What greenhouse companies/manufacturers would you suggest? What website(s) has the most bang for the buck? And how insulated should I get my greenhouse? Remember Winters can get down to the 10 degrees F in Winter and can get up to the 90s F in Summer.

I have bought greenhouse plastic from all the following suppliers. I have been happy with all of them. It may be cheaper to buy a little bigger than get a custom piece cut. You can always use the left over piece for other small projects, low tunnel covers, or endwalls. Stuppys: http://www.stuppy.com/ Farmtec/Growers Supply: http://www.growerssupply.com Greenhouse Megastore: http://www.greenhousemegastore.com/ Morgan County Seeds: http://www.morgancountyseeds.com/ Also, where are you located. There maybe someone close that you could pick it up at and save shipping. That is what I usually do. Jay

I bought a 6 X 8 one about 12 years ago. still standing here at the JerseyShore, even thru Sandy. BUT one of my windows blew out. we tried taping, caulking, to no avail. it's now sitting in its place on top on the greenhouse but with a stiff wind it'll blow off again. I don't want to spend the money to replace it, but I would take any suggestions as to what else I can use up there. you really can't screw or hammer since the parts are all plastic. ugh. also yes, it gets over 100 in there on any given summer day. so I go in there basically in the spring and fall. I have an outside cat that uses it for shelter. I can winter over some perenials in pots and start seeds in the spring. also looking to make it cuter in there. that's all I got. thanks!!

We already know that WSrs are thought to be a little strange so I will risk a response here as I am "among friends". I do 50% of my prep and WSing from the trunk of my car on my lunch hour each day! I have to work full time and during prime WSing months I leave before dark and come home after dark. I am living with and caring for my 91 yr old parents who can't tolerate any mess in their home or oddities in their living areas(due to dementia and blindness)so I throw two plastic tubs and a really sturdy hand trowel in the trunk. I buy smaller bags of MG potting soil, simply because I can handle them easier, and always have a couple back there in the trunk. I sow in small styro cups which I've prepped with an ice pick (drainage). This prep is usually done in bed at night as I am drooling over seed catalogs or watching some mindless Steve Martin movie :-) but I digress....back to the sowing. I dash to my car which is in underground parking. I open a gallon of the cheapest bottled water I can find usually about .89 here in Salt Lake City. Pour the whole gallon into a tub of soil about 5 inches deep and stir it all up till it's like really wet brownie batter. The drippier the better. I fill the small styro cups and put about 8 or 10 cups in the second plastic tub to drain. Seeds are sown, spritzed real well with a spray bottle that gets refilled and kept in the trunk, then mark with a china marker/grease pen on plastic knives. Then I put six cups into a small plastic basket from the dollar store and slip the whole thing into a large plastic storage bag. More pokes into the plastic bag with the ice pick, top and bottom, and voila! I'm gardening again!! It's really a desperate situation to have the need to sow and not be able to find more time, but this is working for me. It also keeps my sanity to be able to go and play in the dirt at recess! LOL. Last year I did the trunk thing plus did the other 50% of my WSing each night in my bedroom. Yes, the details on that are a little bizarre so I'll spare you all. Though I don't post but maybe once a year, you are all dear friends to me and I love reading all you have to say and do. I've been WSing since.....hmmm....well this is my 4th year. It totally ROCKS!! Oh I forgot to mention that as I empty the gallon jugs of water each day, those jugs in turn become containers (a'la'Donn's method) for my HOS stuff like poppies, bb's, petunias, etc. I learn so much from all of you! Happy Sowing :-)