Glass building to shelter and heat plants
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Is drainage important in Greenhouse beds?
I just finished building my first greenhouse!
I built in beds on the shelves along the wall that can have up to 10 inches of soil. (I'm planning on putting 8 inches in.)
I lined the bottom of the beds ...
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Glass vs plastic greenhouse covering: pros and cons
When building or buying a greenhouse, it seems to me that the material to use is one of the first concerns. The two options I'm trying to compare right now are glass and plastic films. The ...
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How well would mediterranean plants/trees grow in a greenhouse in northern Europe?
This is the situation: I live quite far up north (Trondheim, Norway), and wish to achieve greater diversity in yield from the garden. Although the climate is not as tough as the position would suggest ...
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What chemicals react with greenhouse plastic and cause it to turn white?
I have a small PVC hoop house that I built last winter and plan on using again this winter. I found out first hand, then read about it later on, that the plastic used for greenhouses will react with ...
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Growing Lilies In Greenhouse References
I'm looking for any kind of references (book , video , PDF , ...) for growing lilies in greenhouse. I heard Lilies are like a child and they need standard growing plan such as irrigation plan , ....
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Is it important to keep greenhouse glass thoroughly clean?
My greenhouse is near some fruit trees and every spring when I come to start off the growing season I find a certain amount of grime has settled across the glass over the preceding year.
Most years I ...
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Would an old refrigerated food display case make a good greenhouse?
I came into the possession of one of these:
I want to know if it would make a decent greenhouse and, if so, how I could retrofit it to grow some kind of small plants or seedlings. I think the ...
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How to automatically vent a cold frame during the Winter?
I am working on building a cold frame and have purchased a Univent automatic opener to vent the cold frame by lifting the lid/light. However the Univent opener is not supposed to subjected to ...
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Building a DIY greenhouse - where to start?
I'd like to build an inexpensive, removable greenhouse over the back deck. The deck is approximately 20' x 8'. I'd like to build it for easy disassembly and storage in the summer.
I've never seen ...
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How large a cultivation area to feed one person?
Consider a project like the Earthship. Supposing one would like to grow food (organic polyculture) indoors in such a habitat (i.e. in a green house). How many m² would be required to feed one person ...
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What is the point of a greenhouse?
How does putting my plants in a greenhouse help them grow? Is it purely to shield them from cold weather, or are there other benefits?
