This Could be Our Biggest GreenHouse Failure of 2020 First Time Winter Growing in a GreenHouse

[@AZbrokerhelp]

AZ here- The sound of rain IS music🎶. I instinctively breathe in deep! Love it!

[@deborahcrutchfield5022]

There is no better sound then the natural falling rain , It’s Beautiful .

[@Maxid1]

I'd much rather hear the rain.

[@charleswilson6069]

Al.,,, you are correct It's the soil temp more than the air temp that keeps greenhouses flourishing all year round. At this point I would hook up some heat lamps about 12. Inches above the seed bed. Once the seeds are sprouted and about 2 inches high start raising the heat lamps and at 24 inches above the plants wean them. I have, in zone 5, raised green peas, sugar peas, cabbages, turnips, kale, broccoli and spinach. It was a treat having a serving of fresh veggies for February thru April. GRANTED the crops were not as prolific as summer will see them. When you finally get snow keep the top of the structure free of snow and allow it to build up as.walls. about 4 feet high for insulation.

[@ldg2655]

I love the sound of rain..

[@jeannedennis5863]

I was watching Justin Rhodes yesterday and he was putting his chickens in his greenhouse to fertilize the ground for later planting. Sounds like a good plan to me. Think about that once it gets too cold to plant. Have a great day folks. Much live from Louisiana on this rainy day.

[@vmorganbogart]

Good morning! It’s 46 here in Ft. Worth, Texas this morning, with a high of 62. We had to turn from A/C to heat. The greenhouse looks great. Can’t wait to find out what you’re up to next. Blessings, Love & Hugs from Vicki in Ft. Worth, Texas 🇨🇱🇺🇸👍❤️🥰🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@caroledwards3465]

Good morning to you all love settling down watch what's new on your wonderful organic homestead big hugs from the UK...keep safe over there.

[@josephpedone2004]

Good morning Lumnah family ☕️ Failure was never an option... YOU, young man are an INSPIRATION... honestly I think you are still on the learning curve with the greenhouse. It’s better to TRY and fail than fail to try... have a blessed day

[@shawncockrell6007]

I love the rain sound......I live where it never rains. More rain sounds please !

[@45Colleen1]

That is a blessing to have veggies growing in the greenhouse for fall and winter. And the breakfast quiche looked yummy! Thanks for sharing what you all are doing on the homestead. God bless! 💜

[@pamelagabert4709]

Great video! Gotta love Figaro, he so wants to be involved with everything. I remember when you got a spaghetti squash for $10 at the store. You are very knowledgeable, and learning more all the time. Only time will tell how you could you lose with another greenhouse. I have fresh organic fruit and veg and dairy delivered to my house every week. It's from local farmers and supports their businesses. I know what I'm getting. It's wonderful.

[@danielallouche2493]

GOOD Morning from a dreary rainy Montreal. Something you may want to consider once the the produce isle is done for the season is to move the chickens along N Y city into the greenhouse for the coldest part of winter . Electric netting to define their space and some bedding are all you need to add. In return they will dispatch overwintering pests and enrich the soil.

[@samvalentine3206]

That's a good idea.

[@danielallouche2493]

@@samvalentine3206 I took it from J M Fortier. He has been doing it for a few years and Justin Rhodes is implementing it this year.

[@davelawson2564]

@@danielallouche2493 they'll eat up the veggies.

[@danielallouche2493]

@@davelawson2564 that is what the electric net is for but the is a time in winter when NOTHING grows and the greenhouse needs to be purged. Some market gardeners in the north will freeze out pests in January before starting a new season.

[@davelawson2564]

@@danielallouche2493 you cannot freeze out pests in greenhouse with chicken in them. And AL wants to see how long he can grow in greenhouse. chickens have their separate house if you did not notice.

