Greenhouse gardening Information

Greenhouse gardening is one of the tree different ways of gardening and means to do the horticulture under glass. The other two ways are having the garden inside the house or indoor gardening and to use the space of your garden outside the house or outdoor gardening.

The last one does not differ much from greenhouse gardening except for the fact that in your greenhouses you have to control the temperature inside. It might be hard in the beginning but you will be learning little by little mastering the skills of greenhouse gardening.

A very important fact you have to remember and also an essential lesson is that plants grow better at lower temperatures than what we always maintain inside our home and that they necessitate higher humidity than what we need.

Basically these are the main features of the proper environment for your greenhouse plants along with the sunlight, ventilation and soil that will ensure the proper development of your crop.

When it comes to sunlight, the best way to get the right amount of it for your greenhouse plants is to locate the greenhouse itself in a place that gets the maximum of sunlight throughout the year.

Since during the spring and fall seasons the sun is at its lowest point in the southern part of the sky, you should try and have your greenhouse situated at a spot where the sun’s rays will reach through a southeastern to southwestern direction.

Then next thing is ventilation - you should spread your plants evenly around the gardening areas and remember to open the greenhouse doors in the morning and close them in the late afternoon.

Provided that you keep the weather report in mind and not let the winter frost get through into your greenhouse in the late afternoon this is a fine method that can be used even in the winter time.

The other operation you can perform to keep your greenhouse well ventilated is hose down the entire greenhouse floor and then open the ceiling vents which will cool down the entire space almost immediately.

Then pay attention to the soil - commercial potting soil works fine for any kinds of greenhouse plants. But it is proved that the best greenhouse soil mixtures are those containing vermiculite, peat moss, sand, fir bark and perlite for drainage.

Also take into consideration that instead of using pots or containers you could grow your crop in large tray beds.

And another very important tip is hydroponics. You have to always make sure that your plants receive the adequate amount of water – you should not over water your plants and better get a climate controlled greenhouse which regulates the moisture level.