Greenhouses can be made of second hand material

One of the top gardeners in our town, and it is a place noted for gardening, built their own green house out of used building materials. They got old windows from a friend who was remodeling their house. They cut some poles from small trees that had died and picked up some lumber from another building site. Often contractors are willing to let you have used lumber and windows if you will haul them away. It saves the contractor some time and money.

You also don't have to be a wonderful carpenter to put together a building for a greenhouse. The roof can be fiberglass which lets light in and is very lightweight so you don't need a strong frame to support a heavy roof. The sides can be build entirely of windows nailed or supported by a wood frame. This greenhouse had old masonite tacked on the shade side of the structure to add support.

This first photo shows seedlings that they are growing under a grow light in the attic. The light is on a timer and comes on when the sun no longer shines on the plants. The grow light is why the color in the photo is so orange.

Notice how they planted with such care to give each seedling enough space so that when they are transferred to larger pots or into the soil, their roots will not be entangled and each plant can be lifted separately with the soil and roots intact.

Here is their cludged together greenhouse. Note the organic potting soil stacked in front.

They have hanging shelves in the greenhouse to discourage a inquisitive and hungry mouse from deciding that the little broccoli look very tasty.

This post is to encourage you to create your own greenhouse. You can recycle materials and although the outcome may look like early American ramshackle, it will do the job and you can have all the young plants you need to garden with, grown by your own hand. If on the other hand, you just want to put up something that will work and is guaranteed to last for a decade or more, and if money is no object, here is the quick fix.

Rion Greenline 6- By 8-Foot Backyard Hobby Greenhouse

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