the bales of hay is a great idea, but I am going with some portable pre-made greenhouse structure. I have actually seen a greenhouse made of hay b...

Wes - congratulations on what sounds like an excellent opportunity. Cali-wana-b gave great advice. Make sure your wife is 100% behind your decisio...

Tropicman - I have thought about those and I have one we use for camping etc. I have thought about how I can enclose it for winter and have determine...

I don't have any more room for palms. I sure wish the temps would get nice so I can start moving stuff outside. My wife is getting grumpy because...

Kansas (Wes) - for what its worth I think your plan will work. The bottom line is that for maybe 1-2 weeks each year you will have to provide extra ...

John - nice bananas in the living room. Are you single ? I tried the banana in the family room in early fall and my wife blew a gasket. I have t...

That palm kicks a$$. I bought a seedling off ebay in March of 2006. I know they are slow. It has grown maybe 2-3" since I potted it up. It is p...

I'll try anything. If you told me I could germinate seeds faster by wrapping the seeds in the used underwear of a rodeo clown I'd hang around the lo...

Steve - they don't sell stuff that cheap at my Walmart or Lowes. I may have to make a trip to Salina and get it all before you do. I was at Home De...

Hey Laaz, is that first picture the gecko that does the GEICO commercials. If not, he must be related becuase they look alike.

Kansas (Wes) - good point. I reread my post and I have to agree that less is better. I should point out that I never drench my seedlings to the po...

Hey Wes - you got that greenhouse up yet? The temps for the next week don't look so good for contruction work. Did you read all the information on ...

Barrie - very nice. It is a vacation inside a greenhouse. In wintertime I head to two nurseries here in Kansas City that have nice stuff. Its gr...

Estiva - you might try misting the seedlings a little more and running fan 8-10 hours every day in the room they are in. A fan creates air movement s...

With our lows in the teens the next few night, springtime seems like a long way away my Kansas friends. If we can get through to mid february our ...