I’m flying home through Calgary into Comox on my way back from a speaking gig. It’s late August and the pilot warns us: it is snowing close to Calgary. In August.
BC Greenhouses has been working with this glazing product for a few years. It was so impressive in terms of its energy efficiency that we built a new aluminum framing system to accommodate the wider profile. For example, a typical single glass greenhouse glazing is 3mm in thickness whereas the Fivewall polycarbonate is an impressive 16mm.
My tomatoes are sitting beside me in the front seat of my shiny black station wagon. We are on our way to the fair!
Many of our customers wonder how difficult it is to build one of our greenhouses. While it's not IKEA, it's also not hard. The best tip we can give you is to make sure that your greenhouse foundation is level and square.
I called Rodney a year after his greenhouse was installed. I expected him to brag about the size of his tomatoes or the hours he spends sitting and enjoying the beautiful space he created.
With over 70 years of experience and conversations with thousands of customers over the years, if you live in a colder climate or will ever think about moving, a greenhouse kit is the way to go. Did you know you can easily disassemble our greenhouses and move them to a new location? Not so easy to do with a homemade greenhouse. In fact, many of our customers choose to add an extension when they move because they have more space!
August crops are growing so fast that I should have a time-lapse camera to record the speedy growth. It’s a good thing I’m home all month to watch the changes and get the next crops planted and growing. Check out my tips to grow your own food too!
Managing your winter greenhouse with crops coming and going is a bit of an art form, so please bear with me. It involves starting seeds directly in greenhouse soil and also starting seeds in flats on shelves or potting benches.
We are asked this question quite a bit. Typically people pass their used greenhouses down through family members or they are moved to the next house with our customer because you can disassemble and move them. Occasionally, you will see a Cross Country Greenhouse on Craigslist.
