Starting a Greenhouse Business

  Greenhouses can be the answer for you if you are interested in starting a new business.

You might be interested in starting a business venture with a greenhouse. You can grow growing bedding plants, cut flowers, herbs or vegetables and sell them in a roadside stand or at a local farmer?s market.
We have customers who have paid for their greenhouse this way in just one season.
If you love working in the soil and growing things you may want to consider a greenhouse business.  Greenhouses are the perfect venue for a business.
Greenhouses may be used by someone who wants to make a little extra money or even as a full-time job.  You need to be aware that there will be an investment to get started with any greenhouse business.  It would be a good idea to make a business plan.  Start a greenhouse business plan by reading everything you can find on greenhouses.
Realize that greenhouse businesses also require a large time commitment.  This is not an easy business to get started, but if you have time and money to investment, you can be very successful.
Find out what things will grow the best in greenhouses where you live.  Consider, too, which things you enjoy growing the most and have been successful with. Also, as part of your greenhouse business plan, you will need to determine your market. Make sure there is a demand for your product.
Herbs can be a good crop for greenhouses.  They are quite popular now and sell very well.  There are many herbs to choose from and several are very easy to grow.
Organic fruits and vegetables are other crops that are selling well.  People are becoming more health conscious and are looking for organically grown food.
If you are creative and like to work with flower arranging or dried flower bouquets, you can use greenhouses to grow everything you need.  Fresh flowers and dried flowers are in demand all year long.
Greenhouses can be the answer for you if you are interested in starting a new business.

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Tips To Really Get Your Compost Heap Cooking

It seems that most organic gardeners love the idea of making their own compost, but some gardeners have trouble making it really happen. Don't give up! There are ways to give your compost heap a boost and get it heating up again - creating beautiful, nutritious humus for your veggie garden.
OK, so after six months your 'compost' has remained unchanged from it's original state? Remember there are certain conditions your heap needs to be able to actively turn it's ingredients into compost. They are air and moisture. Here are some things you can try.

1. Turn your heap over, exposing it to air, watering if dry.
2. If your heap dries out it will stop breaking down. Water the heap every few days in summer if conditions are hot and dry.
3. Add ingredients that are as small as possible. Use a shredder, mulcher or lawn mower to chop up larger ingredients such as prunings and larger leaves.
4. To speed up the composting process add lots of nitrogen-rich ingredients such as clover, manure laden straws, herbal activators (see below), washed sea-weed or fishmeal.

Herbal Compost Activators - some herbs are well known as particularly impressive compost activators. Add them to your heap to speed up your results.

Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) is rich in calcium, nitrogen, phosphates and potassium. It has large hairy leaves that break down very quickly.

Dandelion (Taraxacum sp) also accelerates the breaking down of materials in the heap. It is rich in copper, potash and iron, all valuable goodies in your compost.

Valerian (Valeriana officinalis) has a reputation for attracting earthworms to the compost heap. It's leaves are also rich in minerals.

Yarrow (Achillea sp) can have the most dramatic effect in your heap, even in small amounts. It will enrich your compost with nitrates, potash, phosphares and copper, so is a very valuable addition.

Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) has the ability to concentrate potassium from the soil where it grows. Adding Tansy to your compost means adding potassium.

If you have the room, it's best to have two or more compost piles on the go. One that you are preparing by gathering materials, one that is semi-matured and one that has already turned into that gorgeous, black, earthy plant tonic - ready to use.
One more tip is to make sure air can get to the middle of your heap, especially if you don't plan to turn it often. Place garden stakes or pvc pipes through the middle of your heap so that you can 'jiggle' them every few weeks allowing air to the centre.
Try some of these tips and I'm sure you will speed things up for your compost heap and you will be topdressing your veggies with your own compost in no time.

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