[@arbuckleoakshomestead6800]

Good Morning Al, Gina & Olivia, Al, what a great job in a short time. Oh my, Gina I agree. Whose doing dishes! Being the cook and deciding what the meal is, is a job itself. Olivia! Your such a great help to your parents. I love watching you cook. Have a blessed day y'all

[@sadiepaddy47]

I love hearing rain it’s so comforting especially when you are not out in it 🇬🇧👍

[@cliftonpete8697]

My dad has a fire stove in his green house and loves it he plants al year long

[@heathermoore2152]

One thing I really admire about your channel is that you guys do the work yourselves and together as a family! So many "homesteaders" are becoming "too commercial" and depend on hiring help. You guys really show what a family can do and make it look attainable. Keep up the great work!!

[@lenawallster8379]

God morgon from Sweden! It´s 12:30 PM here. Poor Figaro, he can´t go in to the greenhouse! But; he is allowed to go anywhere else on the farm, so he is actually a very lucky and happy cat! Love to watch you, and you are so nice and taking so good care of all of your animals. Have a nice weekend!

[@samvalentine3206]

He's been in the greenhouse before... kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXLNi6ael5qnhJY 🙂

[@onababona6101]

@Lumnah Acres .....Al....I miss that kwak-kwak sound.....:-(

[@jamesparker202]

Al you said it was a learning experience and you didn't know when to plant as our friend Justin Rhodes says just plant. I love you guys Channel and I'm excited to find out what the next big adventure is for you guys.

[@workingfolk]

"our friend Justin Rhodes says just plant," but Justin Rhodes has no control over the temperatures in New England and, more importantly, over the length of the days. As the day length there will very soon reach the 10 hour/day point, plant growth will slow to a near halt. I would not expect anything that might sprout at this ;late date to produce anything edible until the day length starts to increase in the spring, if it can survive that long. When I lived just a short hop from there in Maine, my goal was to have everything in the hoop house that I wanted to harvest in late Fall and Winter to be mature by the first week in November. Then it's a matter of keeping them alive when outdoor temps hit well below 0° through the use of layers of Agribon that were removed if the inside air warmed above fteezing and replaced before it dropped.

[@jamest5149]

Don’t leave your garden tools on the floor, you will either step on them and spike your foot or it will flip up and smack your face. Build a rack by the main door so you can store and easily retrieve when required.

[@nanparker8373]

Good idea

[@LLjean-qz7sb]

JamesT.... I left a similar comment awhile ago and suggested that he build a table or a potting bench with a bin on the side to stand his long handled tools in and some shelves for hand tools and fertilizers! I don't like tools on the ground either and I did step on a short tined rake and popped myself in the forehead!! Not fun!! God Bless!

[@audreyabdo7719]

Dollar store has rack to hang things on for a dollar each, I don’t know if they want to use them for tools in the greenhouse but they are worth it.

[@LLjean-qz7sb]

Too bad you don't have a water catchment system in place to catch all that rain water! It would sure save on water bills for the gardens(unless you have well water). Even if you had a catchment system on your chicken buildings for constant water availability! Do you have any row cover materiel that you can throw over your broccoli, cabbage and other crops that the moths like, before the moths come?? Just throw the fabric over the plants when you plant them or seed them. When I worked in a small, backyard, commercial greenhouse, I loved going to work in the rain or on a cold day! The greenhouse was always so warm and cozy!! God Bless!

[@cpnotill9264]

@@LLjean-qz7sb I had a goat once jump on a rake while the rake was leaned up against the wall and my head was in the way of the handle. Wow was THAT a surprise!

[@onemorchatykathy]

I like your music but I enjoy hearing the rain also. Takes me back to my childhood sleeping under tin roofs!

[@kayreive]

You have the best carrots I have seen come out of the ground...

[@W7LDT]

Don’t apologize for the sound of the rain. I live in AZ. The rain on the greenhouse is music to my ears.

[@mayhmmaydn]

Right there with you Larry#! Nonsoon 2020.

[@zeviono4562]

From a very dry 4 year long drought in Queensland Australia the sound of falling rain is absolute music to one's ears. Ditch the music Al...

