Red Mustard Greens
Italian Dandelion Greens
Lettuce (Black Seeded Simpson)
Lettuce (Romaine)
Mache
Minutina
Mustard Greens
Parsley
Perpetual Spinach
Fordhook Giant Swiss Chard
Red Veined Sorrel
Spinach
Tatsoi
Tree Collards
Vates Kale
OYR is all about growing a lot of food on a little land using sustainable organic methods, while keeping costs and labor at a minimum. Emphasis is placed on improving soil quality with compost and mulch. No store-bought fertilizers, soil amendments, pesticides, compost activators, etc. are used.
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Holy nuts 9 years since you last released a video. I keep checking back to see if you updated.
One of the best videos I’ve found in winter hoop house gardening! Thank you, you answered a lot of my questions.
Love your video. So informative. Can you share a link to the thermometer system you use? Thanks!
Thank you! I learned a few tricks
Just what I needed to know. Thanks. How about microgreens of the same plants? Do you have any suggestions? They will also be in the cool green house.
i'm going to try put large barrels of water in the greehouse to help moderate day/night temperatures
Hello Patric have you ever tried growing potatoes in your double hooped green house ?this yr I’m trying your double hooped green house thanks for your great videos I hope your well
This will be our first winter with the greenhouse. Thank you for your truthful replies I am zone 8 b, 9a in Washington state by the Ocean.
Thanks! Very helpful. I'm in zone 5B and my vegetable garden gets going this spring. I'm looking forward to extending the growing season as long as possible, even when temperatures drop below freezing.
Excellent information. It's 1/27/23 in zone 8 and my 6×8 greenhouse arrived today. What can I grow from seeds now, anything? I'm guessing microgreens will work? I might just take the potted plants from my greenhouse to inside my home if the outside temps get in the low 20s. Any other advice about supplemental heating such a small greenhouse without electricity? I'm soooo anxious to begin growing my own food now. I'm wondering if filled maybe 6 or7 milk jugs with hot water would stay warm enough overnight to make a difference, plus covering the greenhouse with tarp or blankets until the sun comes up again? h e l p. Thanks.
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how has the severe weather changes affected your gardening? have you changed anything, any of your methods? have you added anything? is it worse for you in the summer? in other words, have you experienced large changing temps? for instance: yesterday 63 and today 33
Thanks for the helpful info!!
Does each layer make it like growing a zone south in summer?
Love this! So many greenhouse videos are people with heated greenhouses.
Great video thank you new subscriber
Great video. 👍 thanks 😊 🙏
Great video. Very concise and informative!
TY for shearing.
Love it. Im gonna start out trying to grow Dandelions.
Hey Patrick. I still love watching your videos even though I have seen them before, and I can keep checking for new videos. Keep following your dreams and we will be here waiting for you. Take care
Very helpful
just moved to 6a so finding your videos is great timing THX
Looks like you are not eating anything in there. We would eat and transplant more seedlings.
Great video!! Thanks!
I'm in Charlotte (zone 8a). I have a cold frame greenhouse at my house and wondering what I can grow during the winter with my kratky hydroponic system. Would your list in your description work for me? I love Chinese long bean, greens etc.
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Thank you for the great advice. I’m going to grow greens this winter using your suggestions. 👍🏻
Great!!
set up a portable mylar wall to reflect sunlight. glue the mylar to plywood for portability and wind damage prevention.
Just bought a home and we are zone 9b. Do you think i can start a garden within the next week?
Living in South Dakota, I really want to try this for upcoming winter but wondering about chemicas leeching from plastic I to foods.
Are there any other materials than plastic you could recommend for covering the hoops? And what about getting in and out throughout winter to water the plants?