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Building a Portable Greenhouse

Even for the avid horticulturalist, having a glass greenhouse can be difficult to maintain. Not to mention, whenever you need to transport plants to a show or festival, the shelter can’t go with you. One option to still have a high-quality greenhouse that is easily transported is to set up a portable greenhouse. Much like any portable shelter, portable greenhouses are made of a galvanized steel frame that supports a polyethylene canopy. The polyethylene tarp, in this case, is partially transparent, allowing some light to pass through the surface. If you’re a budding horticulturalist, one of these structures can be beneficial, as well, and can evolve your gardening from only a seasonal endeavor to one that lasts all year round.

What about adjusting temperature? One of the benefits of owning a greenhouse is that plants can be grown all year long. With glass greenhouses, the inside can be heated naturally and, to alleviate some of the heat, vents are added. This same design is added to many portable greenhouses. Two possible portable greenhouse designs include polycarbonate and polyethylene panels. When completely closed, these structures retain heat inside but, in warmer months, to cool off the plants, vents are added to the roofs. With the temperature outside, the vents can be adjusted to the plants’ needs.

As with all types of portable shelters, portable greenhouses come in a number of shapes and sizes. Rounded and peaked roofs are two designs used across all portable shelters, and these, too, are applied to greenhouses in large and small sizes. For your personal garden, smaller portable greenhouses can be put together. But, if you need an industrial-size greenhouse for growing vegetable or plants in the winter month, rounded roof industrial-size portable greenhouses can be installed to cover a large area of up to 20 feet by 26 feet.

Honestly speaking, portable greenhouses are really good to your plant growing when you need a removable shelter.

October 8, 2015Permalink

How to Choose a Good Location for Your Greenhouse

Indoor growing can allow you to have fresh vegetables and flowers all year. It can protect your plants from cold winter temperatures, snow, sleet, blistering summer temperatures, and pests such as insects and animals that might damage the plants. If you are thinking about building a greenhouse on your property, choosing the right location is essential.

When selecting a site for your  greenhouse, you should think about how to maximize the amount of exposure to sunlight. The best location is to the south or southeast of a building or shade trees. It is best to choose a location that will provide sunlight all day. However, if this is not possible, morning sunlight is best because it will allow the plants to begin to produce food early in the day, which will make them grow faster.

Setting up your greenhouse to the east of a building or shade tree will allow it to collect a lot of sunlight from November to February. The next best location is to the southwest or west of a building and trees, which will allow plants to receive sunlight in the afternoon. Building your greenhouse in a northern location is only advisable if your plants do not need much sunlight.

Deciduous trees near your greenhouse can provide shade from intense late afternoon summer sunlight, but they should not provide shade in the morning. Deciduous trees lose their leaves in the fall, which will allow the greenhouse to be exposed to sunlight in the winter. You should not choose a location for your greenhouse that is near evergreen trees, since they will block the sun in the winter. Since the sun is lower in the southern sky during the winter months, it will create long shadows from buildings and evergreen trees.

Another important factor to consider when choosing a site for your greenhouse is drainage. Try to choose a location that is higher than the surrounding area so that rainwater and irrigation water can travel away from the greenhouse.

You will also need access to heat and electricity to control the temperature in the greenhouse and water for the plants. The site you choose should be shielded from strong winter winds. You should also have a work space and storage area nearby.

Growing plants in a greenhouse can allow you to enjoy fresh vegetables and flowers throughout the year. Choosing the right location for your greenhouse can help you achieve the best results possible.

September 28, 2015Permalink

How to Grow Vegetables in a Greenhouse

Growing vegetables in a greenhouse will allow you to enjoy fresh produce all year. A greenhouse will enable you to control the amount of light, heat, water, and humidity your plants receive, which can make them thrive even in hot or cold weather that might damage them if they were outdoors.

