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A plastic tote greenhouse is truly the easiest and cheapest way I've found to start seeds early in the season. As someone who hates to waste money and space on single-use gadgets (I'm looking at you, ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Cassidy was an updates editor whose main responsibility is to write and edit ...

Building a greenhouse (start to finish) is challenging for most anyone, but for those of us with little or no significant building experience, it can be problematic. The base structure for the ...

Evan Wakefield bought his West Seattle home in June for the vintage greenhouse that had been built there two decades ago. He already has big plans for it. “I’ve been a big plant freak since I can ...

Gus and Mary Picardo have been eating their own homegrown lettuce since February. By mid-March, they had tomatoes growing on more than four dozen healthy plants. Their fig trees were bearing fruit ...

It’s Earth Day, so, if nothing else, it’s a good time to experience a bit of the great outdoors. Alternatively, you could start growing your own flora, an ideal strategy if you live in a city and the ...

Since I miss my home-grown vegetables in the winter, I am considering getting a greenhouse. What do I need to know before starting this project? — N.M. This is the time of year most of us are missing ...

In other parts of the country, greenhouses are chiefly used for keeping plants warm. Gardeners in cold climates can get a head start on their vegetables, grow plants too tender for their climate zone, ...