Time for a greenhouse! I have been talking about getting one for years, and I even bought the 5x5 Ocean State Job Lot deal last year as a proof-of-concept. (You can see it at the top of the terraced vegetable garden.) I love it. I love that I can go in there in the middle of winter and smell dirt. I can store all my different kinds of soil and compost and peat. I have a remote weather sensor inside, so I can see that on a sunny day when the deck temperature is 30, the greenhouse is 65. Love love love it.

So, yesterday I ordered the real deal. I chose the Grandio Element 6x8 Aluminum Greenhouse. I opted for the premium package, which includes:

• Earth anchor kit - creates a foundation for the greenhouse to be installed right on the ground.
• Steel base kit - Securely mount your greenhouse with one of our all-steel base kits.
• Plant hangers
• Automatic roof vent openers (2)
• Trellising kit
• Drip irrigation watering kit
• 8-oz panel cleaning kit
• Four frame-to-base brackets

Then I also tacked on:

• Snow Load Kit
• Moisture Control Kit - prevent insects, dirt, mold and algae from entering the channels of your twin wall polycarbonate panels.
• Shade net
• Drain downspout kit
• Slatted Potting bench (2)
• Solid Staging table

Now it's sitting in the carport... a big pile of pieces and an assembly guide thicker than your average magazine. I'm a little intimidated. 

That will be for a later post... go take a look!