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Thanks for your welcoming message. Will there by information and exchanges on greenhouse gardening? We're in our second year of using one in the Pacific Northwest. We've learned that it's trickier than I had thought, at least. It's easy to lose seedlings to damping off due to excess moisture and insufficient air exchange. This year we've ordered a thermostatically controlled electric heating pad for starting seeds in the green house. Should be cheaper and better temperature control for the soil than simply heating the whole greenhouse. Last year we tried raising Impatiens from seed. They grew but were tiny. We're told here in Seattle that most nurseries order "plugs" from somewhere. We're going to try both plugs and seeds this year and see how we do. Last Spring we had unusually dark and cold weather which made everything harder to grow.