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Donna in her greenhouse, reading a book.

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Cool Down Your Greenhouse: Benefits of Using Shade Cloth

Jun 8, 2021 4:47:00 PM

Benefits of Shade Cloth

I’m sitting in my greenhouse sipping a cool drink as I look outside. With the current heatwave this is positively the coolest spot in the garden right now. But it didn’t use to be that way. Scorched leaves, dry soil and wilted, bolting lettuce used to be the norm.

Donna Balzer

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How to Grow Pesticide-Free Strawberries in Your Greenhouse

Jun 1, 2021 5:03:00 PM

I was just reading about how over-sprayed commercial strawberries area. I was reading this on the same day I was planting up my own greenhouse strawberries!

Donna Balzer

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Greenhouse Gardening: Why Shade Cloth Is a Must-Have for Summer

May 21, 2021 3:32:00 PM

Hot Summer Gardening

I had to take a break in the shade. It was over 30 C, the sun was beating down and I was thinking I might be getting heat stroke. So I stepped into my greenhouse to cool down.

Donna Balzer