Clare Schaecher

Thursday, April 2, 2009 at 11:58 PM

So we bought a greenhouse. It had been in the back of our minds all winter: when spring comes, we’ll need a place to start our seeds. We could have opted to hold off on the purchase and just use lights. Some farms start their seeds entirely under lights. Using shelves, shop lights, and full spectrum bulbs, their seedlings begin their lives indoors in a nice, controlled environment. But space is a concern, using all of that electricity is another one, and I’ve found that if you have a lot of lights, you have a lot of problems with lights. We knew that we wanted a greenhouse – a nice greenhouse with ventilation and tables and lots of room. And a greenhouse means we can continue growing in the winter. Fresh spinach in January! So we bought one. From Rimol Greenhouses. And even though it’s still just a skeleton, I love it. Just the building of it has made me love it. On Tuesday, the most miserable day of the entire week, we gathered some friends together and pounded in posts, put hoops together, and attached purlins. It was a nice feeling of community and an even nicer feeling of accomplishment. Yea greenhouses!

See the building process in action at our flickr page www.flickr.com/photos/mikeandclares