This is my first greenhouse! My husband got it for me from Costco, but it took him 6 hours to put together, and the predrilled holes did not line up with the screws that sometimes bumped into each other and had to be drilled in a different location.

The spring loaded mechanism has a temperature sensor, that whenever it gets too hot, it expands and pops the roof door open, which is cool!

Having a greenhouse expands your growing season by being able to start seeds early without having to buy grow lights, especially if you don't have the indoor space to do it.

I got trays to go under the small plastic containers, where I placed seed starter soil and wet the soil before planting the seeds to the correct depth. Then I labeled each pot with a black Sharpie marker on a popsicle stick.

I'm growing more green beans this year, as well as bell peppers that did well last year. Cucumbers did well in a somewhat shaded area that other seeds did not do well in, so I will grow cucumbers again in that first raised bed I showed you last year.

Place your greenhouse in a sunny location if you can, close to your house so you can keep an eye on the moisture of the seedlings, that they don't dry out before they germinate.

For more handson science ideas, watch Living Science: Bringing the Outdoors into Your Home: http://susanevans.org/LivingScience

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