[@17buckrogers]

i like listening to the rain ever since i was a kid

[@lawrencewillard6370]

Rain on a tin roof always put me to sleep as a child. Now in my 2nd childhood, would like to hear rain again during the night.

[@Uniquelyyours1]

Morning Lumnahs. I love watching you work in the greenhouse and the sound of the rain. Your supper looked really tasty, as always. Stay safe:)

[@tales_of_the_crypto1583]

Good morning Guys! L👀king at that stack of garden t👀ls on the ground needs a tool /coat holder ⛏🔧 project when things get slow! 🌬🔥🙌💞🤗👍🙏. Poor Figaro 😢 🐈 The Greenhouse is a blessing 🙏 it will do well...

[@pennybaxter7009]

The sounds of the rain is lovely, I prefer it. When will you be harvesting the honey? Would love to see the full process.

[@conegallery]

Each time I think of the 'next big project' on Lumnah Acres property, I can't help thinking one thing is missing....'Fruit'... I think maybe one of those 'next big projects' is going to be an orchard... what kind of fruit 'I don't know' ... but , that's definitely missing on the dinner table...sooooooooo... we'll see... Lovely day on the Farm!

[@roberthill4789]

You are right they need more than blueberrys and strawberries. Of course the time to plant was ten years ago, but now is the time to get started. So they will have them in the years to come.

[@marilynm7663]

Bears love the fruit! They did plant blueberry bushes this year!

[@lynshomemade2170]

I've been watching some of your old vid's again - Did you know it has been just over a year since you finished the woodshed and that Gina has been able to work with you full time on the homestead - Wow - you have accomplished so much in the last year.

[@nancylitton390]

The more I think about heating the soil,the more seance it makes...I'll be watching to see how you do it... Have I told you how much I do love your channel??? It's GREAT!!!! Thank you for sharing.God bless you and your family.

[@samvalentine3206]

Yes, heating the soil makes sense - he could run PEX pipes (PEX = 200-180°F max depending on pressure) under the walkways and circulate boiler-warmed water through them with some sort of circulator pump if thermo-siphon didn't work. www.growerssupply.com/farm/supplies/ExternalPageView?pageKey=EXTERNAL_PAGE_3026

[@susanashcraft220]

Al, I'm from Southern California and it doesn't rain here that often so to hear the sound of the rain coming down is music to my ears. I love the rain it makes everything smell so clean and fresh. You guys are lucky to get all that rain!

[@Song-fi4rg]

It has to be a wonderful feeling planting, growing and harvesting your own produce. My father planted various fruit trees, and differing types of vegetables. It was so nice to pick and eat our own squash, tomatoes and chilies. We also loved the guavas, Japanese persimmons, lemon, limes, grapefruit, papayas, mangos, and jujubes. My father loved gardening. It's always nice if you can grow and harvest your own plants. Thank You for sharing, have a nice day, staw warm and dry. 🖐✌🖖👍

[@ANGEL77762]

Good morning Lumnah family & Critters. I hope that you have a wonderfully blessed day. I would be interested in seeing hunting for deer in your videos. God bless y'all!

[@gonzalezpandura]

Like seeing how happy the green house makes Al. Looks like a kid on Christmas.

[@jago76]

Here in California we are desperate for rain, so it's nice to hear it even if it's thousands of miles away.

[@digarcia1890]

So true from another Californian

[@samvalentine3206]

@@digarcia1890 - My brother in Reno says the same thing. No rain in months. 😟

[@lindapolle1665]

@@digarcia1890 I had visitors in my home. In the bathroom I posted a sign: If in my potty a little yellow you see, I am just saving a drink for a tree.

[@hrabem8687]

I love the sound of the rain

[@soniaspangenberg8557]

Good Morning Lumnahs. We are having warmer balmy mist this morning in Virginia. Temps 55 and hazy.

