How to Build Your Own Greenhouse
How to Build Your Own Greenhouse
A person may have the pleasure of building his own greenhouse. He may choose from
various designs and sizes he would like to build. A greenhouse gives a person
comfort whenever he attends to his plants, vegetables, flowers, and orchids. It
also provides the needed sunlight and humidity for these plants. He may relax
and enjoy every time he visits a place where he has exerted all his effort of
building such a wondrous place.
He
may save more money if he decides to build a small greenhouse. There are
supplies and materials that he can use which should be just enough according to
his prepared budget. If there is enough space that can accommodate a larger
greenhouse, which is more advisable because he may maximize the place where he
wants to develop more plants and vegetables.
If
he really desires to build a greenhouse where he can develop and propagate more
plants, he may consider different factors that would be necessary on the type
of greenhouses, he would like to build. Here are some tips and factors he would
like to consider in building his own greenhouse.
1. He may consider using salvage materials if he
intends to make a larger greenhouse. He may use these materials in designing
and planning for a low-cost budget greenhouse. This will also help him minimize
the expenses of the other supplies and materials needed.
2. He should also determine the climate of the
place where he lives. An insulated greenhouse should be appropriate for cold
climate areas. This will help him provide the needed warmth and heat for his
plants. For warm places, a greenhouse that has a shade control should be
advisable.
3. He also needs to make sure that his a greenhouse will be designed with proper air circulation spaces, ventilation,
pest control soil, heaters for winter season, and humidity control devices. He
may create an environment that would be appropriate for the types of plants
that will grow in the greenhouse.
4. The location of the greenhouse should be
built where there is enough sunlight. He may choose a solar greenhouse for
vegetables and exotic fruit bearing plants if he would like his greenhouse to
be situated on the east-west part where his place is more exposed to sunlight.
5. It is also important to consider the covering
of the greenhouse. The most advisable shades are the expensive glass made
coverings and fiberglass. They provide more durability and they do not
deteriorate quickly compared to plastic coverings. A greenhouse covered with
glass or fiberglass allows more humidity and warmth.
6. He has the option to choose on what kind of
foundation he would like to use. The foundations can be concrete for a more
secured greenhouse. Others prefer the less expensive lightweight foundation
where they use improvised materials such as railroad ties, which they can
easily attach to the ground. It all depends on how much he is willing to spend
on the structure of the greenhouse.
7. He may consider building a greenhouse that
will maximize its full potential. He may add benches or materials that will be
used for his comfort every time he wants to relax in the greenhouse. He may add
many accessories to the place like automatic watering systems, heating systems,
ventilation system and other automatic equipment that are effective in
maintaining the plants.
8. He may use the “good bugs” for his pest
control chemical. They prevent and control the spread of the bad bugs in a
greenhouse. If ever he may find insects in a plant, he may isolate the plant
and if possible place the plant outside the greenhouse so that the insects
would not house the other plants.
9. He may allot a space where he can store
fertilizers, potting soil, and other tools that are essential in the greenhouse.
He may place a tool rack nearer to the potting place so that it would be easier
for him to transfer the soil from the pot of the plants. He may also place
buckets and tool holders to accommodate the other equipment when they are not
in use.
He
can develop and grow all sorts of plants with a versatile greenhouse. He may
also propagate from the grown plants to fill the greenhouse with a variety of
plants. Putting up a greenhouse will be
more enjoyable if it done with the help of the family and friends.
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