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I want to do this because during the winter time I have total crop failure and I would like to grow stuff all year long. Open to any suggestions and recommendations.
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PillarOfWisdom on scored.co
1 day ago 2 points (+0 / -0 / +2Score on mirror ) 1 child
You may want to look at trying to find a spot inside your house or garage and run lights. While not as ideal, it's better than having your plants freeze in the greenhouse. Even really good ones turn into an icebox in the winter. Good luck!
Vlad_The_Impaler on scored.co
1 day ago 2 points (+0 / -0 / +2Score on mirror ) 1 child
And if you only do it during the winter then the grow lights double as heat generation for your home, keeping you warm in the process.

A green house only makes sense in areas with long winters, or to lengthen grow season by a couple months. I would not utilize a green house in any warm climate with short, mild winters.

I would just build something like this guy did: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HElTTCsr5g0

Just 2x4's and the clear wave patterned roof panels. I've done something similar but used aluminum studs and this same paneling to repair a pre-existing green house.

https://www.lowes.com/pl/roofing/roof-panels-accessories/roof-panels/clear/



el_hoovy on scored.co
1 day ago 1 point (+0 / -0 / +1Score on mirror ) 1 child
> A green house only makes sense in areas with long winters, or to lengthen grow season by a couple months. I would not utilize a green house in any warm climate with short, mild winters.

yep, greenhouses aren't magic, if you want to use them as magic you've got to have a plan to make way more than you'll use heating them up. i know people here in Romania love starting tomatoes early using heated greenhouses (with literal wood fires if they have to) so they can be first on market with 6x the normal, later price.
Vlad_The_Impaler on scored.co
1 day ago 0 points (+0 / -0 )
Wise women used their indoor window sills and egg cartons, then scooped the sprouts into plastic/styrofoam cups on window sills, then to garden. Window sills are warm, inside your own house.
ColloidalUranium on scored.co
1 day ago 2 points (+0 / -0 / +2Score on mirror ) 2 children
Check facebook and Craigslist for one, or either the scraps you need to build one like old widows. If you're lucky someone will give an old one away for free on the condition that you remove it for them. You can also make smaller hot boxes using pvc and plastic sheeting for cheap.

You sure there's nothing you cant grow in winter though? I live in zone 7 and there are still several options to grow through winter; kale, carrots, onions, garlic, etc. Most brassicas can tolerate snow.
OttomanJannisary on scored.co
1 day ago 3 points (+0 / -0 / +3Score on mirror ) 1 child
I live in Northeast US and the winters are absolutely brutal here. Sure I can grow a lot of root vegetables but I want to be able to grow berries, tomatoes, cucumbers, celery, parsely, cilantro, mint and other herbs as well.
GoneViking on scored.co
1 day ago 0 points (+0 / -0 ) 1 child
Without spending quite a bit on heating and light, you'd have a hard time raising tomatoes and cucumbers in winter. I am in ohio, I built a greenhouse based on the Ana White blueprints that are easy to find online. Great for season extension, I can start tomatoes in it early March without spending much on heat. But middle of January, it gets just as cold inside as it is outside once the sun goes down.
GoneViking on scored.co
1 day ago 0 points (+0 / -0 ) 1 child
https://www.ana-white.com/woodworking-projects/categories/outdoor-projects/buildings/greenhouse-plans



I found it to be much more durable than a hoop house, and only slightly more expensive to build myself.
OttomanJannisary on scored.co
1 day ago 1 point (+0 / -0 / +1Score on mirror )
Thanks man I appreciate it
GoneViking on scored.co
1 day ago 0 points (+0 / -0 )
I am in zone 6, and none of those will survive a typical winter here. You can kind of store them in the garden, but they don't actually grow.
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