Just thinking about methods to provide winter protection, while being less greenhouse-like for the summer.

I seem to have a severe aphid problem. I’ve tried neem oil and soap once a week for the past month. I even got rid of the plants they seemed to most enjoy (those pics are attached). But they just aren’t going away.

Could I use a bug zapper for them? Or, is it possible to use bug bombs in a greenhouse? Would either be effective?

Note, there are plants that produce fruit in my greenhouse but all are bare at the moment and I don’t anticipate them producing any fruit for several months.

Set up a greenhouse and living in Zone 6a. Apparently the best outside growing time is April to October. I assume that I’m trying to reproduce those months inside the greenhouse. Which means trying to keep the temps around 50 degrees, right? The greenhouse is an 8’x12’ tent with one garage heater. Thinking about using bubble wrap for insulating the inside to keep the temp up in the Jan-March evenings.

Is the consensus that this is a pretty good set up?

Hey folks,

First time (soon-to-be) greenhouse owner. I want to buy this greenhouse for my wife. Kinda big and never built one before, gonna have some friends help me.

What should I make sure to do or plan for?

Any tips, suggestions, or alternatives?

I was thinking gravel base.

Thank you!

I started digging a hole to make a walipini, taking advise from everyone, I dug 3.5ft deep 1.8 metre long, 1.2metre wide!

I’ve used plastic to line the hole and insulation for the walls. I’ve built a frame for the top and at the moment it’s looking more like a sunken hotbed!

I’m happy to hear your thoughts

I have a shed style greenhouse with a single layer corrugated plastic. The winter temps are holding up and retaining heat since I put in more insulation. The next issue is the intense summer sun in the summer months. I went with dual layer 8mm corrugated plastic in opal instead of clear to block 30% and uv protection. A have a friend who is a roofer with no horticultural experience and says we can do a belt and suspenders approach by installing it under the original roof. We were going to cut the 72x72 pieces and lock them into a place under the original but I’m not a fan. The materials are expensive and not designed for that. Worried there will be a new unvented area between the roofs where critters and moisture can be locked in. Greenhouses are hostile environments with lots of challenges that people don’t understand without experience. Original corrugated roof vents need to be disabled, besides serviceability and losing a few inches of head space, what other issues are there. I have never seen this done before and trying to see what people think. Thanks for your thoughts in advance.

Hello all! I have recently started to teach myself to garden here in New Mexico, specifically vegetable garden. We live on catchment alone and have been able to button up everything and add additional catchment to the point that I am comfortable starting to garden. We live in a rocky, sandy area with intense sun for much of the year (320+ days of sunshine!). It can reach 100 F during the summer months and sometimes dip into the single digits in winter. We will routinely see single-digit humidity during the summer months. Any snow is usually gone within the day due to evaporation. It is DRY here.

I have had success with a fair amount of success with potted vegetables that I move in and outside daily. We have the joy of feral horses and loads of pack rats, mice, and rabbits that tend to love to take a big chomp out of my kale! This is why I am starting to look into greenhouse plans.

Does anyone have any suggestions on resources for planning a greenhouse in this climate? I already plan to use a large sheet of aluminet to provide shade from inside the greenhouse during the most intense months of summer. I am also thinking of burying part of the greenhouse into a hillside to help with temperature regulation.

How should I consider ventilation? Should the greenhouse siding be clear or opaque, given my environment?

I started with a single 20g pot with a few dragon fruit plants. Its multiplied as I grow more varieties.

Im in zone 6b. Winters are usually in the 20s but might get a week of teens with wind chills nearing 0°F.

Ive been wheeling my dragon fruit plants inside the garage to overwinter. It stays in mid 60s in there. I lost several months of outdoor growing because of a random couple nights that dipped below freezing in fall and spring.

Im looking at my best greenhouse options to at least extend the season that I can have them outdoors. I would love a greenhouse that could run year-round with my dragon fruit in it but just not sure if its possible. I wouldnt mind running heat in the coldest months solong as it doesnt cost me a ton. By that I mean $100 or less each month of winter.

