Thursday, May 19, 2011

Ways That A Greenhouse Will Help Your Garden

By Sharon Stenning


Building a greenhouse in your garden can often be a worthwhile investment, and many people find that it opens up a wide range of possibilities for them. Growing plants within a sheltered environment, where you can even regulate the temperature, allows for much more scope when choosing varieties and deciding when to plant them, so this can be a very exciting addition for a keen gardener.

A key advantage to having this kind of structure in your garden is the fact that it makes it easier to grow produce in a cold climate. Where late frosts and sudden cold snaps might otherwise damage your plants, if you sow the seeds behind glass they will be protected and able to flourish no matter what the weather conditions may be.

Having this kind of structure as a part of your garden means that you will no longer be restricted to growing only in season, but will have much more scope to harvest crops throughout the year. You will be able to cultivate the kind of climate needed for vulnerable plants even in the winter, so the yearly output of your garden will be increased.

In a regular garden, growing plants from seed can often be difficult as they are threatened by the cold and garden pests. This usually means having to buy bedding plants, which tend to be more expensive. With greenhouses, however, gardeners are able to grow from seed much more easily, which saves them money.

It is a lot easier to prevent your young plants and ripe crops from being eaten or destroyed by slugs, birds and animals such as rabbits when they are behind glass. The Walls form a secure barrier that will not let larger pests through, and smaller ones will be easier to eradicate in an enclosed environment.

A particular advantage of greenhouses is that as well as keeping your plants warm and sheltered, they will do the same for you while you are gardening. No matter what the weather may be doing, you will still be able to enjoy working on your garden without getting cold and wet.

With this kind of gardening, you are not restricted in what you can grow by the climate that you live in. It is possible to even get heating devices that will make the house even warmer, allowing you to grow any number of tropical fruits and exotic plants. Anything that you can get hold of seeds or cuttings for, you will be able to grow and enjoy.

A greenhouse can be a huge boost to the productivity of any garden or allotment, and can make a vast difference to the kinds of things that can successfully be grown. By adding one to your plot, you will be able to cultivate plants all year round without worrying about the weather conditions, giving your garden a lot more potential.




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