Old hat, zone 4, cold climate garden blog.

It’s the middle of January,the temperatures are in the mid 20′s and the ground is covered in snow.  But inside the greenhouse the temperatures are in the mid 70′s and the floor is covered in bits of leaves and other fallen items. We have been busy with the holidays and other work but it is [...]

For the past 2 weeks the North Country sky,  ponds, lakes and corn fields have been full of geese.  These are the Canadian geese that fly south in the fall and return north in the spring.  Seems like when the ground and water is open they tend to hang around but this year with the [...]

When the temperature falls below 0 degrees F, we can have a problem with ice building up on the inside of the greenhouse door.  The moisture from the warm moist air inside the greenhouse tends to condense on the thin aluminum skin of the door and door frame. This makes it hard to open the [...]