What I Wish I Knew BEFORE I Got A Greenhouse

[@janetthornton7909]

I got a greenhouse last fall and the main thing I’ve learned is “I don’t own the greenhouse, the greenhouse owns me!” 😂

[@joannc147]

🤣🤣 I like that attitude!

[@Zizzyyzz]

Nice! 🌞

[@ohio_gardener]

ROTFLOL So true!

[@hollyhancock2319]

We are getting our greenhouse done.❤😊 can't wait. Zone 8a. Also will be my first to over winterize a pepper plant.. it is 4 feet tall .. to excited

[@ohio_gardener]

@@hollyhancock2319 I pruned a bell pepper back to its main stalk, dug it up and put it in a 5 gallon bucket, and put it in the greenhouse. It not only survived and regrew where it had been pruned, but it set fruit that I was able to harvest from mid-winter on. This spring I set the bucket outside of the greenhouse, and the plant continued to thrive. This year I am going to prune it back again and put it back in the greenhouse to see how long I can keep that plant producing. I would like to refresh the soil, but I don't want to disturb the roots.

[@MrSBGames]

The first thing you learn is that no matter what size you buy, it will never be big enough.

[@ohio_gardener]

Love my greenhouse! I put a 2'x6' raised bed in it last year, and it grew all of our lettuce, spinach, Bok Choy, Chinese Cabbage, and Swiss Chard for the entire winter - never had a meal without fresh greens. 😀

[@lizxu322]

Lol being in the tropics we grow tomatoes and other more expensive and delicate fruits and vegetables inside the greenhouse as the bush turkeys, possums and whatnot will destroy EVERYTHING UNPROTECTED. Ironically All the green leafy veg like Bok Choy spinach etc the animals don't like eating as much can be planted outside. Bush turkeys even rip through cloth or tulle, then dig up to 30cm for seed potatoes so even potatoes cannot be grown outside.

[@kerrydruce2212]

Such a great idea!!

[@sarahkp729]

I'm absolutely going feral over the idea of owning a home so I can do this 😅

[@georgeacenas2349]

Bok choy, wow- I admire the green house investment even more

[@ThreeGreenthumbs]

Sounds wonderful. Do you heat your greenhouse in winter? Is it expensive? I am in northern CA and it is cold at night in the greenhouse so I haven't tried to grove veg in there.

[@daves1563]

My Greenhouse gives me flexibility. You hear of people being able to plant early but, you can also start late and still get production. I heated my Greenhouse last year in fall for 4 frost nights and got an extra 80 days added before and after frost. 80 days is an extra season or 2 for curtain things. In the winter I mainly use the greenhouse to workout, it’s 100 degrees F on a freezing day as long as the sun is out.

[@ayelean9397]

Work out in the greenhouse? Thank you for this idea. I love doing yoga on my deck but in winter that’s not an option. Hmmmmmm.

[@puggirl415]

Gotta put your cold plunge right outside for after you workout in your sauna:)

[@jessegee179]

That’s a great of a greenhouse, I use my greenhouse for drying laundry in winter 😊

[@bushhavenhomesteadaustrali6407]

​@@jessegee179that's a brilliant idea. Thanks!!

[@arthurwellsjr.4082]

How did you hear your green house? What is your green house made of? Is it a DIY greenhouse or professionally made?

[@easternacademy]

Over 30 years ago, I thought I wanted a greenhouse. I knocked on the doors of strangers who had hobby greenhouses and asked for a tour. I visited a few in different seasons. I concluded that for me, it was a bad idea, especially in my area of the mid-Atlantic. I simply could not justify the cost and energy demand. With cold frames and a little ingenuity (similar to my grandmother's), I'm able to grow all the bedding plants I need--and my neighbors too.

[@jeffreygarcia2783]

I was a weird kid who drew building plans on construction paper at age 6. I can't wait to build up a property like yours!

[@myurbangarden7695]

I don't think you were WIERD. Just a visionary.

[@TDAEON]

Not wierd. I designed floorplan layouts on grid paper as a kid. And played the Sims just to build houses. It's fun to dream and create. Hope you get your greenhouse one day. 😊

[@1stofAllHaHaHeeHee]

The home I purchased came with a patio and deck. I used the deck as the foundation to my 10x10 DIY greenhouse. It gets full sun. Love it.