Choose the type of greenhouse that is appropriate for your needs. Double-glazed windows will defuse and absorb sunlight, while plastic covers made of fiberglass, polyethylene or the like will allow more sunlight to be absorbed. The tunnel greenhouse is suitable for some one has a garden or backyard. And the mini greenhouse is perfect for indoor growing. Figure out how many plants you want to grow so you can choose the right size for your greenhouse.

A greenhouse should be located in an area that receives ample sunlight throughout the day. If it is not possible to put your greenhouse in an area that receives sun all day, choose a location that gets a lot of sun in the morning.

Decide how you will water your plants. You can use a hose attached to a faucet in the greenhouse or use watering cans. If you need to raise the humidity level in your greenhouse, you can paint milk jugs black to absorb sunlight and fill them with water.

The type of vegetables you choose to grow will depend on the temperatures in your greenhouse. “Cool season” vegetables grow well in a greenhouse that is 50 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and 45 to 55 degrees at night. Plants in this group, such as broccoli and lettuce, do not require hot, direct sunlight. “Warm season” vegetables do well if the daytime temperature is 60 to 85 degrees and the nighttime temperature is 55 to 65 degrees. Cool and warm season vegetables will not do well in the same greenhouse because of their different temperature requirements.

Plant seeds or vegetable plants in pots filled two-thirds of the way with soil. Place taller plants on shelves at the back of the greenhouse. A large portable greenhouse can leave enough space between the pots to give the plants room to grow. Water the plants as needed depending on the temperature and humidity level in the greenhouse.

Use two thermometers to measure the temperatures inside and outside the greenhouse. If it gets too hot inside, open a door or window to allow some air inside. If your greenhouse is losing heat, insulate the windows and doors.

Be on the lookout for signs of fungus or insects that can damage your plants. If your plants become damaged by fungus, you may need to separate or destroy them. Ask your local garden store what insect repellents, fungal cleaners, and fertilizers are recommended for the vegetables you are growing.

September 18, 2015Permalink

Why Should We Need A Greenhouse?

To build a greenhouse in your backyard offers many practical and economic benefits, as well as an opportunity to develop a healthy hobby either by yourself or with your family. Modern materials and changes in construction make greenhouses strong, durable, and easy to install. These factors have also caused prices to fall, making greenhouses an affordable option for many.

Growing food in a greenhouse can enhance your family’s food security. You can control the chemicals to which your food is exposed, and it will be available fresher and cheaper than the fruits and vegetables you could purchase at a supermarket.

Storms are becoming more frequent and stronger due to climate change. These storms can damage plants and wash away nutrient-rich topsoil. Growing plants in a greenhouse will help you to avoid the risks of extreme weather, including frost, cool spring temperatures, wind, hail, and snow.

Using a greenhouse can lengthen the growing season. It allows you to start growing seedlings earlier in the season and continue growing crops later than you could if you planted them outside. This can increase the quantity and size of your produce. A greenhouse will allow you to provide your family with fresh fruits and vegetables year-round.

A greenhouse can also protect plants from pests. Insects that live in the topsoil can eat crops, and birds can disturb seedlings when they dig into the soil looking for worms and insects. A greenhouse can keep these pests away from your crops.

In a greenhouse, crops can be grown either in containers or directly in the ground. Growing in the ground allows plants that are susceptible to airborne diseases, such as tomatoes, to grow larger and stronger.

Seeds germinate well in a greenhouse, which will prevent you from having to buy starters at a local nursery. Plants grown in a greenhouse generally have a high success rate.

Portable garage has an extensive selection of durable greenhouses that can help you grow an assortment of healthy fruits and vegetables all year.

 

September 16, 2015Permalink

Tips about Cultivating Flowers

Most of us appreciate beautiful flowers. We are into the orchid in spring and the chrysanthemum in autumn as we fall in love with summer’s jasmine and winter’s plum blooming. For a dream of being a real flower admirer, we gave it a shot to grow flowers on our own. Unfortunately, most people ended it up with failures because of lacking related knowledge. Actually, some flowers are so fragile as to need special care with the help of greenhouse.

