a lychee tree just arrived in the mail. my wife ordered it. she ordered a banana tree earlier this year. it's currently outside and doing well. 

her uncle lives in florida and grows mangoes. they're delicious. so my wife has grown a few mangoes from seed that are now 4-5 feet tall.

she has some dragon fruit going along with other tropical plants.

here's the rub: we live in new england. 

what to do? 

i see a greenhouse in our near future.

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 @ed5703a4 @096e66c5 When you do get around to designing your greenhouse, plan to make it a Climate Battery greenhouse. It works very well for us here in Michigan and did not go below 45℉ (7℃) with little supplemental heat provided by an adjacent sauna. Also consider a pit greenhouse, if your soils drain well, or bermed if not. Ours didn't go below freezing last winter. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=climate+battery+greenhouse&atb=v375-1&ia=web

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