[@ugosmith7529]

Oh boy, the wife isn't going to like the new idea you just gave me (we have to redo raised deck in the next year or so with storage under... and now... maybe a greenhouse on top😅)

[@1stofAllHaHaHeeHee]

​@ugosmith7529 it would be a dream come true if done right. Go for it!

[@tamisauer2402]

We just moved to a home in the country and it has a screened in porch on the south side. It’s the perfect size for a greenhouse. Plus it would be an extra space we can use in the winter. I love the idea of it being attached to the house.

[@PacificGardening]

“I don’t need a greenhouse at all. I just want a greenhouse” I have never identified more with a comment 😂

[@williammaxwell1919]

Cold frames and mini-greenhouses are an option if you can't afford a larger greenhouse or don't have the space of one. Cold frames can be great for seed raising

[@nonyadamnbusiness9887]

North side of the middle of your garden is always the best place. I would never put gravel in a greenhouse. It's impossible to kneel on it and it's very difficult to get rid of it.

[@heidijasper5915]

Love my hoop house. We installed it in April. We live in the woods with lots of Walnut trees. With large totes and pots (to keep the roots out of the juglone soil) and the hoop house (to protect the leaves from juglone rain, leaf, stick, and walnut litter) I grew fresh veggies this year!! I can't wait to start my seedlings in it next spring instead of our living room!

[@danbourlotos5188]

My wife and I designed and built a 20ft geodesic greenhouse this spring. I 100% agree with you about being paralyzed with the space and options. We also found that the intake/exhaust fans were a must with the summer heat, but I think we still struggle with airflow based on how well some of the plants did. You talked about opening up better options - If I recall, coffee is solidly a tropical plant? That would be fantastic. I want to move our citrus and olives in this winter. I am in 6b/7, and hoping that with the proper setup we can keep that greenhouse above 60F throughout the winter. To be honest, I wish we had gone with something simpler and easier to take care of. It looks cool as hell, but I already know what I need to replace and I need to schedule maintenance around the grow season to make sure I am not trampling everything inside.

[@TDAEON]

Thx for this perspective. I keep thinking about all the windows that would need to be kept clean.

[@starlamartin354]

I’m gonna get a $340 cheap hoop one from Amazon to start, but this is my dream!

[@epicgardening]

Good place to start!

[@troxycat]

We got even cheaper ones off Amazon, they've been a game changer!

[@lilbit4165]

@starlamartin354 my first greenhouse was one cattle panel 50"x 16ft. Bent over and stuck in ground..then covered with 8ml plastic..cost me about 50$..each year I added panels and smarter covers..still use it and dream of a NICE greenhouse someday😂

[@SpaceCadet4Jesus]

Add two more zeros to that $340 for this complete presented project.

[@elizabethlee1706]

I have a pop-up cheapie from Amazon. I rent but awesome landlord let me put it up. Lots of storms and wind here in Pearl MS, and I have a few repairs to make, but it is still *standing* This will be its 2nd full winter...No regrets 🌱❤

[@brendant19]

It looks like you also used the wrong kind of gravel for your shed. Not sure about the greenhouse since it's not actually supporting anything. But it looks like you put down clear stone/washed gravel. What you actually want is AG stone/Paver base/road base (different names for the same thing) which is a mixture of 3/4-1.5" gravel, along with smaller pieces of gravel and fines (crushed stone). This mix can be wet down and compacted and will make a very hard, compacted surface appropriate for various uses depending on the depth. If you want a more compacted surface for your greenhouse in the future, you could probably mix some fines in with what's there, wet it down and tamp it, and you'll have a hard, smooth surface.

[@papabearspepperchannel8604]

I have 2 greenhouses (8x12's), they have been the final piece to the puzzle of growing some of the best peppers anywhere! Also extended my grow to almost all year long!

[@SpaceCadet4Jesus]

I'd mention that preparation may include building codes and permits, including the electrical. I'd also mention mold and fungal growth with improper humidity and a plan on how to keep both inside and outside windows clean and sparkling, especially on the roof. A lot of other unspoken details need considering and can't be overlooked really, but don't let that stop you. Of course there will be things you wish you did differently despite the overall success of your project, that always happens. Get to growing.