If you have a small garden, a mid walk-in greenhouse is your best choice for some potted plants such as potted camellia, western cuckoo and bamboo palm. These plants are in need of keeping in cold chamber for over-wintering. As long as a little protection, they can be safe in the dormancy state under the condition of the cold winter. After the flowers are put into the greenhouse, we’d better pay attention to aeration-cooling in sunny days. Especially, no excessive desire for high temperature that is able to break dormancy into the growth, and the cold resistance will be greatly weakened.

However, if your garden is big enough, and you don’t like the traditional greenhouse, then you can choose a polytunnel greenhouse to cultivate comparatively large plants just like cactus, bromeliad and Brazil ironwood. They need high temperature in greenhouse to go through chilly winter. Therefore, only relying on greenhouse is still far from satisfaction and other measures should be taken for their safety. Firstly, cover insulation work material on the greenhouse to prevent heat loss at night. Secondly, if your greenhouse is double-deck, it’ll be better. Thirdly, heat it with electric heating facilities or boiler.

In addition, considering high air humidity inside the greenhouse, we must pay special attention to prevention and control work of black rot, powdery mildew and other fungal diseases. In order to meet the demands of different flowers and easy to manage, the best plastic shed is of the same species. If there is no condition, flowers should be classified according to the different requirements of the temperature. And stop fertilization and control water for over-wintering plants, which is good to be away from the death of seeding root rot when maintaining a semi-dry state. Hope this article will be helpful and looking forward to hear from you.

August 25, 2015Permalink

How to Make an Outdoor Greenhouse

A greenhouse is a structure in which you can grow plants outside using solar energy to heat it so that the air inside of the greenhouse will be warmer than the actual environment. While the idea of a greenhouse has been around since Roman times, when cucumbers were grown under sheets of mica out of season for Emperor Tiberius, the greenhouse as we know it today did not exist until the beginning of this century. It wasduring that time when plastic technology advanced to the point that a greenhouse could be made both cheaply and efficiently. Today you can construct an outdoor greenhouse for just a few hundred dollars.

10' x 20' Large Portable Greenhouse
10′ x 20′ Large Portable Greenhouse

First of all, kits you need are:Flour, eight 18-inch rebar sections, sledge hammer, scrap lumber, carpenter’s pencil, tape measure, storm door, ventilation fan,hammer,1od nails, four 20-foot sections of schedule 40 PVC pipe, heavy gauge wire, heavy duty staples, staple gun, greenhouse plastic.
Structions as below
1) Use your tape measure to lay out your greenhouse on the ground using flour. Then hammer your rebar supports into the ground, four on each side of the greenhouse across from each other. Your supports should be no more than 3 feet apart. For larger greenhouses (15′ x 7′ Walk-in Portable Greenhouse – Arch), add more rebar and PVC sections.
2) At the base of the rebar, lay out the scrap lumber into a frame and hammer the boards together at the corners. Use abutting joints, and wire the rest of the boards to the rebar supports with the heavy gauge wire.
3) Frame in the entrance end of the greenhouse using scrap lumber. Create a door frame and a window to hold the vent fan. Use boards to brace these supports. Hang the storm door in the door frame, and the vent fan in the window.
4) Bend the 20-foot sections of PVC into a horseshoe shape, and place the ends over the rebar supports to make your hoop frame. Create a ridgepole by stringing wire over the ridge of the greenhouse from one end to the other.
5) Cover the greenhouse with greenhouse plastic and tack it to the wood foundation at the bottom of the greenhouse. Cover the frame at the ends with the plastic. Wrap one end firmly and staple in place. On the entrance end, cut a hole in the plastic for your window and door. Tack the plastic to the wood around the window and door with your staple gun.

April 7, 2013Permalink