Summer is here and you can’t wait to get out into
the garden! As the heat ramps up, a greenhouse may not be the first
gardening technique that comes to your mind, but maybe it should be.
The most commonly cited function for a greenhouse is to protect vulnerable
plants from freezing temperatures. That’s hardly a concern when
temperatures are the highest they are all year, right?
While this is true, it’s far from the only function
a greenhouse can serve. Take orchids for example. They enjoy a shaded
location with well aerated soil that allows for good drainage. They
also do well in humidity. They have a reputation for being difficult
plants to grow, but much of this is simple misunderstanding. Take the
soil as the first aspect. Many places that feature high humidity do
not have dry soil; they have rich, thick, wet soil that can strangle
the root systems of delicate plants. Digging up your entire bed and
laying down dryer soil is an expensive, time consuming process that
most gardeners won’t want to take on.
A comparatively inexpensive alternative is a miniature
greenhouse and pots for your plants. The greenhouse will help keep the
temperature and moisture levels constant, even when the weather is anything
but. And because you’re potting the orchids, you can use a soil
variant that they will not merely survive, but thrive within. Because
it’s a miniature greenhouse it is mobile, which means you can
move it into a location that is shaded for most of the day during the
summer, and to a sunnier spot in the yard during winter months. You
can even grow different plants in a mini
greenhouse during different times of the year.
If your time and budget allows, a greenhouse kit can be
a great way to get into gardening. These kits offer the supplies necessary
to erect a greenhouse, all you need to add is a few tools and the time
to build it. They are a significant savings over contracting someone
to build a greenhouse for you, and you will know exactly the level of
craftsmanship that went into building your greenhouse by the time you
are done.
Or perhaps you own a greenhouse already. Summer is the
perfect time to perform maintenance on it, or to install upgrades. Because
many greenhouse plants can be moved outdoors during the summer months,
you can clear out the entire greenhouse to install that watering system
you’ve always wanted. Here at Orchid Greenhouse, we have the supplies
for any maintenance or upgrade project you have in mind.