[@jaredleemease]

Thank you Kevin. It is so nice to see all the progress you have made to your home/yard. 😎

[@mstinamc1]

I have a greenhouse from BC Greenhouse, SO excited, the foundation is going in at the end of the month. Thank you for sharing your experience!

[@SchoolforHackers]

Green with envy - have so much fun!

[@BCGreenhouseBuilders]

Keep in touch and let us know how we can help :)

[@bluesky7226]

How's that BC Greenhouse going?

[@dismurrart6648]

Hows the greenhouse

[@karenyhogan5196]

We ordered a 12 x 14 and are pleased with how it performed for us here in Ocean Shores, WA.. Now we are interested in what will grow in the winter season for us. Keeping my beets, chard going and maybe see if couple tomatoes plants. Husband has a hydro bucket area and two towers going and our winters are pretty calm. we are 8b to 9a zone mild winters some time cold reaches 28% for one or 2 days. Love how it has worked this season. 76 old lady learning from the young guys.

[@catiepower3550]

I built mine originally from recycled windows from my house. It didn’t last. The windows were single pane and the frames were compromised by weather so it fell apart over time. Now it’s made with plastic corrugated panels and some metal sheets. Much better. This is the first year for the greenhouse to be finished so I’m spending the fall organizing it so I can grow seedlings and some of those plants you mentioned that would otherwise be out of the question. They are a great addition to the garden and a much appreciated season extender here in zone 6a

[@johncaswell2648]

What I wish I'd known before I bought my greenhouse: living where hail is a regular occurrence (Colorado front range), with a polycarbonate greenhouse, make sure to have plenty of spare panels on hand and hope that it's easy to replace them.

[@bluesky7226]

I also live in Colorado... south eastern burbs on prairie. I am looking at buying a greenhouse and have definitely looked at B C Greenhouse. My question to you @johncaswell2648 is this: glass or poly?

[@johncaswell2648]

@@bluesky7226 Mine's poly because it's a cheap kit from Amazon, gets the job done for me but nothing special. Glass is probably nicer, so if you're willing to spend the extra, I'd say glass is probably better overall. The one advantage poly has over glass is that it was very easy to cut it to mount an exhaust fan.

[@bluesky7226]

Thank you for your reply and advise.

[@sharongarrett4356]

One of the ladies this guy throws to lives in Colorado and went with glass. Said the hail has not yet broken anything, knock on wood! Good luck.

[@ariachaudoir4850]

I want a greenhouse so bad. I'm planning on homesteading one day and I honestly wouldn't be surprised if I found myself building my greenhouse before I build my house. I grew up in Wisconsin and I really want to grow mangoes. One day, I hope to have dwarf mango, citrus, and pomegranate trees.

[@beatriceannbaker3350]

My husband is building me one. I’m taking what I get! We raise Rams so the first three feet is metal. It’s 16x24 in our backyard. Mines permanent as he put in 12 poles each with 80 pounds of concrete 😂😂 I’m the concrete mixer in this family. Couldn’t feel my arms after that weekend. It’s not done yet but this winter should be done. In West Texas so we have a longer growing season. I’m getting an echo delta 2 solar generator for running grow lights and fans and heat for the week we freeze. Also have propane backup for heating.

[@karabean]

Thank you for showing what you do when it gets too hot, because I've often wondered about that. Very cool system and I love the automatic venting!

[@briznith1486]

I think one of the things I like best about this channel is that you are growing a lot of things I’ve tried or wanted to try and you show me where I messed up lol. I also tried growing shampoo ginger and it died after a couple of months. I have several little coffee trees waiting for a greenhouse to become the permanent home. I appreciate all the work you guys put into your channel.

[@bethb8276]

I grow shampoo ginger in South Fl. It really likes a tropical environment. Quick draining soil, but lots of regular rain. It naturally dies back in winter, but comes back with a vengeance in summer again. Are you sure yours were dead, or could they have gone dormant for winter?

