Greetings my steemit friends, It's been a while since I've made a post, and I noticed that I never made a post on the use I got from my 6x8 greenhouse from Harbor freight. I assembled it about two years ago (see my first post on the assembly here), and I used it to do my starts in the spring of 2019. I took many photos of that usage, so I'll just put them into this one post and describe what I did. I ended up building two grow boxes inside of the greenhouse, bought some shelves and some grow lights. https://www.dropbox.com/s/tzgdrrol502r7rt/Photo%20Mar%2010%2C%203%2048%2024%20PM.jpg?dl=1 An exciting thing that I accomplished was trenching and running the electric line from my solar panel setup to the greenhouse. ![Photo Mar 30, 4 46 25 PM.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmbhjyQkZzmhBK2yjJUjckenNngeXimvbZqYGxJyXnzVTp/Photo%20Mar%2030,%204%2046%2025%20PM.jpg) It was very exciting to get those grow lights working. Some kids that live across the road were able to see the glow from the greenhouse and asked if I had a spaceship landing in my back yard. Fun. ![Photo Mar 07, 7 43 25 PM.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmSuu5Ey9P5uax231afiXPP17WFptRom5TwiKpLqN5jywG/Photo%20Mar%2007,%207%2043%2025%20PM.jpg) ![Photo Mar 30, 4 46 25 PM copy.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmV1gWgpPRZH6z2P4Xgmc819iJQKkQ3FknVCH1WErHa5wP/Photo%20Mar%2030,%204%2046%2025%20PM%20copy.jpg) https://www.dropbox.com/s/sxkuwk5ekjqqq2v/Photo%20Apr%2012%2C%207%2052%2051%20AM.jpg?dl=1 So, I ended up doing my starts in trays that eventually made it to the garden, and in the greenhouse I seeded some zucchini and cucumbers that grew earlier than what I should have been able to plant outdoors in my zone. ![Photo Apr 18, 8 13 12 AM.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPxS2UhDGFHQWKQZfURzRQCAu94RaQTWH92S2N3E7oCEG/Photo%20Apr%2018,%208%2013%2012%20AM.jpg) - April 18th I had a very good germination rate. I had grow lights above the cucumbers but not the zucchini on the left. I think they got some of the light from spill from the other lights, as the ones near the back seemed to grow faster. ![Photo Apr 25, 8 29 41 AM.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmaLfpN91p2TQzvL3zkF1gG6KJBYYv75zg4Fhkt5muktVP/Photo%20Apr%2025,%208%2029%2041%20AM.jpg) - April 25th ![Photo Apr 29, 5 45 06 PM.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQma6gaaC3mG3yWWV7XwmcV9FkTPi432S59HvuCKT6ZTe95/Photo%20Apr%2029,%205%2045%2006%20PM.jpg) - April 29th ![Photo May 01, 7 38 58 AM.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmXknbwVdg3sZskVmtWLfTacF3XqUPasMrBCvdhgaJRMcm/Photo%20May%2001,%207%2038%2058%20AM.jpg) - May 1st ![Photo May 04, 9 15 44 AM.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmVcWh4AFjnFKLtHQbGY4kyqgQnGy8Uu3NMRSpJVZnUuB8/Photo%20May%2004,%209%2015%2044%20AM.jpg) - May 4th ![Photo May 05, 8 29 07 AM.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmR6NNHakFezmnvb6g45gtz6uTpyhYRPN1t84ikP5RLoQ2/Photo%20May%2005,%208%2029%2007%20AM.jpg) - May 5th ![Photo May 07, 6 35 16 PM.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmVPsrhSWm6K78HxCDQCZdAzJV1uVZBXuZLpvuE8bpfA5A/Photo%20May%2007,%206%2035%2016%20PM.jpg) - May 7th ![Photo May 11, 4 16 39 PM.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmbhewFz4p7AATHjxa39rkj2CnYd4dXQc5nKbVgKftTXLg/Photo%20May%2011,%204%2016%2039%20PM.jpg) - May 11th ![Photo May 13, 7 42 56 AM.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmcv9QD2oj4UBmBmFjVpSxVwtaf5vhe7MSJ5kbsYTAY6T7/Photo%20May%2013,%207%2042%2056%20AM.jpg) - May 13th ![IMG_9183.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPnY2sQnScqWkchKHnWSJyMEGAS61uyoSyoKVz8VH9Kso/IMG_9183.JPG) - May 24th ![IMG_5018.JPG](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmcv76Jsn82iZC72qH3WegWZzrgUj2f3u5RK2oan5iBQFS/IMG_5018.JPG) - May 31st I ended up with quite a few cucumbers and zucchini right from the greenhouse, and my garden's zucchini, squash, watermelon and peppers came from the starts that I made in the greenhouse. I also experimented with using ends of celery to make new celery, that ended up not working, I couldn't get the ends to grow enough new roots to work. I'm glad I have this greenhouse and will use it again in 2020 for sure!

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See my other Gardening and Homesteading Posts

I do the Mittleider Method, see my Mittleider Gardening Posts

I also have tried the Square Foot Gardening Method

Square Foot Gardening

The Harbor Freight 6x8 Greenhouse

Harbor Freight 6x8 Greenhouse Construction

Various Techniques and Equipment

Harvesting Posts/General Updates

Garden Update - Garden Harvest - 5/17/18
Garden Update - 5/6/18
Garden Update - 4/22/18
Garden Update - Mittlieder irrigation system - 4/2/18
Garden Update - 3/10/18
Garden Update - More potato planting, Agribon and in the garden greenhouse construction - 3/5/18
Garden Update - Planting Potatoes - 2/25/18
Garden Update - preparing for planting - 2/24/18
Garden Update - Broccoli Harvest - 1/1/18
Garden Update - Cabbage Harvest - 12/6/17
Garden Update - Final Summer plants - 11/9/17
Garden Update - 11/5/17
Garden Update - 11/4/17
Garden Update - 10/10/17
Garden Harvest - 10/4/17
Green Bean Harvest - 9/24/17
Fall Garden Update - 9/23/17
Garden Harvest - 6/23/17
Garden Harvest - 6/20/17
Garden Harvest - 6/18/17
Garden Harvest - 6/17/17
Garden Harvest and Food Donation - 6/15/17
Garden Harvest - 6/16/17
Garden Harvest - 6/7/17
Tomato Progress - 5/31/17
Garden Harvest - 5/30/17