Mini Greenhouse for $20. Worth it?

You can easily make a door frame and door from whatever spare wood you have laying around, brace and attach to the hoops. Then cover the door with more plastic. I tried to attach a pdf but I think the file was too big. It wouldn't upload. If I can find a photo I'll attach it later.

Mary

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BUT, Since the plastic sheeting will likely come in a roll, HOW DO I SEAL it when I make cuts to form the shapes of the sides and front and back, AND how do I seal the door area where it lays flat against the side its fastened to.
I saw a doz U Tubes on hoop house greenhouses. All that I saw were for low down houses. I want one I can stand in. At 67, me and getting down on my hands and knees are to be avoided at all costs IF necessary. Getting down isn't o hard. Getting up again is hail.

Look at videos for high tunnels Bill that might help. You could make a small one out of one cattle panel, T-posts and some plastic, but in winter you are still going to more than likely have some type of heat sourse.

I have got an electric heater for it. I just want to make sure I can seal the laps where the material joins itself, and at the door opening areas along the lentals and such

I bought one almost 3 years ago and it has held up fine. It has been on my deck in the early springs through fall, and only this past year the plastic finally started to rip at one seam. It's out in the elements except in the winter. For $20, I've definitely gotten my money's worth out of it.

Duct tape

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Bah Duct tape don't stick. I made a chicken feeder years ago outa a old 15 gal grease can. I made the 4 holes too big, so when I got these chickens, duct taped then round about 1/2 way shut 2 times. It sits inside, and I saw the other night where the DT is starting to peel back around 6in from the leading edge.

Make a wood wall inside pipe frame for front and back and use an old storm door installed into it. Window in back for ventilation. Make the wall so it touches the pipe frame in a few places and attach with screws, lag bolts or carriage bolts. "wrap" the plastic around and attach to wood by sandwiching between frame and lathe, use sheet rock screws so it is easy to remove and replace....James

Then Get Better Duck Tape~!
This stuff will~!!!

Gorilla Duck TAPE STICKS

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Saw a great U TUBE about building a grow light with a piece of aluminum stove pipe, a couple all thread, a light fixture which I think I can take an old lamp and use, and bulb. Also chain to hold it up. Question is
IF I build it and use it, considering there is NO heat in my house at night, and it was +14 this morning at 9 00, will it provide enough heat for the plants below it?

No. Why a heater in greenhouse? Heater in sleeping area, plants in window....James

James, alla my windows have stuff in front of them
I thought people put heat sources in greenhouses, from rotted manure to gas/elect hear. Ive got one of those elect oil hearers that look like an old time steam radiator. Aint worth much as a heat source. Thought I could keep it in there. As I said. It was 14 this morning at 9 00, so a greenhouse here is still gonna get occasionally COLD. I like a cool bedroom.

elect oil HEATERS lol

There are several ideas at this link:

http://www.motherearthnews.com/diy/h...oop-house.aspx

We built one at our old place using 10 foot PVC Sched 40. 2 lengths per span gave about 8' width and (I think) about 6' height. We used 2' rebar pounded into the ground. Joined the pipe in the middle then hooked it over the rebar. Hoops about 4' apart. Put a length of pipe along the center "roof" and secured it with gorilla tape. Tied the plastic on with thin catfish twine found at WalMart. Framed the ends for doors like in one of the pics at the above link. Covered the doors with plastic. It took two of us about a day and a half to do start to finish. Neither of us spring chickens and I don't bend so well any more.

Mary

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What size is yours?

I don't bend so easiy either

If it took 2 of you 1 1/2 days to build it, it should take me 3 days therebouts.

Bill, if it won't heat your house, it won't heat a single layer, plastic covered frame....James

I bought two when I saw them on sale. Very sturdy, I won't be able to easily take it apart for winter....

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While the ideas for building your own are neat, I fear it wouldn't be finished in time due to my husband's long list of projects and lack of time (one year I got my raised bed in August!).

I was thinking about getting one of them for indoor use. I'm going to be starting seeds for the first time this year. I like the fact it is screened. It'll keep the no-good "barn cats" out of the seeds. I believe I will need a heat source despite being in front of a window. Our old stone farmhouse gets quite cold (the cats' water bowl froze yesterday inside). Would a single lightbulb at the top of the greenhouse work or would I need a lightbulb per level?

James it dosent even heat the bathroom, much less any other part of the house. I have another milk house type heater setting on it. It does a less than fair job of heating the bathroom.

IF I put my seedlings in my brooder house with no heat other than grow lights, will they make it or not.