Anyone have a greenhouse.

 I'm just wondering if it makes sense. Because I have 5 months of snow.  And
I could seed in my house windows. Or my hydro units if I wanted to pay the
electric.  And I don't want to heat it.    I've got commercial greenhouses
near me that sell awesome starter plants.

 
If you have five months of snow, you'll need to heat it during the
winter. I built one for my wife, it's 12' x 14' and is stuck on the
south end of our house. We're just north of Baltimore, Maryland.
During the winter, it gets up to 80 degrees F during a sunny day but
would chill way down at night or on a cloudy day without a heater.

I ran a 220 line out there for heat. She keeps it at 50 degrees F
during the winter and I figured that costs us about $300 in extra
electricity each year. She enjoys gardening in the snow so much that
the extra expense is worth it.

You may want to consider a cold frame instead of a greenhouse. Our
cold frame is a box about 3' high and 14' long with clear plastic
doors on top. This lets the sun heat it up in the early spring for
starting seedlings to get a jump on the planting season.

Paul

 
Or consider a heated frame using heated soil cables next to your house.

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Enjoy Life... Nad R  (Garden in zone 5a Michigan)

 
I love my greenhouse. I currently have my fill of lettuce, peas and
tomatoes (cherry) and peppers.Gosh I guess I have taken things for
granted, I have more than I think!   I will start my pepper plants for
the real garden by January 15 and tomato plants by the end of January.
I plant the garden by the begining of April.
I love the fact that the seed catalogs are already in the mail !

 wrote:

Between my wife's greenhouse and my greyhouse (the mushroom garden in
the basement) we always have something fresh and interesting on the
table.

Paul