All You Need to Know Before Buying a Greenhouse
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- Опубліковано 12 лис 2024
- Look no further! At last, all your greenhouse questions are answered in this comprehensive greenhouse-buying guide.
Congratulations, you've made decision to buy a greenhouse. It's is no longer a dream but is now a reality. But where to start? What makes a good greenhouse? What should be avoided and how big should it be for the space that we have? What features should it have? All of a sudden we realise that there is much to consider, and it's all laid out here in this video for you so the dream needn't become a nightmare.
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I invested in a 40ft polycarbonate tunnel last year 😊 husband wanted me to start with a 10x10, i said nope 😂, I'm getting what i want and doing it right in the first place
My husband built me one out of a free trampoline that we scored. I love it.
Super clever!
Was it one of those with a net around it?
@@sirsanti8408@sirsanti8408 No. It didn't have a net. It was just a simple one. We use the feet of it at the ends of our raised beds to tie shade cloth onto. One man's junk... 😊
Planning to build a victorian style greenhouse from reclaimed bricks, donated glass and new wood. Appreciate the suggestion on using cedar, I'll look into it and report back in the spring 👍
Cedar is quite a water resistant wood. It’s used a lot in beekeeping because of its rugged-ness
I have wanted a Greenhouse for years. Super, informative video.
I ordered mine just before Covid hit. My husband and I put it together and I love it. 8 X 8ft. Aluminum with plastic panels. It does heat up excessively in the summer. I have the louvre on the side, automatic vent in the roof and a big fan in the end. I have a water barrel with a solar drip system to water the plants. My thermometer has a display in the house but I still need a reminder in my phone to run out and open and close the door when the sun shines. I don’t heat it in the winter so primarily use it spring and fall. I use the garden planner and love it too. ❤
I bought a small 6' x 6' aluminum frame greenhouse with polycarbonate panels - after watching the video it makes me wish I spend the few extra hundred for the 6' x 8'. I didn't really have the funds to get a bigger one but it is still a big step up from working with a small 4 x 5 plastic covered shelter! I will be setting it up in the spring and I'm really looking forward to my first year with a greenhouse 🙂
Yes I sooo want a greenhouse!! I have watched tons of videos and this is the best I have seen.
I have been building my own greenhouse this year, wasent quite done for this summer, but will be ready for the 2025 season :-) i love it allready, even thou its not 100% just the fact that it had a roof and sidings, made my tomatoes grow alot, and my pepperplant seem to love it. When the outer shell is completly done, i cant wait to build beds, tables, and shelves for maximising the space.
I am not planning to buy a greenhouse but I am still here watching you😊😊
I'm moving house next year, my biggest priority is the amount of space I have for a greenhouse - as I've always wanted one!!!
The timing of this video is perfect! We're planning on remodeling our garden and I had just decided I want a greenhouse for next year. Thanks Ben!
Same, unbelievable timing
I finally built my greenhouse this summer, salvaging old bricks for the bottom two feet, old louvered windows all around, while using new polycarbonate for the roof and concrete for the floor. It's been so much fun learning how to "cool" the major summer heat here in Texas, using raised beds my husband and I made out of old store wooden merchandise displays, using goat fence squares for their trellises. Thanks for all your videos, as you tremendously teach me how to seed, plant, water, and grow almost everything I desire! You've been my stand-by guide for years, turning my brown thumbs greener. :)
Hi Ben, try looking at wood rot cure, simply drill tiny hokes to affected timber, paint on the product, it sets off rock hard. Your timber frame will go on for seasons to come. (Ive used it to great effect on sash windows, and rate it highly)
Thanks for this recommendation, really appreciate it. :-)
Oh Thank you Ben!! This is a great video! My husband is going to build me a greenhouse, and you have just given really great advice and lots to think about!
I started with a glasshouse 30 yrs ago, switched to pollytunnel but had to replace the plastic too often(roughtly every 3 years very windy) and now have a geodome(expensive but have had no trouble with it for the last 4 years), will install another vent this winter as the heat in summer can be a problem. Love yr Sat night vidios. Thank you.