[@virginiareid5336]

It's wonderful to know you can still grow fresh vegetables in the green house this fall. I think it makes many of us sad to put the. Gardens to bed for win God Bless

[@davelawson2564]

you can make your hoophouse , caterpillar tunnel you don;t need 20 ft greenhouse to grow 2 - 4 ft veggies

[@virginiareid5336]

Dave Lawson, because of my age (69) it's taking me longer than I thought on a hoop house. Hopefully next weekend of couple of fiends are coming to help get the plastic cover on! Take Care

[@Kat09tails]

Sorry Al. I've never ran into a Kale that I thought was edible. But one brassica that I like in the winter garden is kohlrabi.

[@samvalentine3206]

I know the feeling. I have to pick out the kale in the salads we get from Panera

[@mortensolbergjr2876]

I agree its just too bitter and kind of a cardboard texture to me.

[@bearrivermama6414]

M T we love kohlrabi! I pickled some this year and it was quite good! Really crunchy and flavorful. Being it was a trial I only made 6 jars so..... next year I'll add more 👍🏻. Nothing better than delicious kohlrabi!

[@jksatte]

Do you eat the leaves or just the bulb? Janice

[@robwestley7370]

Sandra Westley, try stripping the kale off the stems, chop, toss well in oil and bake in the oven for 10 mins plus keep watching it, because it cooks very quick this way, I just love it, in fact I do a tray of it in one go and could eat the lot, it’s lovely & crispy.

[@marionward5958]

Rutabaga is known as Swede in the UK. I had to go and look it up because it was driving me mad hearing about Rutabaga on several channels and not knowing what it was. I worked out it was a foot vegetable and good old Google did the rest!!

[@richardmattingly7000]

Starting seedlings in trays is about the best way to guarantee you'll have plants that can grow well into the fall/winter/spring months since it allows the grower to have plants ready for beds at their choosing. Indeed with a Greenhouse starting seedlings is ideal since it can take advantage of its microclimate and they take so little space that they can even be hung quite easily from the ribs/posts. One exciting alternative to heating Greenhouse is thru passive means available today like earth tubes that take heat from underground and using compost piles heat has shown some success as well. The design of in ground Greenhouses with earth tube circulation has been the most intriguing of all since it's only power source need is the fans that push the air that heats the and a retiree in Nebraska on KZbin grows Citrus there year round even in coldest months on the Great Plains. Kudos on the year to date and looking forward to seeing Olivia and her Dad sledding again as well as Gina getting talked into a ride again like last year when the snow's there to stay.

[@dianerayburn1728]

There's a market gardener in the UK who has a compost heap inside his small greenhouse and he grows seeds in trays on it.

[@ohdear14]

I guess it would help boost the warmth as well.

[@bigdaddy741098]

That's a great idea, but didn't Als compost freeze solid last winter? It would be another fantastic experiment for them tho, see if it stays warmer and more active inside plus see what the difference is with the ground underneath

[@lawrencewillard6370]

With all the fallen leaves, would make a very good warm compost, I think. Living in a overseas subtropical state, this is but a thought.

[@topherjoe1]

wow, what a great idea! Heat and compost nearby. Have to water it though.

[@jimquinn9454]

Good morning everybody, I missed most vids this week, finally back to work since march 😎

[@LumnahAcres]

How’s it going?

[@edweed6039]

What type job? Congratulations! (DH where r u?)