[@jennyjohnson5428]

Great video. It gets me thinking 😅 I wish I had the money to hire a landscape designer or architect(?) with permaculture & food forest sensibilities to help me plan out more useful landscape & outbuildings. A greenhouse sandwiched between an aviary & a chicken run? A well-vented building for quail & rabbit battery cages & maybe a dog kennel? A play house for the smaller human, with room to grow? Appropriate alterations to irrigation? A grow room within a large workshop, for mushrooms? Automation options? Mmmm. That would be lovely. If money weren't an object, I would make a specialist's YEAR. I've enjoyed turning the "tree park" corner of the 1/3rd acre into a tiny bit more of a bird oasis. Want Moar!!

[@deborahhasty8515]

You are speaking my thoughts! Oh, if only money weren't an issue.

[@julieescala2610]

Glad you covered the environmental controls - I’m sure it has to be just the right balance so that you don’t deal with too much humidity and mold growth.

[@thedragonoracle7627]

Your greenhouse is immaculate! The joke in my house is that my greenhouse is now my home office ❤ Sometimes I just watch my phone while chilling on a camping chair

[@matthayes533]

Thanks for this. I have a shed custom built by a previous owner that I'm considering converting into a Greenhouse. It is in a shady spot that will remain shady until a neighbor takes a tree out. but I think i can still use it for staging plants.

[@myurbangarden7695]

I got an assembly kit from a box box store. I wish I knew more about how the material would be impacted by the harsh Texas weather

[@elizabethlee1706]

I have a pop-up cheapie from Amazon. I rent but awesome landlord let me put it up. Lots of storms and wind here in Pearl MS, and I have a few repairs to make, but it is still standing This will be its 2nd full winter...No regrets🌱❤

[@Tugela60]

Texas has weather? I thought it was a desert.

[@erikjohnson9223]

When I was a kid, my dad built a glass greenhouse (b/c he thought it would be less of an eyesore near the house than one using fiberglass) in FL. Didn't work for conventional vegetables or even orchids, but a great place to collect Kalahari Desert plants. (So hot even some cacti struggled.) I still miss the stinky but amazingly peculiar stapeliads that grew like weeds. If you use glass or another transparent, heat trapping material, you might try an aquaponics setup (for tilapia or other tropical fish; Rio Grande perch sounds cool) so that the water can moderate temperatures (at the cost of high humidity though) enough for at least Southern and tropical vegetables/fruit. Or pay attention to the microclimate you created and become a collector (probably of low-altitude desert plants) and consider it a hobby rather than food production platform. Some cacti are of course delicious, so there is that option.

[@strawberrymage7352]

I don't know why I haven't thought about putting it in the middle of the garden. I'm glad I saw this before we put ours in!!

[@rooteddwellings]

I have had so many green houses. Foundation is of greatest importance. If you live anywhere that has hot weather make sure you have your greenhouse pointed towards the prevailing winds if you don’t have expensive ventilation. Make sure you can put in an electric line then add another water hose to it. I live in Oklahoma City my greenhouses get beat up so depending on where you live you need to keep that in mind. My heater shorted during a cold spell-14… I had a 30yr old ficus die

[@planttherapy1860]

Wow, I'm so impressed with the venting features! Nice greenhouse

[@RevRedmondFarrier]

I love my little greenhouse even though it isn't a permanent structure like yours. I just took a 10x10 pole canopy that you can pick up at a big box store and skinned it out last year with cheap clear plastic film instead of the fabric it came with. This year I managed to get my hands on some 4mm double wall greenhouse panels pretty cheap and will be using those instead for a more substantial setup. Since I can take it down at the end of the season and put it back up when it is needed again, I need no building permits for it. The frame also made a great trellis for my dipping gourds and luffas, though when they are done I will be scrambling to get the panels on it before it gets too cold out for some of my other plants that need to spend the winter in there.

[@puggirl415]

Awesome idea! I was thinking to do something similar with one of the free trampolines I constantly see on craigslist. We already built a shade structure with 3 of them. Just went to Home Depot and got longer poles to raise the trampolines to different levels and over lap them slightly like a venn diagram. The trampoline fabric looks like a 50% shade cloth so it makes hot sunny days more enjoyable in the yard. This type of greenhouse would be more airy than an enclosed greenhouse but I think it would be warm enough in zone 10a. Tarp it or put clear plastic over top in winter to keep rain out.

