Disastrous End to the Quictent Greenhouse

Earlier this year I purchased an inexpensive Quictent greenhouse with hopes that it would last about 2 years. A wind storm ended that hope. I don't blame the product - I knew what it was when I put it up. But because it's somewhat sheltered in my backyard I didn't reinforce it as I should have. In this video I share the outcome.
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I grew up on a farm on the edge of the Nebraska sandhills. A cattle ranch that bears our family name, founded in the late 1800s by my ancestors, is still owned and worked by my cousin. Life events have put me in the suburbs of a major metropolitan area in middle America, where my wife and I have raised our two kids. It's in this environment that I work to make as sustainable a life as I can, converting much of our backyard to grow food, including a garden, fruit trees and bee hives.
I attempt to use natural methods, as much as is possible, in my gardening and beekeeping. I garden organically and continue to learn to work with the soil and the plants, without the use of chemical supplements, herbicides or pesticides, to improve our harvest. Our honey bees are sourced from local colonies through swarms, trap-outs and cut-outs, and are kept, using treatment-free, natural methods, in Layens horizontal hives.
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[@Thomas-wn7cl]

My unsolicited 2 cents is to use chain link top bar and a homemade bending jig to build yourself a heavy duty one. This is how I built the top covers on my raised beds out of 1/2" EMT conduit.

[@xxxxxbriansanchezyyy]

The 10x20 i got from them is sturdier than this setup you actually need an impact driver for nuts n bolts not those cheap press in tabs. The frame is solid i have 12 in u shape rebar holding down the frame it did not budge in colorado winds but the tarp blew off in the middle of the night gonna get more rebar stakes and paracord to keep the tarp down. But your a pioneer.

[@s.fla.beekeepingmangoesand1517]

Thanks for posting. Good luck with your next one.

[@SuburbanSodbuster]

Thanks! The new one will certainly be built to be more wind resistant.

[@Steve-pf2ph]

Thanks for sharing that, well-balance review and approach. I'll be interested to see what you come up with in the future for a greenhouse solution🙂

[@SuburbanSodbuster]

Plans are in the works; the next greenhouse will be much more sturdy but reuse a lot.

[@dcsblessedbees]

$120.00😁"Waist not want not." sounds like a waisted money on a poor product.👍At least you always reuse the undamaged parts, make ya a good greenhouse. Thanks for sharing your time and experiences.

[@SuburbanSodbuster]

Watch for the rebuild video (when I get to that). I do have plans for significant reuse when I build greenhouse 2.0.

[@dcsblessedbees]

@@SuburbanSodbuster Cool, cool I look forward to that.
I like people being creative, often times it make a better product then manufacturers now days. 😁

[@timtation5837]

It gave you much of what you wanted… So I’d call a decent pop for your buck, maybe not a bang, but a decent pop. And getting some of that experience was the entire point… Thanks for sharing.

[@SuburbanSodbuster]

You're correct about that, and I'm glad it got me through the spring seed starting and planting season. Now to rebuild better for next year!

[@paulajones4999]

A lot of people reinforce the joints with wood and spend a bit more on wood to get better durability. Especially across the joints on the top.

[@SuburbanSodbuster]

The company posts pictures of reinforcements that other customers have done; I made the mistake of assuming that my backyard was sheltered enough that the reinforcement wouldn't be necessary.

[@iowalayensbeekeeping]

The skin is still good. You have a frame. I think I would reinforce the week joints with full length 2x2 or such to get some more life out of it. Good luck.

[@SuburbanSodbuster]

I'm already working on a new design that will involve some new construction, reuse some existing parts, and include reuse of some other spare parts. A video will be coming when I get to that.

[@JoSeeFuss]

Sorry Brüh. Though if you wanted to backyard engineer, you vould use timber, good cuts, screws & glue. Even use the same netting. 🤷

[@SuburbanSodbuster]

I do have plans for the next build that will be much more sturdy but involve much re-use. Stay tuned. 😁

[@SeniorPlayzGV]

MONE FLEW OFF MY PORCH AND ALMOSE WENT INTO MY NEIGHBORS DRIVE WAY AND DAMAGED THER CAR