[@jimquinn9454]

@@LumnahAcres Yes it went well ,my 51 year old muscle's are feeling it today tho ,plasterboard seems to have got heavier 😂😂😎

[@jimquinn9454]

@@edweed6039 I live in Scotland ,I do drylining and suspended grid ceilings 😎

[@garygallagher4643]

Whole foods has great produce

[@ginacota9724]

Your greenhouse is producing such gorgeous veg! You’re doing a great job with it 👍 i’d love to see you put all those greens to good use. Carrot tops and beat leaves and spinach and all of that does great in the dehydrator and powdered as super greens! They will go great in smoothies and soups

[@Bump1972]

It’s always a treat to see a man get things done without complaint

[@gus8142]

Howdy y'all, I would of rather listen to the rain instead of the music. I just usually mute the music out🙉🙉🙉🌧🌧🌧

[@nathanielsizemore3946]

Good morning Al, Gina, and Olivia. Al, I think you will at least get baby greens from your planting. I wonder how your soil temperatures will do in the greenhouse over winter. The center section may just stay growable all winter long. I liked your idea of heating the ground with a wood-outside-boiler. The idea gives me something to explore today. I live in southern Oregon and our agricultural zone is 8B and we can grow all winter long in our hoop house.

[@Kelleena1on1]

Gardening is exciting right doing it and watching others doing it , i love it im learning also peace :)we grow with success thru winter in zone 5b Kale, spinach, beets, collards , lettuce, Swiss chard,

[@eugenecourtney1778]

Another hurricane coming up the Gulf soon. So you're getting ready to install a heating system for the greenhouse. And how to keep the water lines from freezing.

[@evalinawarne1337]

GOOD MORNING It is colder by 40 degrees in just hours. MICHIGAN I AM PRAYING FOR YOU AL AND GINA AND DAUGHTER LADY O CHOW.🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@marlenekutcher938]

I'm in zone 5b in Northern Ontario Canada. I only cleaned out my garden this past week. Start seeds under grow-lights in March transplant and fill greenhouse by early May. We are in a micro climate being on Georgian Bay (off Lake Huron) where big waters make the growing season longer as the water warms up and cools down in fall. Our little village is partly surrounded by a range of quartzite, allowing us protection from storms as does the island across the channel from us. Garlic planted lasted week and the last of the sunflowers are drying indoors to feed the winter birds. Keep on keeping on! No snow yet! Call your rooster charcoal! He is a beauty!

[@wendywobbles1]

The irrigation system you installed last year appears to be working as the ground doesn't look as bogged down, love the goat's

[@susiessoapstuff1459]

Here in zone 7, we plant cabbage, lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, green onions, almost any kind of green. We get much less pest pressure in the fall and winter, so we can actually get the cabbage instead of the bugs. We just can't grow any kind of plant for seed as we have insufficient hours of daylight for blooming. We are supposed to get down to 32 on Tuesday morning, so I have to go move all the houseplants inside this weekend. Our usual date for first frost is Nov. 15, so this is a little early.

[@randynickerson2122]

Your animals always look so healthy,, I think your home and everything there is beautiful,, you are a very hard worker,,God bless

[@derrelldowd7892]

Out of all the homesteading youtubers you Guys are the Best! You always keep it interesting and incorporate everything from taking care of your animals to building, gardening,meat processing,meal preparation etc. Love watching you guys keep up the good work and Stay Positive ❤🙏

[@hvnfun8601]

YOU SAID “NEXT BIG PROJECT”. Hope entered my heart, my soul rejoiced - then you said - can’t tell you now.

[@abc123xyz-q2p]

I don’t mind the rain sound, but you music choice was cool, too.

[@elizabethmacdonald4605]

Love the sound of rain, very relaxing.

[@jimmyjolly4184]

I love the music

[@LLjean-qz7sb]

Did you know that pepper plants are really perennial plants!! You can prune them down quite far and have another season if they don't freeze. Might want to try that next year, what can you lose! They either get pulled out , or get pruned down and grow a new crop or they die!! God Bless!

[@hoberghacienda2267]

Love the music but, the sound of rain on the roof has a "snuggly" feel to it!

[@waltertrymbulak1722]

Al love this vlog. My favorite fall kales are winterbor and darkbor. The kale you just planted is dinosaur kale. Lol. In CT. 6b

[@fufashi]

you should record the rain on the greenhouse and upload just a video with that.. would be lovely

[@richardmouat9070]

Good morning from Southern Michigan woke up here today to the garden being totally frosted. Stay safe every one

[@nanparker8373]

Where in southern Michigan? I'm in Grand Blanc in the Mitten.

