Dont break up the soil rather punch holes in it to ensure air is getting in. Nurse back to health. Water regularly but dont drown.keep the soil moist. Then before summer goes full swing and it becomes active, re pot but you want it healthy this year. Prune next dormancy period to allow time to recover if its lost too many needles.

Unintended consequences....... Oh, my. OJ messed up, but I'm not really understanding all the issues. Guess I'll keep rereading the post and maybe more of it will sink in. OK. The plan is to build a 9by14 GH on the south side of my home with a window that will open to the house to help with temp control in winter months only. Because a fireplace burns in the house pretty much all winter, the house is VERY dry. I did not anticipate the additional humidity would create serious problems. Do you think the window opening or the house siding could lead to the type of damage OJ talks about? I would love to keep the GH warm enough for tomato plants to survive the winter, but may add extra insulation around the tomato to limit the space that gets the higher temps. I brought a container in from the garden with a grape tomato in it. It sits in front of what will be the window into the GH. The tomato started blooming first of Feb. My experiment this year is to take cutting, with blooms, from that plant to root. Just trying to see if the blooming cuttings result in an earlier production of fruit. If so, I'll plan on keeping choice tomato plants going all winter. I LOVE homegrown tomatoes! Paul Robson is my most favorite of all time.

Permit requirements can vary a LOT depending on where you live. This question doesn't seem to come up often here, so either most people aren't required to have inspections for their 10x12 greenhouses...or, maybe they sort of forget to contact the city. In my city, no permit (or inspection) is required for a single-story building 120 square feet or less. (They do require a permit for electrical work.) We also paid attention to how close we could put the greenhouse to the property line. Are you sure your city requires a permit/inspection for a greenhouse this small? Without a permanent (concrete) foundation? If you haven't already, I'd just call the local building permit folks, and find out what is required. The city codes enforcement folks here turned out to be very helpful.

i dont see anything other than the dirt on my screen ... have these been planted in the ground yet ... it better happen pretty soon based on what the size seems... if they have been indoors.. they will need to be hardened off to direct sun ... i am not aware of anyone growing them as houseplants.. and being full sun plants.. you will be hard pressed indoors ... outside.. they grow so fast ... that i have never had a significant bug issues .... ken