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Super Sow Sunday: Umbrella Greenhouses

Outdoors I’ve sown lettuce, radishes and peas in wine barrels. These great clear umbrellas make great pop up greenhouses!

Tags: greenhouse, lettuce, pea, radish

February 07 2010 04:45 pm | Gardening

13 Responses to “Super Sow Sunday: Umbrella Greenhouses”

ChickenFreak on 08 Feb 2010 at 9:19 pm #

Oh, that’s so cool! I never saw those before. It’s really working? It’s warmer in there?
Stevie on 08 Feb 2010 at 9:27 pm #

They work wonderfully! It’s warmer and frost fee at night. I only wish I had more.
melanie watts on 09 Feb 2010 at 6:39 pm #

What a great idea, I guess you have lots of umbrellas, living in Vancouver :)
Jan (ThanksForToday) on 09 Feb 2010 at 9:27 pm #

Are these actual rain umbrellas? They almost look specially made for this purpose! I have the barrels, now I just need to get some clear plastic pop up umbrellas. It looks like they have little zipper compartments on the side so you can reach your arm in, but I’m guessing that’s not what that is?
Stevie on 10 Feb 2010 at 8:27 am #

Melanie – ha ha!

Jan – Nope, not rain umbrellas – they are made for this purpose and I bought them at a garden sale. The zippered windows are for venting or reaching in (although that doesn’t really work)
Montana4Me on 11 Feb 2010 at 12:25 pm #

Love this idea! I have never seen these before and will definitely be giving them a try. Thanks so much for the info.
A. Elisabeth on 25 Jun 2010 at 9:30 am #

Hi Stevie,

Your berries look good. How amazing to pick you own at home.

I just wanted to let you know that Lee Valley Tools also makes a Pop-Up Net Shelter (35″x35″x20″ tall) that helps shield plants from heavy rain, birds and insects. It comes in a zipper pouch that makes it great for storing flat or hanging. The cost is $9.50.

A. Elisabeth
Garden_Therapy (Stevie) on 19 Jul 2010 at 4:33 pm #

@flowercents. I use these: http://bit.ly/bjOgcw. But also Siletz are fine on their own in mid/late April with night temps over 7C.
meemsnyc on 26 Jul 2010 at 5:12 pm #

This is such a cute Idea. I love it! Now to find a clear umbrella.
Judy on 18 Apr 2011 at 7:05 pm #

Hi,
Is it needed to drill holes in the bottom of the barrel?
I want to sow lettuce and herbs :-)
Thank you very much,
Judy
Stevie on 19 Apr 2011 at 12:37 am #

Hi Judy. Yup, I drilled holes. Three of them at the bottom for drainage. Thanks for stopping by!
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