[@DebbieEWhite]

I wish I could post a picture of the greenhouse my husband and I built for me last spring. It looks like a playhouse but is a fully functional greenhouse. I absolutely love it.

[@OCCactus]

I just got a '80 x '30 and I am kind of overwhelmed! Going to be fun figuring out the ins and outs of greenhouse growing. I love the way yours looks!

[@sansomspressurecleaningpoo9519]

Just wanted to reach out. To say I’m so happy you’re doing so well. God bless you. My friend. Keep doing what you’re doing. It makes all of us happy and you at the same time making it a win-win win. PS if you’re ever in West Palm Beach Florida, give us a shout.

[@wisperhawaii3362]

LoL Kevin, Awapuhi doesn't generate a flower on the shaft, the flower is a spike that come up next to the shaft. So the flower is lower to the ground.

[@rianreese4138]

I had bought a greenhouse kit a couple of years ago, and last december we tried to put it together and the frame was so crappy. So in June, I finally got the lumber to build it myself and utilize the panels from the kit, its way bigger than the kit. I get great sunlight, I'm in Texas so we had a hot summer, but I didn't have it done yet. Omgoodness you're in California, I'm from northern calif, but I have lived in Texas a long time. But my from scratch greenhouse looks fabulous, I do not have electricity to it, but a cool solar lamp for it. I have very good ventilation with really good screen material.

[@missdarque]

That sunflower is massive! This greenhouse is definitely inspiring me. I’m wondering if I could do one that is half Lexan on my windward side to block out too much wind (it gets really strong here) and rain, but do screen material on the other side. Or, do pop in and out panels for seasons. I love that wax piston window system, though I wonder what temps it has to get to for opening and closing. Since it’s mostly 70s and 80s here, I’m curious if it would just be open all the time anyway.

[@conniecasale3593]

So glad I seen your show. It’s so great. You have a lot of experience as far as I’m concerned showing all these little things about the water. I love it I want it to get a greenhouse and now I’m really thinking about it. I’ll let you know. Thanks so much for all your great information.

[@ErichKemper1971]

Ahh man, I was planning to build and wanted this info last night! Right on time!

[@epicgardening]

Glad to hear!

[@mmmmmmyeeeaaahhh3880]

I love the short cut to Jaque measuring the green house and making a call hahahaha

[@CagelessReadings]

Love your channel! You're super knowledgeable. You're so great at communicating that knowledge to beginners!

[@kerryharvey6365]

Shampoo ginger is actually pretty hardy. Mine froze to the ground last winter in far NE FL (near the GA border) and came back no problems. There's even some in the neighborhood that only gets irrigated from rainfall and it also came back fine. Once established most gingers are pretty resilient. I love your greenhouse. Definitely on my 'one day/wish list'. I would probably have to do polycarbonate with the hurricanes here.

[@ren3171]

I picked up a shampoo ginger from northern Florida and brought it back to PA with me. I'm growing it in a pot and it is THRIVING. It's been a couple months and it is so huge and happy looking :) I intent to take it back to Florida when I make my next trip there but I bet I could just bring it inside my house in the winter and keep it in PA if I wanted.

[@kerryharvey6365]

@@ren3171 I bet you could over winter it in PA with no issues. Saves schlepping it back and forth.

[@bisonss]

Ugh, so jealous of the coffee plant! I’m growing one but, here in Melbourne Australia, it seems to only thrive during the summer heat only and, for the rest of the year, it seems to just sit there. It’s a total tease of a sight, especially for a plant and coffee maniac like me lol

[@SchoolforHackers]

Really! The hot season! I’d have thought it would like cooler seasons -

[@SwimCoachJackson]

I would love to see you grow some rare fruit plants. Recently found Cherimoya at the grocery store and I am OBSESSED.

[@myurbangarden7695]

Good advice

[@erikjohnson9223]

Unless you are in an area with cool summers, atemoya will be easier. In many areas, keeping greenhouses cool isn't easy. Chirimoya is from high altitudes and doesn't like heat. Atemoya does well in South Florida, which seems to be the climate most greenhouses I've been in create.