This needed a sponsor surely and a give away competition for viewers! 😁🤞
love your greenhouse Ben , 2 years ago i invested in a rhino greenhouse in sage green with finials an indulgence but i love it as it not only looks beautiful but is solid and practical and yes automatic vents is a must , now this may sound daft but i had lots of seedlings in trays in march which i had started in the house so into the greenhouse they went i covered them in thick fleece at night and inbetween them i put rubber hot water bottles i never lost a plant lol kisses to rosie xx
I love Ben's greenhouse too. It's such a calming cozy creative place, giving off the best of vibes.
Love the nature backdrop visuals through the glass too.
Hope he never changes it in a major dramatic way during any repairs.
Perfect video to start browsing greenhouses, thank you!!!
Great points to consider before making what is likely to be a significant investment. Thanks for all the info!
Ah I’ve made the right decision! Thankfully I thought of most of these things prior to ordering mine 2 weeks ago!
Just a tip for anyone looking to get one. Order now while they’re on offer!
And I can’t contain my excitement for this bit of news, my broad beans and garlic have shot up out of the ground! I’ve got that exciting spring feeling already 😅
Planing to build a greenhouse with old windows. Thanks for all the information, it will be very handy in the near further. Thanks Ben, again for a very helpful video, keep them coming.
Thank you so much for these tips! I was interested in a lean to style, on end of garage, real sunny, out of the wind. I am glad you mentioned it. Love your videos and we all have learned so much! God bless you. 💖
Great point that I hadn’t thought of, thanks Ben!
I have made a vow that our next house will have a greenhouse! We don't have space for one in our current garden, but it's a huge consideration for when we next move.
Thank you! I was considering getting a greenhouse myself earlier this year but I've no idea how to go about it! This definitely helps! :D
Yep.
Thinking about a small greenhouse.
I have an old garage that is falling down.
Might repurpose the wood.
Has nice redwood siding.
Have to come up with a plan and location for this winters project.
Thanks for the video, it gave me things to think about in zone 6b.
Was looking for a greenhouse a few years ago but the Mrs had her way and we ended up with a sauna instead. Which is nice but it is hardly being used. Still I haven't given up and perhaps have more success in the (near) future. Thanks for the information on it all and I will try to get a hold of your book!
We’ve just finished laying a flagstone base and the new greenhouse is in the garage ready for us to build on a good day! We opted for a 6x8 rhino greenhouse
I have a greenhouse and a poly tunnel so lm happy 🎉🎉
Thanks for another great video, Ben!
I have a greenhouse adjacent question for all you kind and knowledgeable Grow Veg fans: namely, when you *don't* have a greenhouse or coldframe, what do you do with perennial seedlings in November that are still too small to plant out? Are they just toast? 😢 I made the overzealous newbie mistake of planting an autumn plug tray of lupine, delphinium, foxglove, and cornflower about 6 weeks ago, and it's just started getting cold and a bit frosty in the a.m. here in Zone 8a Germany. I'm potting them on into individual pots and praying I can save them somehow. The Internet hasn't been helpful, maybe I'm the only one foolish enough to have done this.
Or perhaps Ben's latest video is my answer. 😂
Well this was great timing!
It’s early winter here. Have a Yardestry. Impressive. We could have 40’s outside and it’s 80’s inside. 50’s and it’s high 90’s inside. Heater system at night to keep 50’s. Definitely think about multiple ceiling vents (I have one) and a fan to suck out heat.
If you want to use for winter greens that has to be understood too.
Thanks Ben. A very timely video for me as I'm about to buy a 3m x 8m polytunnel. I wanted a gravel/patio slab base but I've decided to use pallets instead as these will be more convenient to transport, and cheaper.
I've got wind and solar power so I'm looking to set up heating, I've also found hackable motorised window openers and I intend to combine with a Raspberry Pi Zero to control the temperature up and down as well as a fan for air movement combined with weather predictions for times when it would actually be best to retain some of the heat. Would not be able to justify heating without renewables. We haven't actually had the greenhouse installed yet, we're currently using what is effectively a clear tent as we wanted to give it more time to figure out what we want exactly, we've gone for a very big greenhouse, we're starting all of our seeds and we have a 2 acre field to grow in, so we need a lot of space and for both of us to use it at the same time
My dream since childhood... Thank you, helpful advice 💕
Hi, this is just in time for me buying my greenhouse next year. Great tips. Thanks
This is perfectly on time! I have been trying to decide on a greenhouse for months and these are useful tips. I am running out of time. Lol
I currently have an 8x6' greenhouse at home & a 20x10' polytunnel on a small allotment.
