Greenhouse Tips & Tricks

[Whistler]

I used 6 mil poly. I bought it from the greenhouse supply. You can buy 6 mil from home depot/lowes, but it is not the same stuff and will fail much sooner. greenhouse 6 mil will last about 4 or 5 years before replacing. I think if mine were any larger the dryer would not heat nearly as well. Also, my greenhouse is primarily for tropicals. I grow curry leaf trees from India and hope to add drumstick trees this spring. So I need frost protection in winter and shade is nice in summer. Luckily, they like humidity, although I have to vent to control mold, especially in winter.

What kit did you buy? Are the windows in rigid frames? Doors?

No it's basically a big tent, no rigid frames except the hoop frames. This is just to get my elderly dad off his knees, out from behind a tiller, off the rake and hoe, out of the weather. He loves his garden but it's just too much for him in the shape he's in, trying to make it easier. Forgot to take any pics, will do that this weekend.