[@Mihhgvhiih]

I just got a green house after I watched your other green house videos thanks Kevin 😊

[@DevinTheGardener]

I'm always looking forward to your uploads. You never disappoint!

[@Painted_Owl]

I literally just had a convo with my wife about getting a greenhouse yesterday. It’s either that SD hive mind, or Kevin was outside my window last night.

[@wee0007]

Would love to have a greenhouse so the squirrels stop digging up all my seedlings and replacing them with peanuts.

[@puggirl415]

That sounds very frustrating but so cute!

[@wolfmooch]

Yeah. Problem you get with greenhouse is mice too. I had a to living under the fabric h set the greenhouse. In winter they played inside too. I had to do some traps unfortunately

[@LC-hf3rk]

I see you have a vanilla vine near your coffee plant-keep it drier in winter and I've had better success and beans in a similar climate

[@Mihhgvhiih]

I can tell that you have put a lot of work into your videos man great work

[@Jehovah-litness]

Beautiful trichocereus bridgesii mini stand you have going in the greenhouse!! I almost missed it, till I saw those familiar Blueish green hues poking out from the back row. It has a gorgeous glaucous patina forming, and it'll explode with growth living in San Diego. Excited to watch it grow over the next few years!!

[@kampfgeist7703]

Man I wish I could have a green house like this. Right now I have a 30, dollar one from Amazon lol. It works for starting seedlings and I keep my carnivorous plants in it.

[@dancinwithshepa5932]

love that your greenhouse is deep green. beautiful❤

[@getbckloretta8396]

You could also do solar lights.

[@rebeccahollinger3301]

We just ordered our first Greenhouse! This is great information, thank you so much!

[@zyriak]

You where so close to slap that cacti while explaining and waving your arms around hehe .. Great video. Thx for sharing.

[@shadowdfxcxv1234]

I have a more basic plastic based greenhouse out in the desert here. It’s not working the best but I’m still wanting what works with it! Love the videos!!!!

[@QualityGardener]

I love that green temperature gauge it just adds to the perfection of that greenhouse!

[@GaretheDen]

Living in the high desert, I’m looking at setting up a small greenhouse to keep plants going during the winter.

[@moonorchid9242]

I’m currently building a greenhouse door seedlings, it’s on the smaller side but I got 2 of them to go side by side. Planning to use one in winter to see if I can grow tomatoes and other things that need that bit of warmth that i otherwise don’t get (i’m in a 10a zone) Hoping to have it finished over the weekend and planting up some seeds ready to transplant out before summer 🥰

[@puggirl415]

Not sure where you are but San Francisco is the same. It can get hot or cold very unseasonally but stays mostly moderate all year long. I think I'm in 10a or 10b. The reason a greenhouse is great for that kind of weather is for germination. I would kill to have better conditions for starting summer fruits. I can't reliably grow melons because of the lack of consistent warm temps for starting or growing. Same with okra. Starting peppers is so slow because they require over 75º to germinate and it often stays in the low to mid 60's day after day (in summer) with temps in the 50's at night. A greenhouse would help me create my own custom shoulder seasons and get better yields from hot season plants by getting them bigger sooner before the season.

[@northeasthardytropicals541]

I love the honest feedback on the greenhouse and your experience with it.

[@SuperMeat83]

Yes you buy the ticket before entering the building. There's a ticket booth at the entrance.

[@TheSkyHive]

Nice San Pedros! Such a lovely cacti to grow!

[@kikiransom]

My greenhouse has a cement slab floor. If I could change anything it would be to have some sort of drain in the floor.

[@ohio_gardener]

When I was planning for a greenhouse, some of the recommendations were for a wood floor, and some were for a concrete floor. But, most were for using a gravel floor. I went with a crushed limestone gravel floor, and I am so glad I did. Spilled soil or water runoff is not an issue, and it is easy on the feet and legs.

