My FIRST HOOPHOUSE For Less Than $150 a month!

[@joelc9421]

Wow congrats! If you arr gonna have people buying there. Sell veggie and flower starts. Sell cold soda and water when it gets hot and let photographers book sessions to take flowers in your wildflowers. Can't wait to see how it goes

[@WindyBrookRidgeHomestead]

I may need to try this!

[@juliknapp9270]

Awesome!!!.. if u put a double layer with inflation fan.. helps keep heat in.. shade cloth for summer will help w heat

[@tinalee3328]

YAY for you!!! SO happy to see you growing bigger!

[@Mary-yu3sn]

Can not wait to see it all come together!!! sending positive vibes for you and family and the business..

[@kristincochran4658]

I think starting perennials would be profitable for you... rudbeckia, daisies, peonies, sedum (you can propagate those in july and they come back with vigor in spring)... I'm in zone 6 too and I think people in my area love potted plants more than cuts.. however the area right outside the greenhouse...a zinnia cut patch..just benary giant variety. I know I'd love that!

[@WindyBrookRidgeHomestead]

I might do that!

[@eledatowle8767]

Having built my small business up from a hobby to a successful family business, I'd like to applaud you. You have the right attitude - Work hard, cultivate patience, do your research, try new things, stay within a budget and reinvest your profits to grow. I automatically respect someone who says "I made an Excel spreadsheet" for income and expenses. I've always done that. You've got a great property location and setup. Curb appeal will be very important. While you're busy growing things inside to sell, keep the outside beautiful to make people want to come in and incorporate colorful, cheerful signage. Add some flags and whirligigs to add motion - That makes the place look busy and enticing. You're going to do great! You just earned yourself a new sub. :-)

[@bluebirdhomestead]

That is a great opportunity to grow in such a space 😊

[@heatherj3030]

You are smart to reuse what you can!

[@marywest1275]

you are on the right track. Think big, work hard, success will followl Great place

[@virnaflowerfarm]

Super excited for you!

[@rebeccapem5550]

Incredible opportunity! Looking forward to seeing the results!

[@Thingys-Jill]

God Bless! What a progression. Yes it needs work, but you'll get there. May I suggest shelving such as the metal ones that are 4 or 5 shelves high. You can have them set up to accommodate starting seeds, others to accommodate seedlings and small plants, and others to accommodate larger plants. Some could store supplies and tools. Make sure to use surge protectors for electrical stuff - I thought my lights were on surge protectors and it was just a power strip. Had an electrical surge and 5 lights, a timer, and the power strip are TOAST.

[@WindyBrookRidgeHomestead]

That sounds terrible ! Im sorry. Im glad I can learn from you!

[@bernicehoggsfav]

Looking forward to this adventure!

[@ritawelch4949]

Can't wait to see what you do with the place.

[@AnnMarieConwaySC]

Fantastic business sense!

[@madonnaschmid7707]

Super awesome!! You are a go getter, with a great plan! This is going to open up a whole new business opportunity for you. High five!!

[@AkLady907]

Plants get shocked from being watered with cold water, we had a large water tank set up to allow the water to warm prior to using. That’s likely what the tank is for. Also I’d be mindful of common pests that may be lingering from what was grown prior in the greenhouse, such as the dreaded spider mites and thrips, which also love dahlias!

[@scotatl2]

Congratulations

[@Tuckerx6]

I'm excited for you! I make more from Flowers grown in my high tunnel than I do the outside spaces. Mostly because of the wind protection.

[@tammysarrazin7078]

congrats on the steal of a hoop house up scaled and now ready to go big hugssssss

[@reedjames3747]

Best wishes for success

[@kevinhenson942]

Good luck with everything

[@itsbloomingflowers]

look into solar down the road.

[@fatimaperez9181]

This is so exciting

[@brownthumbnursery]

That is so awesome! I am excited for you!

[@leahharbison4932]

Way to go! Best of luck, I'll be watching.

[@evelynrogers7145]

Great , hope it goes well

[@donnalebert409]

Congrats. I know you can do it

[@Frank5921]

Alex against that concrete wallet on the back of the greenhouse you can build some cold frames to harden off some clones. Or have a cold frame with course sand to make clones. That wall is a great shade area for cloning outside.

[@ekstromsblomster]

How about some early crops as stock, early snaps, ranunculus. Have an area for starting seeds. The base could have been a compost plate or something like that?

[@conservfriends9651]

With the warming of the seasons soon, you might want to consider a high tunnel shade cloth. Also, with all the predictions of food shortages, some sort of produce might be a smart option.

[@royshaul2392]

Great opportunity, I subbed to watch your progress. Hard work will reward you.

[@WindyBrookRidgeHomestead]

Thanks for the sub!

[@kkeenan536]

Clean it up, make it beautiful and they will come 😁🌸🌼🌻🪴Best of Luck

[@robertbakerii5469]

Looks like a fun project. Looking forward to watching the progress.

[@petefredrick3784]

Wish I could happen upon that! Have fun!

[@WindyBrookRidgeHomestead]

Maybe soon! I was looking everywhere! We considered moving as well to find something!

[@riverunner9978]

Wow great opportunities!

[@WindyBrookRidgeHomestead]

Thanks !

[@robinmiller1898]

Ferns!! People always want ferns!!

[@lindalagarce8996]

Sounds like a great plan, make sure you get a signage. Have classes and sell some flowers that are seasonal. Congrats! Sounds like a blessing God just laid in your hands. Hugs and love from Texas! I’m still working on a hoop houses and greenhouse, hopefully this year!

[@marthaduffy8386]

So much potential....can't wait to see what you make of the space....have fun! You said that you did something with curly willow? Are you propagating it, that sounds so interesting.

[@dc0145a]

Congratulations. So excited for you

[@danabergman3788]

My husband bought a refer truck and decided he wants to sell it. I can't drive it. He wants to get me a refrigerated sprinter van instead. It used to be a Foster Caviness produce truck. If interested, message me.

[@donna1018]

Was that maybe a gravity fed cistern?

[@WindyBrookRidgeHomestead]

Yes! That what it is!

[@alissaeyre8302]

Wow! Such a large growing area! How big is that?

[@WindyBrookRidgeHomestead]

It is a 30x80

[@alissaeyre8302]

@@WindyBrookRidgeHomestead that's going to be such a wonderful space for you!!!