The world is in a constant flux so much so that anybody who fails to adapt to these changes must be prepared to deal with the consequences.

• Many of these changes have made an increasing number of people, who consider the values of self-reliance, especially when it comes to food production.

The high costs of food produce and products as well as the significant concerns over their safety from pesticides, insecticides and other toxins in the soil of commercial farms have led many individuals to consider portable greenhouses.

Acquaintance:

A portable greenhouse is simply a protected structure made with materials like glass or plastic for the roof and walls while the frame is made from wood or metal.

• A mini greenhouse structure makes it possible to grow plants from fruits and vegetables to flowers almost the whole year-round, thanks to the protected environment where the plants can thrive away from the vagaries of Mother Nature.

But don’t think either that a portable greenhouse is a miracle worker in and of itself.

• Keep in mind that it only provides the ideal environment in which the plants will thrive but you have to work for said ideal conditions.
• Make certain that the placement of the greenhouse plans are for the maximum amount of sunlight, choice of plants to cultivate and provision of essential care for the plants; All of these are your jobs, not that of the greenhouse.
• Many people choose to make theirs an indoor greenhouse, which also works efficiently.

Benefits

Portable greenhouses are popular for good reasons.

1. These structures are the most affordable in the line of greenhouses offered by manufacturers mainly because of their comparatively small sizes.
2. You can purchase a small greenhouse for as little as $25, although it is possible to build one from scrap materials for less than this amount.

Because of their small sizes, portable greenhouses are suitable for many homeowners living in modest abodes.

• Apartment dwellers, condominium owners and even college roommates can choose to grow plants in portable greenhouses despite their limited living spaces.
• It’s all a question of choosing between greenhouse kits that will fit whatever available space is present.

Plus, you don’t have to purchase and subsequently maintain sophisticated greenhouse accessories.

• In most instances, manual care of the plants using a water sprinkler, a small spade and other small garden equipment is all that’s necessary instead of complicated systems.
• So long as you know basic gardening and you are willing to learn, portable greenhouses are easy to manage.

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Choice

As benefits the consumer economy, you have many choices in portable greenhouses.

• Materials include plastic and glass for the roof and wall covers, wood and metal for the frame, small to mid-size for the scale, and square to rectangular for the shape, among other choices.

Your first considerations are always the space where the portable greenhouse will be placed, level of gardening expertise and types of plants to be grown.

• When in doubt, always do your research by reading resources and asking the experts.

You may want to splurge on a portable greenhouse but we suggest knowing a few things about these structures.

• Your intentions may be good but if the foundation upon which these intentions are based on is shaky, the entire portable greenhouse plans and experiment can come crushing down your head, if your not careful before buying or building your greenhouse.

Whitney Segura is an expert in greenhouse gardening and is the founder and owner of Mini Greenhouse Kits, a company that distributes high quality portable greenhouse supplies and greenhouse accessories in the United States.

1. How To Plant Strawberry Plants

How to grow strawberries, When planting your strawberries from their original pots they need to be planted to the correct depth or you could cause your strawberry plant to dry up before it takes root or rot from being to deep in the ground. The best guide is to plant them at the same depth as they are in their original pot.

Once you remove the plant from the starter pot you will see a definite market at the point where it was in the dirt.

2. Meeting The Needs Of Your Strawberry Plants

Your strawberries require plenty of water but not so much they drown. For this reason it’s wise to make sure you have soil that drains well. This will also keep your strawberry plants from getting diseases related to wet soil and plants.

As the strawberry’s roots get stronger you will need less water but once they start to produce strawberries you will need to increase the amount of water to get nice plump strawberries. Too little water is going to force the strawberries to be smaller and may even be dry.

3. First Season With Strawberries

I was taught to pinch off any fruit that appears for the first year so that plant will get strong and healthy. This will give you much more fruit in following years, so it’s worth it.

I would have to say it worked great as we had so many strawberries and they tasted like the strawberries we used have at home when I was just a little guy.

We use compost to feed our plants, strawberries included and seldom ever feed them anything else. We did learn that you could use tomato feeder if they need some help, just be sure to use it diluted, they like the potassium.

4. Out Of Control Strawberry Runners

Runners are great when you’re trying to get a strawberry patch growing but then they need to be controlled. We started our strawberry patch with just one tiny strawberry plant.

Each node is actually a strawberry plant. So we just put dirt around each node, without covering the node and had a new plant started.

Once we had all the plants we wanted we started cutting the new runners to keep the rest of the plants strong and healthy.

We even pinched off all blossoms so as to keep the plant stronger so it could spread. In just one year that one little plant took over the entire 4″x10″ raised bed.

5. Using Mulch Around Strawberry Plants

When the strawberry plants were large enough and numerous enough we started putting mulch around them to keep weeds from growing but also to keep water from evaporating. We were careful not to put mulch on top of the plants so we cleaned each plants.

Growing strawberries is actually quite easy, once you know these helpful tips.

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