TUFF Greenhouses http://www.tuffgreenhouses.com/blog Commercial Quality Greenhouses In Your Backyard Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:28:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Pollinating Zucchini and Squash There are several signs to let you know if you need to help your zucchini and squash out with pollination. I have had quite a few people ask me about this in the last few weeks, and so it is time to write about it! If you are getting ‘little’  plants but then they are just . . . → Read More: Pollinating Zucchini and Squash]]> http://www.tuffgreenhouses.com/blog/pollinating-zucchini-and-squash/ Strawberry Jam There is no way I can ever have store bought jam ever again. Homemade is just to DIE FOR.

Ingredients/supplies:

8 cups of strawberries (makes about 5 cups when mashed up) 7 cups sugar 4 tbsp lemon juice 1 package pectin Eight 8-ounce jars OR four 16-ounce jars with lids If you are canning, make sure to sanitize your jars and follow proper . . . → Read More: Strawberry Jam]]> http://www.tuffgreenhouses.com/blog/strawberry-jam/ Most Effective Anchoring System One of the most common mistakes is thinking your new greenhouse is sturdy enough to stand on its own.  The other common mistake is thinking you don’t need to use all of the anchoring system (and more) that your kit came with.  Don’t underestimate Mother Nature!  She can and will be fierce.

There are a number of ways to anchor a . . . → Read More: Most Effective Anchoring System]]> http://www.tuffgreenhouses.com/blog/most-effective-anchoring-system/ Does It Matter Where I Site My Greenhouse? There are so many thoughts and ideas when you get a new greenhouse about where to site it and what to do around the base. Here are some helpful hints from our shop manager!

What to use as the base:

As you are laying out the site for your new greenhouse you may consider pouring a concrete floor…perish . . . → Read More: Does It Matter Where I Site My Greenhouse?]]> http://www.tuffgreenhouses.com/blog/does-it-matter-where-i-site-my-greenhouse/ Why Not Just Build My Own Greenhouse? . . . → Read More: Why Not Just Build My Own Greenhouse?]]> http://www.tuffgreenhouses.com/blog/why-not-just-build-my-own-greenhouse/ You Will Never Hear A Greenhouse Grower Say…  I can promise you this…You will never hear a greenhouse grower say these words, “I wish I had bought a smaller greenhouse.” 　　

Obviously you know what dimension will work best for your yard or land. But keep in mind, as you are considering the site for your new greenhouse that in the beginning you may not . . . → Read More: You Will Never Hear A Greenhouse Grower Say…]]> http://www.tuffgreenhouses.com/blog/myth-1-the-small-one-will-be-big-enough/ Zoning and Building Your Greenhouse During the decision making process of getting a TUFF Greenhouse there are a few things to consider and do some research about. Zoning in your city and neighborhood is a big factor in your decision making process.

***Please know that inside of these suggestions and research we have NEVER had someone NOT get a greenhouse because their zoning . . . → Read More: Zoning and Building Your Greenhouse]]> http://www.tuffgreenhouses.com/blog/zoning-and-building-your-greenhouse/ Where Do I Put My Greenhouse? As you are deciding where to put your greenhouse there are a few things to consider as you are going through your options:

1. Access to your home = What door are you going to be coming out of the most to go to your greenhouse? What is your weather like in the winter? How far do . . . → Read More: Where Do I Put My Greenhouse?]]> http://www.tuffgreenhouses.com/blog/where-do-i-put-my-greenhouse/ Potato ‘Cages’ To Help Growth I have a red potato plant that has just grown LIKE mad in the greenhouse this year. I didn’t even realize how much it was growing until all of a sudden one day, it was overgrowing everything else.

To help contain and produce more potatoes, making a potato cage is the best thing to do for keeping . . . → Read More: Potato ‘Cages’ To Help Growth]]> http://www.tuffgreenhouses.com/blog/potato-cages-to-help-growth/ Controlling White Flies In Your Greenhouse If whiteflies have been bothering you at all, take heart, there are ways of controlling them. There are a few things to keep in mind in order to stay aware of any whitefly problems in your greenhouse.

1. Whiteflies suck juice from your plants. 2. They have a substance they secrete that is sticky and also sugary… which . . . → Read More: Controlling White Flies In Your Greenhouse]]> http://www.tuffgreenhouses.com/blog/controlling-white-flies-in-your-greenhouse/