Robin, Author at my Garden and Greenhouse

August 8, 20220

How to Keep Your Greenhouse Cool in Summer

During the first summer with my new, clear greenhouse, I quickly discovered that keeping it cool was going to be my main priority if I wanted any

August 6, 20220

The Cambria are very popular orchids, because they are easy to maintain and have bold, beautiful colors and sweet speckles. However, unlike other

August 5, 20220

A passive hydroponics system will use some sort of mechanism to suspend a plant allowing the roots to hang into the nutrient solution. This metho

August 4, 20220

With more than 600 varieties of coleus, you can choose from cultivars in a wide array of colors and sizes to best fit your growing space. Named after

August 3, 20220

After all the hard work that goes into making a beautiful garden, nothing makes a gardener's blood boil more than finding that hungry deer have d

August 2, 20220

“I love color, which I truly enjoy, but white is glorious forever.” Vita Sackville-West I must agree with Vita, the late novelist and poet fro

July 31, 20220

When I grow vegetables, my first inclination is to get a good return on my investment of time, money, and space. That means a high yield of produce f

July 30, 20220

The ventilation system within any greenhouse plays a pivotal role in plant health and crop production. Many new greenhouse growers do not attribu

July 29, 20220

Blossom-end rot, referred to by its acronym BER, is a commonly occurring tomato fruit disorder that also can occur in other similar fruiting plan

July 28, 20220

Orchid potting is not as frightening as it may sound. However, it is also not as commonly necessary as you might think. You see, orchids are k