I hope that everyone had a joyous Thanksgiving yesterday celebrating family, friends, and food. What did you give thanks for?
One of the things that I am thankful for is to still be gardening in late November. I had been wanting to post about our new green house for a while now and today is the day.
Last February we went dumpster diving and found a treasure.
Right after we moved it in last February.
This is two awnings put together.
We actually didn’t go dumpster diving; I just like to say that. The business owners were dumping this awning though and as soon as The Hubs saw it, his brain said “green house.” We did have permission to swipe it. 🙂
This fall, we moved it over to the garden and covered it.
This was right before our first freeze warning.
Our existing hoop house is next door. It is covered with just frost cloth.
Now we have the door on and have even released lady bugs and red worms inside.
Our hoop house in the early evening glow.
Last week, I referenced my messy planting tendencies when I posted Soba Noodles and Beet Greens.
Well, here is the mess (in all its glory).
Beets (terribly over planted)
Carrots, chard and kale. (There is some spinach back behind.)
Fairly newly planted lettuces.
We have got to get that door covered because I had saved all the pepper plants, that is until last week and our 28 degree temperature.
They bit it. 🙁 I picked a five gallon bucket of jalapenos, serranos, green peppers and poblanos. I have been making even more pepper jelly (see my apricot-jalapeno jelly and mango-jalapeno jelly), experimenting with a pineapple version, and roasting and freezing them. Guess what everyone at work is getting for Christmas? That is right—pepper jelly.
Don’t forget to visit a local shop today for Small Business Saturday.
Your green house looks wonderful! And such a lucky “get”!
Thanks. It was a lucky find.
Your new set up looks fantastic my friend 🙂
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
wow I wish I had the courage to build one myself too!
I wish I worked with you! I’d take some pepper jelly!
I hope they all don’t get tired of it. Some of it is way spicy!
How fun to see these pictures. I’ve been making pepper jelly too, we love it. Your versions sound wonderful!
And your photos of your jelly are beautiful.
What a greenhouse! I’m envious! Can’t wait to see what you did with all those peppers! I love your fruit-jalapeno jellies!
I found some cool cornbread like button cookies that would be great with some of this jelly. Thanks, MJ.
Amazing – what a great find!
Your greenhouse is beautiful! I am jealous.
Lucky you!!! I bet you’ll have all the quirks worked out by spring!
this looks wonderful! Lots of fresh veggies year round awesome!
Score!!! I love dumpster diving, or great finds. I have a small coleman cooler that I picked up next to a dumpster and Germany…been using for over 10 years now and it makes me smile that it was such a useful freebie. Nice, you have the space for the green house. I think next year that we are going to try to set up covers for my raised beds for mini-green houses. Course it may be all talk… I adore pepper jelly, it’s so versatile, if you don’t have enough co-workers to deplete your stock, you can send one my way.
You rock! I’m totally jealous of your dumpster techniques. And pepper jelly is always needed, just tell them to put it on a turkey sandwich or in a grilled cheese – yum.
And, I found a corn meal, jelly filled cookie. Trying it today.