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Greenhouse/cold frame

First lettuce sprout popped up today in the cold frame! I also have my greenhouse setup (only a raspberry plant in the ground so far). I am trying for year round gardening this year. However I am unsure where to get seeds for fall planting. Any suggestions? Also, if anyone would like to get/share information regarding cold frames and greenhouse please join the group I just started called greenhouse and cold frames!

Thanks!

Brenna

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Comment by Brenna z6 PA on June 3, 2011 at 12:46pm: So this year was pretty good for my first greenhouse try. I started a lot of my green leafy veggies early. I also started sunflowers early in the greenhouse. They all did great, but as soon as I transplanted the sunflowers out they were eaten up (beetles or a animal?). =( Luckily I left one potted sunflower in the greenhouse. It is doing well in the greenhouse which is protecting it. The lettuce was transplanted in coldframe and doing well.

I must admit that I cheated and got my peppers from the market around Tower City. My grandpa takes me each year and I love the peppers I get from a little Amish lady!

Right now I have broccoli and brussel sprouts planted in the greenhouse. My mom-in-law has said the putting the broccoli in there was a mistake because it will got to seed from being so warm. I will see what happens and learn for next year!

How is everyone elses summer greenhouse gardens going.

Comment by Doris Russ on January 2, 2011 at 9:42pm: This is a little late for this past fall planting, but you can get Mescher Bibb Lettuce seeds and Deer Tongue lettuce seeds from Landis Valley Museum, Lancaster, PA year-round. If you don't mind mail order. They are old varieties, very nice for salads, especially Mescher Bibb. I volunteer for the heirloom seed project at the museum, and I can tell you they do well in the garden, planted from seed, with no extra work.

Comment by Brenna z6 PA on January 2, 2011 at 8:30pm: awesome, I would love to hear from you Doris! It is always more fun to learn together. I have some lettuce comming up in the greenhouse right now. It has been doing well throughout the winter (as long as I get out there to water it).

Comment by Doris Russ on January 2, 2011 at 5:38am: Hey, Brenna! Haven't been following the Gardener's Index, decided to get back to it and saw your post about cold frame and greenhouse gardening. It's one of my goals to build a small lean-to greenhouse on the property in the next year or two, so I'd like to be involved with your group and learn as much as I can.