How big should I makes my Greenhouse? - Page 2

Worth1 · January 14, 2015

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Originally Posted by clkeiper

That plastic won't work. You won't even get a season out of it, but if that is all the time you need, then the price is right. Greenhouse plastic is UV resistant and is usually up to 4 years of use out of it. That plastic from the store will degrade in a few months. I tried using it my first year of growing.

Carolyn is right when you said concrete guy I knew it had to be vapor barrier.
It works great as long a the sunlight doesn't hit it.
So I guess it will work as long as you put your greenhouse in the basement.

Trust us it will crumble in your hands in no time at all.

Worth

taboule · January 15, 2015

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Originally Posted by Worth1

Trust us it will crumble in your hands in no time at all.

Worth

... and make a big mess of a zillion bitty pieces in the garden, especially if you have lots of it -remember the operative word here is BIG ;>)

madddawg · January 15, 2015

I have used it for 4 years now. Its only out for 3 to 4 months and then put away. I may get 2 good years out of it that way, maybe three if I tape up a few rips here and there.. Then replace with new

You are right tho, It does shred into a million pieces after that. Very messy....

AKmark · January 16, 2015

Build it as big as you can afford, you will fill it up. I have several large greenhouses and am building several more. Also, use the treated poly, I know a guy who has had his same top for 12 years.

AlittleSalt · January 16, 2015

I passed by a hoop building hothouse business today twice. There are three on site. Two with plants in them and the other with the upper half blown off. I've noticed this type of thing happening around where I live for years. It is easy to see that this method works short-term, but for our area, long term greenhouses need to be built with stronger materials. We do have a lot of high winds, very humid and hot June and July, followed by Hot (100+F) and extremely dry (<20% Humidity) August and September. Plastic just doesn't take those extremes.

I have a stack of old-school fiberglass panels that are white or green (Some of both). I've seen those fail as well because they were not built right. It depends on where you are, the daily weather conditions, and the quality in which the green/hot house is constructed.

The way that I personally look at things I build; If I were to build a green/hothouse, I would be able to live in it for the next 50+ years if I chose to. But that is just my way of doing things. Sorry for the deviation.

Agreeing with everyone else, build it bigger. Advice: laying out a building with stakes and strings looks way bigger than a building with walls looks. And the taller you make it directly effects heating and cooling... both costs and effectiveness.

Worth1 · January 16, 2015

Salt you dont paint a pretty picture of our homeland, you make it sound like hell.

Worth

Fusion_power · January 16, 2015

no Worth, that is New York City. Hank Jr says so.

AlittleSalt · January 16, 2015

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Originally Posted by Worth1

Salt you dont paint a pretty picture of our homeland, you make it sound like hell.

Worth

A little Hell is a part of what makes us Texans.

January 15, 2015	#18
madddawg Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Missouri Posts: 407	I have used it for 4 years now. Its only out for 3 to 4 months and then put away. I may get 2 good years out of it that way, maybe three if I tape up a few rips here and there.. Then replace with new You are right tho, It does shred into a million pieces after that. Very messy.... __________________ I grow a garden not just for the food I harvest, but for the creation of life itself. Johnny Cash

January 16, 2015	#19
AKmark Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Wasilla Alaska Posts: 2,010	Build it as big as you can afford, you will fill it up. I have several large greenhouses and am building several more. Also, use the treated poly, I know a guy who has had his same top for 12 years.

January 16, 2015	#20
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	I passed by a hoop building hothouse business today twice. There are three on site. Two with plants in them and the other with the upper half blown off. I've noticed this type of thing happening around where I live for years. It is easy to see that this method works short-term, but for our area, long term greenhouses need to be built with stronger materials. We do have a lot of high winds, very humid and hot June and July, followed by Hot (100+F) and extremely dry (<20% Humidity) August and September. Plastic just doesn't take those extremes. I have a stack of old-school fiberglass panels that are white or green (Some of both). I've seen those fail as well because they were not built right. It depends on where you are, the daily weather conditions, and the quality in which the green/hot house is constructed. The way that I personally look at things I build; If I were to build a green/hothouse, I would be able to live in it for the next 50+ years if I chose to. But that is just my way of doing things. Sorry for the deviation. Agreeing with everyone else, build it bigger. Advice: laying out a building with stakes and strings looks way bigger than a building with walls looks. And the taller you make it directly effects heating and cooling... both costs and effectiveness.

January 16, 2015	#21
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Salt you dont paint a pretty picture of our homeland, you make it sound like hell. Worth

January 16, 2015	#22
Fusion_power Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,250	no Worth, that is New York City. Hank Jr says so.