[@richardmouat9070]

@@nanparker8373 I'm 35 minutes west of Detroit. It was 74 yesterday and dropped to 30 overnight

[@nanparker8373]

@@richardmouat9070 My weather was rain storms that dropped our temperature also. I'm taking care of grandkids and chickens while daughter and hubby are out of town. I went to local hardware store and bought a bale of straw to absorb 3 inches of standing water in chicken pen. I'll see how they did later today?

[@richardmouat9070]

@@nanparker8373 ok i will say that getting the straw was a great idea. Is there any roosting spots for the birds off the ground? You could make a quick swing type to help them out the water also.

[@nanparker8373]

@@richardmouat9070 There's a hen house with nesting boxes, not sure if there's roosting bars inside. I'll have to look today when I check up on them. My adult grandson is at the house, was supposed to shut the door last night for me. Hopefully, he'll open before I get there. I pick up a granddaughter from my son later this morning; and we will go over to my daughter's house to check on chickens.

[@ancimargarita2763]

so nice the way Gina caresses the goats when they hop onto the milk stand, it shows her love and love and love for them and what she does. Sweeeeeeeetttttttt!!!!!!

[@1d1hamby]

If you haven't ordered the new Joel Salatin book yet, you only have one day left. Then you'll have many more plans for your greenhouses.

[@heatheroester6817]

Love hearing the rain but that song you always play is nice too!Isn't it great to feed your family from your farm every day.If we was in our 20's or 30s we would homestead too.Great video 👍❤

[@3vs547]

I live on the dry prairie so rain IS music to me.

[@kbeckmann4632]

Love the sound of rain! We are too dry in North Central Kansas.

[@agnestakacs2059]

Our winter crops we grow are mainly greens like cabbage, broccoli, spinach, baby spinach, kohl rabi, carrots and parsnip. Also grew garlic and onion

[@joy4ki]

Yum parsnips.I live in Japan & rarely see parsnips. We don't have any room to grow things.

[@agnestakacs2059]

@@joy4ki yeah Japan is quite compact hey. I’ve been there twice and unless u go out to the countryside there isn’t much room to grow things in the city. But a beautiful country though with wonderful gentle people 😊

[@wamblipaytah1600]

I haven't had kohl rabbi since I was a kid! Gonna plant some next year. Thank you for reminding me 😀

[@agnestakacs2059]

@@wamblipaytah1600 your welcome! Love kohl rabi in chicken soup with other veggies added 😊👍

[@angelsarrived2642]

@@joy4ki You can grow scallions on a window shelf all year round. 😃 Purchase a bunch once. And you will never have to purchase again. Take the bottom part of a scallion, with its roots and plant it. Use the greens for your foods. (Soup, salads etc) The roots of the plant will muliti. Then use one stalk at a time on each bulb. You'll always have fresh scallions. Mine grew 3 feet tall at my window. LOL. G-D's gift to mankind.

[@acparker5322]

To keep soil temps up in Winter, you will need to isolate the greenhouse soil with perimeter insulation to at least below the frost line. Ideally you also need to create a moisture barrier (or capillary break) underneath, but that would involve moving a lot of dirt. Basically, apply soil isolation methods used in building a PAHS (Passive Annual Heat Storage)/Umbrella house. If you can insulate the hoophouse (several options available commercially) at night and in heavily overcast and snowy weather, you can keep the air temp from crashing as much. Also, row covers/low tunnels inside the hoophouse will help extend the season. Good luck.

[@jelomaxjoiner]

The greenhouse is one big food machine , Gina aced it again with the quiche . Stay safe

[@laurenmmendoza3215]

My momma always told me that I'd never know how far I could reach if I kept my hands in my pockets! It has become my mantra for life! I just keep trying. Sometimes I flop, but sometimes I just soar to success!

