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Spring is an exciting time for any gardener. The winter has finally ended and it won't be long before it's time to begin a new season of planting and tending to your plants, as well as looking forward to what you'll produce from your garden this year. Even if you happen to do most of your gardening in a greenhouse, chances are that you don't necessarily garden all winter long and you almost certainly don't grow everything all winter long. You'll be getting ready for some new plantings as well as doing some work around the greenhouse in order to get ready for the coming growing season. With these Spring greenhouse tips you will be gardening like a pro all year long! Tending to your plants is a bit easier in a greenhouse. You don't have to be nearly as concerned about what the weather's like outside and you can continue to grow and harvest your plants far later in the year than you could without a greenhouse to protect them. Unfortunately, it's not just your plants that benefit from the protection from the elements that a greenhouse provides. A greenhouse may be good for your plants, but sadly, it's also a perfect environment for many of plant diseases and garden pests to not only survive over the winter, when the weather outside would have easily finished them off. When spring arrives, they become more of a threat to your plants, so spring is the time for a good cleaning and becoming vigilant about pests and diseases. Best of all, you can get started getting your greenhouse ready for spring when it's still far too cold to plant outdoors, just keep following these gardening tips and you will be very successful. Start by taking everything out of your greenhouse - if it can't be removed, at least move it over and clean the area well. Slugs are notorious for hiding out under pots and other dark corners where they can have a little moisture and some shelter from the elements. If you rid your greenhouse of these pests now, you won't have them munching on your delicate seedlings come spring. Before you actually begin planting anything in your greenhouse, you may want to set out a slug trap (a dish filled with beer works nicely). Along with your spring cleaning, you should clean the glass thoroughly to let in more light. Even if it doesn't look particularly dirty, you'll probably be surprised by just how much more light comes in through the glass after giving it a good scrub. Finally, if you have a warm area for your plants to spend a little time in, a week or two perhaps, relocate them after thoroughly checking them for pests and diseases (including aphids, mites and other common pests) and then leave your greenhouse open. Letting a little cold weather in before spring arrives can help eradicate any surviving slugs or other pests as well as mold and mildew before you start using your greenhouse for another growing season.
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