8 Keys to Growing in Winter in an Unheated Greenhouse (Hoop House)
8 Keys to Growing in Winter in an Unheated Greenhouse (Hoop House)
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.
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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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I think your plants are dead and how did the snow get in to your green house don’t you have a tarp
fabulous thanks
Glad to see your kitty helping out, what would we do without them?
This was good timing, going to try winter gardening in the PNW, 60 miles north of Seattle.
I felt for the cat! I can’t ever trip without an audience either 🤓 thanks for the great information, I’m on two acres now and in student mode! For the winter, looking forward to putting all this knowledge into practice come spring. Blessings to you and your garden
So glad I stumbled across this video!
I live in an area that teeters between zones 3 and 4, and I want to find a way to cultivate perennials that might otherwise not survive the winters here, like blueberry plants. I don’t even care about whether I can grow plants during the winter; I just want them to be alive when spring comes!
It’s definitely colder up here, but hopefully your tips will still come in handy.
How many hours of sun do you get in your hoophouse in the winter?
Hi, thank you for sharing your passion. What brand of pvc sheet do you use to cover the greenhouse? How long it can last? Mine is last only few month that I bought from HomeDepot 6mil 20×100’. Thanks you
So even in the greenhouse the ground can to a degree and it won’t harm the plants?
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1 Grow with the Season
2 Grow with the Sun
3 Grow under Cover
4 Grow in the Ground
5 Grow in Succession
6 Vent to Avoid Overheating
7 Water Minamilly
8 Dont Harvest Frozen Greens
Best of luck everyone great video
What zone are you in.. can you over winter basil and other herbs in a hoophouse
Thank you so much for including centigrade, it’s the only thing I’m metric on 😊🙏. Awesome video and channel. I’ll need to rewatch this a couple of times. Your hoop house is beautiful and so well kept 😊
Lovely information as usual
Can you do a favour and subscribe to my channel as well please
That would help me a lot
Thanks
Thank you we are trying to get the hang of using our greenhouse in all seasons, and I found your video helpful. I am subscribed now.
Love your videos very helpful. I just bought a poly carbonate greenhouse and am looking for someone who knows when I should start perennial seeds and veggie seedlings to sell May 24 weekend here in Ontario Canada? Beginning of April?
Thanks for sharing
What zone are you in
I am learning from your experiences Patrick I have started my broccoli two weeks ago for my Wintergarden and I am starting some of the lettuces now I’m just looking at what varieties that would be good here in eastern Ontario our climate is pretty much identical to yours in Chicago
Super informative that I didnt get from other videos..building a greenhouse now (almost done). The plastic wont be permanent cuz I’m using my cattle panel as a trellis in summer so the extra layer of plastic would def be a help..in zone 6b
Thank you. I’m new to this idea of growing over the winter. My wife and I bought an inexpensive 5′ x 5′ x 6′ greenhouse with a polypropylene PE cover to get started with. But the more I learn, the less I know. The only ventilation that’s available in my greenhouse is to roll-up the door, so I’ve added an electric ventilation system that will exchange the inside air every 12 seconds, once the temperature gets above 85 F (29 C). I’ve got a small amount of water (10 gallons) to store some of the heat, but I don’t think it’s enough to make a difference. But there’s a new product that I’ve seen, perhaps you’ve heard of it, or know where to buy some….bioPCM. I’ve got my north wall insulated with a double layer of canvas, but I think replacing it with bioPCM would be a better solution. Or at least putting the bioPCM inside the canvas so it’s exposed to the sunlight.
Will watch again when I have house 🙂 very helpful. Thank you so much
This is exactly what I needed to see today. Thanks
I enjoyed this very much. It is hard to find greenhouse tips that work in Canada!
Hi whow can I keep the temperature warm thank you
We’ve just moved and I’m waiting to see where the sun is here with our new surroundings. I watched this b4 but came back for a refresher to show my husband exactly how I want mine to be done. Thank you.
Such great information. Watching again to learn even more. Wish you were still posting!
Hi! Missing your videos! Will you be making more some time?
Thank you
LOVE your cat!!! 🐱 – and the vids 😉 This one is FANTASTIC!!! Never grew anything in freezing winter – will definitelly gove it a try! Thank you so much for the amazing handy tips!!!
I am in Zone 7B 5 deg F to 10 deg F. Do I need to heat or cool my green house. I plan on doing a Aquaponics greenhouse.
Very helpful!
Thank you for your info! My son and I are growing in a low tunnel with 6 mil greenhouse plastic! I didn’t even think about doubling up.
Excellent video. You get right to the point and not a lot of chit chat. You’re also very knowledgeable. Great job!
Thank you for the great video! I am having trouble with pests in my fall garden. Do you have any suggestions or ideas to help?
I did a Fall Planting for the first time this year in an open raised bed. The Carrots and Kolrabi did well and don’t seem to mind freezing. I just push back the snow to harvest some – also have some Beets that seem to keep better outside than in the garage. I would love to build a hoop house, but in the meantime some veg have extreme cold hardiness.
good video
venting in zone 8a – I installed 4 automatic temperature operated foundation vents in the front and back of my greenhouse, down low in front – up high in back. these open above 45 degrees and allow air to flow through the green house. I also have a small fan on a timer that comes on in the afternoon to help with venting on warmer winter days. I heat with a timer activated ceramic heater on cold nights. I monitor 10 day forecasts and set the timers accordingly.
Extremely helpful. We are building a greenhouse from old windows and using raised beds inside so I can grow year round. I definitely would have overwatered.
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Thank you for details! Looking forward to move videos.
Nice setup. Good information. Thanks
You mentioned a video about tracking temperature but did not link to it?
Great video. Thank you. Going to get some stuff started tomorrow after watching this since we’ve just ordered the greenhouse. Looking forward to watching more of your videos.
how deep are your beds? Are they insulated?
is it too late in green bay to plant anything for under a few cold frames? (it’s oct 3)
This was very educational. How can 66 people not appreciate it?
interesting points ,if anyone else trying to find out
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It is winter and we have several inches of snow, I didn’t get to planting a ton in my greenhouse in the fall, can I start plants inside and move them into the greenhouse once they are more mature? Obviously hardening them off would be necessary so it wasn’t a big shock, but would this be a good way to get more going before spring?
Are you ok?? Have not seen you online for a very long time. Miss your video’s!!!
Have a hoop house. with mini hoop inside. self wicking pots. 2 nights at 19F in new england and all my big squash and cucumber died. some greens and carrots look bad. I got lettuce and chard left