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Indiana

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?a=184632

Looks a little small but the price seems fairly reasonable and would be good for somone who doesn want ot build one

2/9/2005 6:43:14 PM

Ottawa, Ohio

I would be afraid of burning up my plants. Too small gets hot too fast. Not like it ever happened to me before....

It didn't all out kill them but it was the start of the end. They lost all vigorousness and slowly died. They looked okay but they were stunted so bad that they had no chance for anything big.

2/9/2005 8:40:03 PM

Walkerton Ont

i have a cheep greenhouse too 6 2x4x8 and six mill plastic and some nails

2/9/2005 11:00:53 PM

Montoursville, PA

I had a friend who used this or one just like this three years ago. Not enough cupic feet of air to offer much time for one to manage it. Other than cooking her first four or five leaves it worked fine.

If you were home to watch temperatures closely it would be fine. I am....so I just bought one for hardening off lots of stuff. I'm staying with a larger structure for the tempertature swing forgiveness.

2/10/2005 7:44:00 PM

Paradise Mountain, New York

I did a search on the web and these are pretty awesome. Cheap and they have screens four screen vents on them. I ordered five of them. They are easy to set up... but most off all, they fold up nice for storing them.

2/11/2005 1:36:12 PM

Check out http://www.flowerhouses.com They have many to chose from in several different sizes.

2/11/2005 7:24:27 PM

Walkerton Ont

no sorry doc my greenhouses are 8 x 8 made from 6 2x4x8 and 6 mill plastic

2/12/2005 1:45:00 PM

Joliet, IL

smaller greenhouses that get hot faster can be propped
up on bricks or cinder blocks to help them stay a little
cooler. but then you have to adjust stake ropes and drop
the greenhouses at night to keep warmth in.

i found that a misting system is easier and a must for any
outside temps over 75 degrees with smaller greenhouses.
mine are 6'x10'x7'6"tall and get misted 4 times a day for
15-30 minutes, depending on how hot it is supposed to get
that day. my high low thermometers never exceed 95 degrees
on the high end even when temps hit the 80s outside.
no leaves got burnt last year and the plants were almost
double the size as plants 10' away that had no greenhouse.
and the piece of mind to have them secure over your
plants knowing that that both the greenhouses and the plants
can survive 60 mph wind thunderstorms and hail is nice.

a simple misting system costs very little. the timer is the
only expensive part. dripworks has the products and
scott armstrong's how to mist explains the set up.
you can get sturdy green 5' garden stakes at home depot
and then you just zip tie the spaghettit tubing to the stake
above the plants. get them as close to the ceiling of
greenhouse as possible because you want to cool the hot
air at the top as well as cooling the leaves of the plants.

2/13/2005 4:38:19 PM