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The poor man’s greenhouse.

In my exuberant, optimistic post inaugurating spring, I mentioned that I’d purchased a greenhouse and could finally start seeds early in the season, in order to transplant multiplier onions and warm-season veg like tomatoes and cucumbers as starts instead of sowing directly into the soil. If you remember, I also mentioned that within its first week, the greenhouse had already been knocked down once in one of our typically dramatic Midwestern storms.

Here’s that post in case you missed it.

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Spring into the 2023 garden
By Lisa Brunette After an overall mild but strangely prolonged winter, we’re finally looking spring squarely in the buds. And that means it’s time to put the past three months of dreaming and planning into action. Here’s what’s happening on our little ‘homestead habitat,’ covering all bases—from our native plant infrastructure to an exciting new homestead project: chickens…
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2 years ago · 7 likes · 2 comments · Lisa Brunette

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2 years ago · 2 likes · Lisa Brunette

But we were able to put the thing back together, almost good as new. It’s been a month and a half now since the greenhouse went up. Did it survive?

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