I'm at the planning stage for a self build bungalow & the plot is large enough to include a 20x10' greenhouse.
I'm going for aluminium, probably powder coated, set on a dwarf wall & toughened glass.
I'll put heating in, as the house will be getting vertical ground source heating & & that will have spare capacity.
perfect video as always. i'm going to build my own greenhouse in a year or so. all the tips are going into the design!
We have just finished installing our new greenhouse in the garden. I can hardly wait for next years season to start 🤩🥳
So happy that you made this video.
I have a 6ft by 6 ft polycarbonate one that I just build after having last year a cheap lidl one. Still with a lot of doubts of how to use that on my tiny garden and with the hard winters of my 7a area.
Right now I just have a handmae bench and some of the gear for the garden.
By the way, those someone know if you can use the email from the support for garden planning and organisation doubts? I had last year and interesting testing year and I can see the potential the garden has, but with the new greenhouse, I am unsure I am making the best out of it.
Thanks like always Ben, I have gone from a newbie to growing a lot of food in less than a year thanks to your guiding, book and app.
We are in the process of designing ours - this was super helpful!
Neighbor's trees grew up and my greenhouse has become a storage shed. 😢
I would ask them to prune it. In law, you are entitled to the "rights and privileges" of ownership. If your neighbour is denying your ability to enjoy those priviliges, they might find a court orders them to cut it down
It is quite a pain. Can you move your greenhouse elswhere?
My neighbor's tree fell on the corner of my greenhouse, they are cutting a few down and they payed for repairs, good neighbors 😊
Excellent tips and information about greenhouses. It was absorbingly interesting.
Thank you.
Well, I have a greenhouse kit...just can't get the family to come help me set it up. But, maybe this spring. 🙏
Thank you for a great, informative video! :)
Very good info! I believe you hit all the marks.
I’m hoping to get a remodel on my lean-to GH. It needs new polycarbonate panels and will add a heat sink to the floor with tile over that. I do use a small heater for seedlings in spring as they would freeze at night. Wish I had a brick wall on garden shed-suppose I could create one as it is possible. I was thinking of all kinds of ways to collect heat off the back wall.
I thought of a cold frame out the front that could catch heat and be piped into the floor, but then I think of heavy snow that would land on it from the roof. Everything I try to do here is a struggle. It’s just like trying to design a welcoming front yard when the front of the house faces the back and all the utilities to deal with🙄
I would like to hear more on ways to efficiently heat greenhouses. Thx Ben!
I've wanted a greenhouse for sometime now, but sadly can't afford one. I'll be looking into making one from whatever I can get. This video is by far the best I've seen. If you can do a video on DIY greenhouses that would be great! Thanks 👍
Need one and so appreciate your guidance!
We just completed our first year with a homemade poly tunnel, 10’x20’. It has lots of ventilation options and we use multiple large fans. However, even with 40% shade cloth in the summer it gets too hot inside. I learned to grow Parthenocarpic varieties of tomatoes and cucumbers for better pollination.
I'm buying a greenhouse in the spring, but I'm going for polycarbonate as I live in a windy area in Cornwall. I'm testing out the area first with a smaller plastic greenhouse to see if it survives the winter in that spot. A neighbour lost a new polytunnel last year in the wind, but he may have needed to put it right against the Cornish stone hedge for protection against the wind. I'm going for polycarbonate as I have a dog running round and there are horses in the field next door. I wouldn't want any glass to shatter and blow onto the ground around the field gate. Thank you for the video. It was very useful.
I've seen some brilliant greenhouses made out of old windows. My late uncle built 1 for a neighbour, not long before he died
Great info Ben thank you so much. God bless you and yours.
