If you have limited space or are just starting out, a very bright window sill, a heat source and a few containers with transparent lids found in your recycling bin can make you happy. However, more sophisticated equipment will allow you to get ahead of your growing season even further. This allows your plants to reach greater maturity despite the brevity of Quebec summers. This also gives the chance to grow varieties that take longer to ripen, such as Italian tomatoes or heat-loving peppers.
Urban vegetable garden, small spaces
If you have more experience or larger projects while living in the city, a miniature greenhouse type Nanodome would be suitable. The lighting system provided with the dome will allow you to move away from natural light sources while still having enough nourishing light for your plants.
The limitation of this installation is that the dome supports the lighting, which prevents you from aerating your crops by removing it. Particular attention must be paid to the accumulation of humidity in the installation.
You can use it to start your seedlings. Otherwise, this model is preferred for growing herbs and other fast-growing plants.
Urban vegetable garden, medium spaces
For more ambitious people, a GrowIt type mini greenhouse has several advantages. It is of course possible to make a sunny area of your house (or your balcony) more profitable by regularly rotating your crops. Also, the protective canvas that comes with the product will be useful when acclimatizing your plants outside, both to protect them from direct sunlight and to maintain higher temperatures and to protect your young plants from the winds. the night. The possibility of rolling the canvas allows you to manage the temperature (so as not to “burn” your plants in direct sunlight) and the humidity in the greenhouse. It is also possible to install a lighting system in this mini-greenhouse. The possibility of removing tiers to place larger plants in the greenhouse makes it more versatile.
However, as there are several layers one above the other, you must provide culture trays so that the water does not damage your equipment during watering. Also, avoid this model if you plan to put large plants without additional lighting, because those in the center will lack light.
Large vegetable garden, large spaces
The small greenhouse type Organic Grower from Shelter Logic suitable for gardeners who have more space than in big cities. You can acclimatize your plants there without fear of sunburn. Also, the possibility of rolling the canvas allows you to manage the temperature and humidity in the greenhouse.
In addition, one of its most important interests is to extend the cultivation period for people in colder areas. By placing this greenhouse in your yard, it will be possible to extend your growing season in spring and fall.
It is then possible to consider installing:
- Un heating mat for seedlings,
- Personalized heating cablests directly into the vegetable garden soil.
Buttering the canvas all around helps prevent drafts and maintain profitable growing conditions.
Also, when autumn comes, nothing prevents you from placing it on top of your crops in the ground which are more fragile to the cold, such as tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and Herbs, in order to bring the fruit of your labor to maturity.
