When we moved to Kodiak, Alaska at the end of June we suddenly found ourselves in shock over the lack of good produce and the high prices. We knew coming here that we wouldn't have the amazing produce we were used to when living in Sacramento, California. Sacramento had the most amazing produce! My husband came up with the idea of growing our own produce in our garage. Since we do not have a fenced it yard and it gets so cold here we couldn't have a garden outside he decided to build one in the garage. He built a huge planter box (it takes up the center of our garage and is about the same size as a pool table). He came up with the design all on his own and even installed sprinklers. He hung grow lights from the celling and purchased a small heater for the garage. Our garage is now at a cozy 80 degrees all the time. He put installation in the window and door to keep the heat in. This is also a great project for Joe (my husband). He needs something to tend to and keep him busy when the weather is bad. So far just about everything is sprouting and our beans even have flowers! I'm hoping for fresh green beans for Thanksgiving. I will keep you all posted!
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