Would love a proper greenhouse but my luck with them is rubbish , I lost a 6x4 polycarbonate to the wind it was fastened to the concrete base but folded like a pack of cards lol , I only use plastic wilko greenhouses or polytunnels now which means I put them up at easter and take them down end of September, I even lost a polytunnel over my garden fence in June, crazy but I think I'm mentally scarred Ben lol 👍
was waiting for that video, as want to get myself a greenhouse over the winter for beingt ready for the next season. thanks! :=)
I always love your thoughtful videos
I have always wanted a green house but they are expensive. There seems to always be a more important project that needs attention ie the house roof, or the car…
Love your videos ❤
Just grabbed an end of season bargain here in France €240 for a small polycarbonate aluminium framed one. I don't mind if I only get a few years out of it because we've only just moved here and we have a house to furnish. Priorities eh?
Hi Ben I am going to buy a greenhouse
Early next year .6/10 feet glass
.in your video you mention getting concrete or slabs which one is better.i watch all your gardening videos always good information.
Thank you, The Farmer from Shaun the Sheep. I think I saw Blitzer in the background in one of the shots. This was a well thought out and concise yet comprehensive video, I appreciate it and all your channel very much. Thanks. fwiw I personally plan to go with polycarbonate, high walls (dogs), Mr. Al Lough MANY Um done by yours truly. And I like the idea of those wax piston auto openers. Best Regards from USA.
Like others here, I built my own out of windows and timber I found around the neighbourhood. Surprised he didn't mention that option!
Great ideas
Hi! Thank you. But what about the greenhouse made from polycarbonate pannels?
Just had an 8x12 aluminium greenhouse put up on a concrete base the old shed was on. Now I need to decide on staging etc. Exciting times ahead.
Make your own staging. Very easy to do
As I have no clue whatsoever and greenhouses are quite expensive here (Switzerland), I ordered a poly-tunnel. Quite cheap - yeah the plastic coat around it will not be of great quality but I found several places to order separate plastic coats on their own. :-) It will have 7m2. The place it will be is semi-shaded (some hours it has full sun, in the evening shade. I hope this is fine and will work out. :-D
I have been window shopping a bigger greenhouse for 2 years. I’m getting one this year!
A large vessel of water or two can also help greenhouses maintain a more constant warm temperature.
I'd love one but getting the base prepared is partly what puts me off as you need to find someone to do it, never easy where I am, plus it adds to the already high cost. I'm on the coast too so worried about the wind. I'd really like a polycrub but they make greenhouses look cheap 😂 Thanks fot the vid, really good summary.
The greenhouse is quite theoretical still, but it'll be either 8' or 12'x32' attaching to the chicken coop. Posts will be 4"x6", the roof hasn't been decided on, but probably 2"x6" cathedral. The chickens will have access. The floor will be wood chips. It could be tied in to the boiler to stretch the fall season for tomatoes e.g. and getting plants ready for the garden that need an early start in zone 4a on the cusp of 3b.
Another way of heating a greenhouse is to have a large black plastic trash can around 40 to 50 gallons. Fill it up with water. When the temperature goes down, the heat from the water will heat the greenhouse. You may need more than one. Depends on the size of the greenhouse.
I'd love to have a greenhouse, but I fear it would get in the way of my actual garden ... the best place for a greenhouse is where the raised beds are now. I'm jealous of your greenhouse (and whole set up), Ben! Did you build it yourself? It looks like it's in the perfect spot.
I just got my 10 x 12 greenhouse. What temperature should I aim for inside it? It heats up very quickly!
Mines in need of repair few broken pieces of glass best way to cut glass any one? Or what to use as a replacement?
I just finished building mine, it is 12' x 8'6". Can I upload a couple of pics on the garden planner website?
I have 2 greenhouses at the bottom of my garden, sadly this year I did not get a chance to put in over-wintering crops, with the ground inside being empty should I keep it watered so the soil does not completely dry out ? Thank you in advance - Darren from Medway in Kent.
Very interesting and comprehensive. If only they weren't so expensive! Mine is the 50 euros from Lidl variety 😂
You can always take out a pane or two of glass in a greenhouse if it doesn't have side vents for better ventilation.
Didn't know Harry Hill had a Greenhouse.
Couldnt afford a proper greenhouse so bought a 6 by 9ft pollytunnel ready to put up in spring
How would a polytunnel compare?
I can't find the link for your book. But I live in NZ, would I still be eligible?