[@kipcarroll486]

Looking fwd to you letting us know what that biiiiig project is going to be. I'm guessing a fence all the way around the big pasture and some cattle. But I've been wrong when guessing every other time. So.......

[@richardkeener8988]

Al and Gina. Nice green house growing! I would like to recommend blanching and freezing some of the kales and spinach for winter just in case they slow growth. That way you will still have greens to cook with. Remember the more you cut the more they want to grow! Take advantage of it! Plus blanch the broccoli leaves. They are delicious and packed with nutrients! Rutabaga leaves are delicious also. Waste nothing! Happy gardening!

[@Jadae]

Hi, Al, first frost hit here in Oregon. You know, I'm going to login in 5 years, press play, and you guys will be making a chicken mansion LOL!

[@debbymost8548]

Adding heat is a must up in the north, but plants also grow according to amount of sunlight daily. Normal growth starts in spring, daylight starts increasing, when daylight starts waning in late summer it signals plants to fruiting & dying off. In winter, short days limits growing without adding extra grow lights.

[@RachelFoxTS]

Good Morning Lumnahs!

[@macbryant4880]

I am a Granny, love seeing Olivia playing, working and having fun in your videos.

[@edgarstihl4889]

You need a work bench inside the green house.

[@bigdaddy741098]

Yup. And put 4 wheelbarrow wheels on it so it's all terrain.... or maybe a sled base like everything else.... Al does love to drag things around 😂

[@marlenekutcher938]

A small folding table as well...

[@gregormiller4037]

@@bigdaddy741098 ...with a slide, into the pool :)

[@leslielutz1874]

Noooo we like the sound of rain on your lovely greenhouse : )

[@markspencer6379]

It will be a success even if it fails. You live, try and learn what to do next year.

[@samvalentine3206]

That is a great sentence. "It will be a success even if it fails" - a great attitude we all should follow! Very sage.

[@cnh5349]

My friend has a 20×60 greenhouse for his spring summer and fall growing and has a 10×20 greenhouse with a wood stove and raised beds and grows all winter. We're in north west Pa

[@ismailboussi3394]

Good morning from Detroit it’s 37 over here

[@eternalradiance7943]

Spinach freezes really well. I say make as much as you can now since it’s a cold crop and use the beds for other vegetables in spring and summer. Also Gina if you hit one egg with the other egg it cracks it perfectly so that it opens without spilling shells into your bowl. I’ve seen it done on many Asian cooking channels and tried it myself works amazing.

[@robinminnesota5491]

Morning from a cold 23 MN. We broke a record for OCT snow 9" Most of it is gone but still...

[@LumnahAcres]

That’s a lot of snow ❄️ so early

[@frenchysandi]

Crystal MN here the temps are not nice here right now are they? Not supposed to get above freezing until early next week.

[@bearrivermama6414]

I feel your pain neighbor! International Falls lady here. We've had snow on the ground for over a week now. Frost is setting in and we are coming to terms with the fact that winter is here and not going away until May/ June 😩😂😂😂. Little secret...... I actually love winter 😉

[@frenchysandi]

@@bearrivermama6414 I used to like winter more but now that I’m older the shoveling and snow blowing is harder and I get colder.

[@dgmills5351]

I love the sound of rain on my roof. I hope your kale and spinach grow and make it a nice crop for you Al!

[@lisabevans8107]

Al and Gina I was wondering what the temperatures are getting to in the greenhouse for you (lows and highs)? Hope you are all doing well. Hagd Lumnah's!

[@wingingitsemiretiredlife2981]

I was wondering the same typically they said high tunnels are 20 degrees warmer than the outside air. Although Al usually announces the temp outside this morning he did not ha! I'm guessing that high tunnel was around 50F or 10 c a guestimate on my part. Seeds will germinate at 40 sporadically and slower but they will grow. They may have better luck with starts from seed trays.

