Best Green Houses

Back Yard

Prior to embarking on your greenhouse project, you must do proper planning as this would save

a lot of hassle as well as money. The design of your green would depend on your home’s

architecture, space, the plants that you plan to cultivate and the available budget. The

greenhouse must be able to provide a suitable environment for the plants it is intended for.

Location

Since plants manufacture their food by using energy from sunlight, it is necessary that the

greenhouse is located such that it receives ample amount of sunlight. Too much sunlight,

however can be baneful for plants. In order to protect it from high intensity light, tree shade can

prove to be quite beneficial. Deciduous trees such as oak and maple can provide adequate

shade over a greenhouse thereby protecting its occupants from strong late afternoon sun in

summers. Nevertheless, the location must be planned such that the shade does not block

sunlight in the morning. Deciduous trees, unlike coniferous or other evergreen trees,

automatically permit sunlight during winters, since they defoliate in that season. Evergreen trees

are thus not preferable to shelter greenhouses.

The site you plan to erect your greenhouse on must have good drainage. This can be achieved

by constructing it on high ground. Improper drainage will cause water logging, which cause

plants to decay.

Construction

To construct a greenhouse for your home, you would need a sheet of Universal Canopy, around

10 x 20 feet in size. You would also need 6 mil clear plastic roll, about 20 x 100 feet in size, 4 to

8 T-Posts, 15 to 20 Squeeze Clips, 18 Ratcheting Tie-downs, 1 roll duck tape, 3 rolls Heavy

Duty 3M Clear Tape. You could also include heaters, fans, and gro-lights as an option.

Once you have the aforementioned paraphernalia, you could proceed by following the guideline

given below:

1. First of all, set up your frame, and as you insert each piece wrap the connection point with 2

or 3 rounds of Duck Tape.

2. Next, attach the Tie downs by staggering all of them evenly over the top of the frame. Make

the straps tight, but don't bare down and over tighten.

3. Use at least 4 T-post to anchor the 4 corners of the greenhouse. Place the T-post on the

inside an drive at least 12" in the ground. then wrap at least the top 24" with Duck Tape to

secure and eliminate any sharp edges.

4. Now splice two sheets of plastic in order to achieve full coverage. (unless you found bigger

plastic) Cut 2 pieces of plastic at 30 feet. this will give you two, 20' x 30' pieces. You will splice

the 30' sections, giving you one big sheet of 38' x 30'.

5. Allow the plastic to touch the ground on the end caps, but if your overlap was to much and it

won't reach the ground on both ends. However you can make your own end caps or doors with

the extra plastic.

6. Use the clips to attach the plastic to the pipe legs. Clip everywhere you think it needs it. Any

tears caused by the clips can be fixed with heavy duty clear tape.

Once you have successfully followed all the aforementioned steps you have constructed your

very own greenhouse. Congratulations!