I'm hoping to buy property next year and my plan for my greenhouse, is to make it from leadlight windows. Although these can be expensive, I hope to slowly buy them and make the glasshouse either myself, or get a local handyman. (As a single woman, I have previously done wallpapering, paint, tile and flooring in my previous house. A glasshouse would be my first)
Love your videos and thank you for this one, great info I needed ❤️ 😊
The abridged book is available as a download in any country - just use the link in the video description, or contact our customer service staff using the Live Chat on GrowVeg.com and we'll help you find it. Good luck with your new property and greenhouse!
I have a 6 ft. x 8 ft. greenhouse I finished building this year. I haven't used it yet. I do have a potting bench and some shelving in it. It has two roof vents, but still gets too hot.
I managed to get a greenhouse from my neighbour really cheap as she was chucking it away. I have to put chicken wire over the windows and fix a door panel with chicken wire, which I can easily remove, over the entrance to stop the birds getting in and pecking my tomatoes etc. inside during the summer. I have a small “raised bed” in the greenhouse and I’m now trying to get rid of the mice/rats that keep digging underneath the greenhouse and robbing me of my winter growing veg. But I wouldn’t do without a greenhouse now.
Question, I do not have the money to buy soil and my yard is nothing but sand. What can I grow in sand?
Check out the Mittleider Method. Soil based hydroponics so soil doesn't really matter. This year I grew in unimproved clay soil that just had the Bermuda ripped (mostly) out of it. I started seedlings in 100F+ heat and harvested over 10lbs of cucumbers in one week from less than 10 plants.
I would look to gradually improve the soil with lots of organic matter - leaves, manure, compost. Lots of this you can often source for free if you are willing to collect. Many root crops like carrots will grow in sandier soils though.
Just had my Rhino 8x10 delivered. Dreading putting it up tho. Also not the best timing as having hand operated on in a weeks time.
i really want to see you Re-Build your Greenhouse 👍😂❤
Maybe add another top floor so you can separate and Reach by Ladder like in Library/ Everyday Store with High Shelfs 😂
I've got an 8x8 but it's too low. Keep banging my head on the door frame and glass. Any ideas on how to raise it ( higher not to the ground).
I seen the goedisc green houses on UA-cam, what u think about them.
You avoid mentioning the cleaning of the Roof Glass? Any tips?
Try a motorhome dealer. Seriously. They have brushes on a pole that connect to a hosepipe.
Your book download is not working.. HELP!
I have moved into a new property with a two story children's playhouse which I plan on converting to a greenhouse.
Ben can you do a talk on polytunnels like you green house videos
Bless you Ben, thank you 💚 I already got my first-ever greenhouse 8x6 (I'm very keen but very amateur gardener) and I'm still learning around on how to maximise and use it properly LOL and so far it has been fun but very slow learning curve. I love your channel soooo much. 🥰 💚💚💚x
I wish! I could only dream of being able to afford any kind of greenhouse. Then, even if I could afford one, I wouldn’t be able to afford to install a base/flooring.
I tried a plastic one and that was a disaster!
How do you get your garden planer
Just go to GrowVeg.com and you'll find a link to the Garden Planner on the home page. You can have a completely free trial of all the features for 7 days for free without a credit card.
I just tried the link and it wouldn't allow me to download says the site has lost survive but my internet is fine.
I was dreaming of green house but never will be afford . Instead I build some small cold frames 😊
Please recommend a manufacturer that can stand up to hail ;/. Thank you
Ha! I'm on the front range, too. Hail was also one of my first thoughts.
I would love a green house, but I live in Hail Alley, and in the last fourteen years, we've had to replace our roof four different times due to catastrophic hail damage (baseball sized hail), as well as replace all of the siding and windows on the house. It's a feature of the geography of the area, and greenhouses out here tend to be half-dome, plastic-topped tunnels, where the plastic offers protection from the constant wind, but hail? Nah, they simply get shredded. Moreover, most places in the U.S. with homeowners' associations don't allow greenhouses, even tucked away in a back yard. My own HOA won't allow them at all, and we live in a rural area. Kinda depressing.
Why can't I buy a greenhouse with a timber roof facing North but a glass roof facing South? Surely that makes sense in northern latitudes.
I like a lot of poeple got my greenhouse via my allotment it was there when I moved in. I don't think I use it to its best ability