[@lisabevans8107]

@@wingingitsemiretiredlife2981 definitely warmer than here if so. Still curious about the greenhouse tho.

[@wingingitsemiretiredlife2981]

@@lisabevans8107 I use the term high tunnel instead of greenhouse because technically a greenhouse is heated. Al plans to heat so it will be a greenhouse.

[@thewoody1950]

Maybe left one tomato plant, just to see how it would of grown in winter

[@simplymeconnie4003]

During the winter, I would plant everything in the middle of the greenhouse as the sides may get a bit too cold. You may also want to think about adding a few heaters in there depending on how cold it gets

[@samvalentine3206]

Good idea

[@danny4660]

Being here in smokey dry California, I'd rather hear the rain.

[@juanitadafler7233]

I sure believe all you've done and accomplished this year has been a great success. What you planted in the green house should do well. If for some reason it doesn't workout at least you can learn from it and try something different next year. Each year is a learning experience. I fixed another meal yesterday all raised on our place. The video you shared giving us the total of meat raised on your homestead, I could see your face beaming with great joy. It sure makes you feel blessed and delighted, that's for sure! Enjoy watching your family work together to achieve your goals. God bless!

[@ldg2655]

Good morning! 0500 AM when this video popped up and 25 comments already..

[@DisabledUKPrepper]

My Grandfather was a keen gardener here in the UK, and he had a greenhouse that was heated by a greenhouse paraffin stove (I think paraffin is kerosene in the US?) and whenever I smell paraffin it reminds me of the winters he spent in there growing things like broccoli, cabbage, and root vegetables. Stay safe, everyone.

[@AbandonedMaine]

It's hilarious to hear the meowing while you're working in the greenhouse.

[@samvalentine3206]

16:32 Indeed!

[@janiceferguson1400]

Let Figaro in. He can help fertilize the plants.

[@caitrionamcgee114]

@@janiceferguson1400 You don't want carnivore poo in your plants, they carry parasites you don't want to eat!

[@inadollard6672]

10 & 7 eggs 🥚, good to see the cold room it has been along time since I saw it. The homestead is looking great

[@Autumnswirl71]

Have you thought about building a compost pile Inside the greenhouse for winter use?

[@MrPaulviles]

It would add extra heat to the greenhouse too!

[@lauriesmith7793]

I also love the sound of rain....it relaxes me so much ....mind and soul...💝

[@Zeke-yv3nw]

Al i think your idea of having another greenhouse heated with a boiler would be great! I would imagine fresh veggies in winter up there probably would sell very fast! Love hearing your ideas and seeing a lot of them implemented.

[@roberthill4789]

Only thing that may be a problem is the amount of fire wood a boiler uses. We used coal in the one we had,but coal might be hard to find now.

[@Zeke-yv3nw]

@@roberthill4789 yeah. Not sure what there wood prices are there.

[@Static2606]

Adding a boiler is a great idea. Use OB pex with crimp or compression fittings and make sure to use a 4 way thermostatic bypass valve with a ecm pump for the boiler loop and one for the system loop. This will allow you to keep the boiler in the optimum temp range while keeping the system loop at the optimum as well. Also use a manifold system for the loops to the green house. It does use more tubing but will mean all the green houses get supplied with warm water. Also insulate the pipes in the ground until you get to the green house.

[@paulcaskey]

Just watched a video where a guy in Nebraska grows oranges in winter using geothermal tubes under his greenhouse.

[@rickster9993]

Black ground cover works well to heat the soil. So does black two gallon jugs buried on there sides a little over half deep. Search DIY Greenhouse heaters, or passive water heaters.

[@SMichaelDeHart]

Goooood morning Al and family.

[@LumnahAcres]

Gooooood morning

[@pwengert1]

Winter is coming & the Lumnahs will be ready! It’s fun to think of starting vegetables at this time of year. Can’t wait to see how yours do! You are always so prepared & organized with your seeds & veggies in your cool room. Great video today, as usual! Have a blessed weekend.