Passive Solar Greenhouse Growing

Rocky Mountain Gardening Elective

Ever feel like you don't know what you are doing in your passive solar greenhouse? Thinking of turning it into a shed? Or perhaps you have plans to build one and what then? Penn and Cord have been growing food in their passive solar greenhouses year round for 22 years and they have a lot to share. This class helps take some of the mystery out of something that should be so easy and yet can seem so hard. Matching appropriate plants to the microclimates within your unique greenhouse is crucial. Seasonal plantings, crop rotation, soil amendment, companion planting and more are all things that can up your growing game in a passive solar greenhouse. Learn about growing favorite greenhouse foods, herbs and flowers, over wintering potted plants and succession planting for a year round harvest. This course covers preventative methods for bugs and disease and what to do if you do lose control. Step up production in your greenhouse and enjoy the benefits.

Price: $31, $27 members

Instructors: Penn and Cord Parmenter

Penn and Cord Parmenter have been growing food, herbs, flowers and tropical food year-round in passive solar greenhouses since 2000. They have been growing food at 8,120 feet in the Wet Mountains of South-Central Colorado since 1992. They are founders of Smart Greenhouses LLC, a sustainable greenhouse design and build company, and Miss Penn's Mountain Seeds, a resource for regionally adapted seeds for extreme climates. They are celebrating over 32 growing season in the Rockies!