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submitted: Sep 6th 2008 | by: LeslieDavis | Total views: 1 | Word Count: 530 | |

There has been a lot of press about tainted food over the last two years as well as the mounting prices you now are paying at the grocery store. Because of this, people are looking back to another era when more than a few families not only grew their own food in gardens during the spring through early fall, but also incorporated greenhouses into their lifestyles.

In Victorian times home greenhouses were used not only to put food on the table, but to satisfy the Victorian's curiosity for all things natural. It was considered a worth while past time to have a hobby greenhouse in which to grow amazing specimens of tropical plants and rare species of native plants.

Back then, many wealthy families built greenhouses within the walls of their homes to feed not only their families, but the families of their staff as well. Truth is, you don't need a lot of space to grow your own food. Raised bed greenhouses do well on decks and porches and cold frames do quite well on small flowerbeds. If you want to grow a little more, there are a lot of small to medium home greenhouses available on the market today at good prices.

It's amazing what you can grow in a small greenhouse if you put your mind to it. I know a lady that is retired that supplies flowers and fresh produce to her family year round. She calls it a hobby but I would describe her as a greenhouse enthusiast. She keeps the environment in her greenhouse just right by using a heater in the winter and venting and cooling in the hottest months of the years.

Adding a hobby greenhouse to your backyard will allow you to grow your own food virtually year-round. If you have never gardened with a greenhouse it will take a bit of reading and self-education to get started. The main thing is to prepare the home greenhouse environment for optimum plant growth; provide good soil, correct temperature, etc. You can also choose to go organic and avoid pesticides to avoid any allergic reactions.

For the average family, growing salad vegetables is a good way to start. You can plan on beginning by planting pots of lettuce, radishes, spinach, carrots, tomatoes, bell peppers and spring onions. All of those are easy to grow and can easily be made into a salad or salsa. Once you become more accustomed to growing your own food, you can start plants that take a little more care, and take up more space like squash, cucumbers and egg plant.

After you have tasted the produce that you have grown yourself, you will not only comment on how much better it tastes, but be proud that you are helping to save the planet by not consuming produce that has been picked way to early, sprayed with who knows what, crated, stored and shipped many miles away. Having a backyard greenhouse is a great way of going green and staying green. It just makes since to save the environment, eat better and healthier and do it no matter what season you're in.

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Grow your own produce with a backyard greenhouse or a simple cold frame to extend the seasons.

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