I know building my own would be the safest bet to achieve the goal of keeping them over the winter in the greenhouse but it would cost me magnitudes of time and cost over a polycarb kit.

This is the only kit I see that has the height and door width requirements needed for my plants....

8x10 FT Greenhouse for Outdoors,Heavy Duty Polycarbonate Greenhouse,Large Walk-in Greenhouse with Roof Vent,Aluminum Hot House for Outside Green House Garden Backyard https://a.co/d/bXsM57V

Not sure of the twinwall panel thickness in this kit and worry about build quality and longevity but the price is right because I estimate a DIY lean-to of similar size to cost me $1500-2000 to build. If this kit would be close to the same insulation value then id prefer to save the time and money and take the gamble with the kit.

Dragon Fruit are a sub tropical cactus and can handle short times of temps approaching freezing but really grow and fruit best in 75-95° temps. Anything mid 40s would be fine for me in the coldest months.

If keeping over winter is impossible then maybe I should just use a cheap hoophouse in early spring and late fall? Or a middle ground would be the polycarb kit setup permanently and just use it in early spring and fall and continue to overwinter them in the garage?

I just keep bouncing back and forth between building a lean-to and buying this kit that is way less cost that even the lumber to build my own.

Greenhouse will go on South facing back patio concrete slab and be anchored to the concrete.

Any thoughts? Thanks 👍

Hello,

I'm looking at getting these roll up motors for greenhouse venting. I want to control them with a thermostat though. Someone in the comments said they rigged them for temp. I'm not much of an electrician and wonder how they did it or if anyone else has insight into how. There is another product with a thermostat but they don't have the creepers and can't find those on there own.
https://www.amazon.ca/UYG-Greenhouse-Transformer-Controller-Ventilation/dp/B08BMH423V?ref_=ast_sto_dp
These are a couple photos of what they did/used.
https://imgur.com/a/C6NbCMt

Title is the question. Planning a 20x48’ shade cloth order. Probably Aluminet, so an investment. How do I keep it in best shape for the following year?

Hi! As the title stated, this is my new, and very first, greenhouse. Does anyone have any advice? I know nothing about greenhouses, not even if this is a good one or not.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CR5PY3J5/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_apa_gl_i_04PQ5DQEGJZHP06DVSX3?linkCode=ml1&tag=smallandmi0af-20

Brother has a greenhouse tent. 8X12
He's very worried about heating and keeping the humidity moderated.
Can anyone give me some tips to assist him in keeping the temperature around 45-55 during KY winter evenings? We placed one garage heater inside and that's helped a little. Would a second help?
What about insulation?

Anything would be helpful. Thanks

First two pictures are Christmas Presents for people (some March Delivery…) and the last is my Christmas Present!

Started getting down to the teens this week, so I have been emptying the charcoals into a metal bucket and putting it in the middle of the 12x10 greenhouse. Been working so far, but is there any concern with oxygen levels?

It's been a mild winter. My plants and I are enjoying the break in the heat.

Still have a lot of finishing to do but at least it’s enclosed now.

I am getting together resources to build a greenhouse. It will be wood framed and made with various windows I have been collecting. It will be approximately 16'x8', probably 8' tall on the sides, not sure of peak height yet.

What I am trying to decide on is the foundation. Kinda curious what you guys have used? We get a decent bit of wind and I don't want it to become a kite.

Kinda leaning towards concrete block because I can get it pretty cheap. And then doing either pea gravel or 2x4 end grain for the floor.

Any other ideas? Its on a slight hill, Soni have to build a level base for it.

Any better options that you can see? Would like to be closer to the house for water/electric runs, but morning sun would be blocked by the house, and there's a lot of tree cover.

Greenhouses have come a long way, from simple glass structures to high-tech hubs of cultivation. If you could design the ultimate greenhouse, what features would it have to maximize energy efficiency and crop yields while minimizing waste? Let's brainstorm ideas that could redefine greenhouse sustainability.

my greenhouse is 12 m cubed and the ground area is 8 m squared.

is this enough space to grow food for two people?

how would i go about it?

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