[@AquarelleArtist]

It is not hopeless...there are drill bits that can drill through concrete. Cold chisel??? It's been a while. You can also get a special plumbing piece that can be glued to the end of the correct size PVC pipe, the other end connected (again, with a PVC plumbing connection that will allow you to attach a garden hose. Big box store, plumbing section. Dig a hole on the side where you want your drain hole to go under your slab. Turn on the water to the garden hose and the high water pressure caused by the fitting will allow you to turn the pipe and it will be sort of pulled forward, under the slab. Look for videos on 'How to drill under a concrete driveway. If you have a lower area in your garden the drain can lead there. If not, you may need to put in a "French Drain." (search KZbin) I drilled under a patio to a place where I had left a hole for a birdbath and was able to run electrical lines for an outdoor outlet to run a pump in the fountain. Keep in mind, it depends on where you live.... you MIGHT be required to hire a pro. Check out your local building codes. HTH

[@Cheezitnator]

In Florida, I think I need the opposite of a greenhouse. A shadecloth house, like my local nursery.

[@shadowdfxcxv1234]

They chose the right person to sponsor! I’ll make sure it go to them once I can go about affording a “proper” greenhouse!

[@pascalxus]

i've got a greenhouse and noticed that the lowes aren't much different from outside so that really limits what i can do with it in my area. and the highs are like 10 degrees higher than the highes outside which bakes everything inside. i think a much better solution is to use a grow tent indoors with grow lights. that way, those shorter days in the winter aren't an issue and you get the perfect temps for seedlings too. it's a great solution.

[@1976ondy]

Yeah you!, went straight to the most important details when building a greenhouse. Mahalo

[@ieatiron]

If you build where it snows, make sure it's sturdy.

[@canadianartist69]

Just wanted to say thank you for so many wonderful, very helpful videos!

[@travistaylor6110]

In NW Florida, zone 8b, it's just now starting to slowly cool off. It's dropping down into the high 80s, low 90s and we're officially out of the 100s for the summer! (Hopefully 🥵🥴) Waiting on Botanical Interest seeds to come in the mail so I can get this fall season rolling! 🤙

[@aprilgaudenti257]

The one mistake I made not having the doors facing the air flow.The west breeze/ wind would have helped with air flow and cooling.

[@wee0007]

Your SHIRT is amazing 🍄

[@Pehmokettu]

Here in Finland the problem is that you may need a permit from the town/city to build a greenhouse even though you would own the land where the greenhouse stands. Because if you build it without a permit then some bureaucrats may arrive and demolish the greenhouse. But usually getting the permit to build one is easy. But there are some loopholes for all this if someone wants to avoild all the (extremely slow) bureaucracy and have a greenhouse as fast as possible. Like if it is a greenhouse that can be moved easily (has wheels) or it is greenhouse that only is built for summers and is removed for winters then it may not need a permission.

[@outgrowin]

Thanks for the info. I’m hoping to get a greenhouse in the next couple years so this is super helpful!!

[@alysoffoxdale]

Clip of Jacques on the phone, *so perfect!!!* XD XD XD

[@tulipsmoran5197]

I bought a 8mm/10mm polycarbonate greenhouse (German engineering/production and great quality) as a year round. I really like it, it's well insulated and I only heat when temps are in the low 20's. I live at elevation TN in a schizophrenic grow zone 7a that is sometimes like Z6 if a bad winter and every summer like a SE Z9 as a tropical climate, yes tropical with high humidity and heat. Our summer is way too hot for greenhouse growing and believe it or not at 2000ft elevation the sun intensity is off the charts. Even with shade cloth, exhaust fan sync'd with intake vent and fan the heat can stress plants. Citrus love it along with Sweet Potatoes but not much else that I grow over summer. I have learned how to use my greenhouse to my advantage and growing styles/climate. But after loosing all my spring starts two yrs ago when grow lights, heat mats, heater all turned on at once and tripped my greenhouse GCFI circuit during a -12*F string of days that we never experience - everything froze it was all lost. So I still grow seedlings and starts inside. Due to the erratic climate and weather extremes, I now grow nearly everything other than root crops under protective cover. It started with a polytunnel with rollup sides (a virtual screenhouse) intended for summer hydroponic tomatoes and now a second polytunnel both as 3 season extenders using grow bags for potatoes, broccoli and asst. peas w/drip irrigation in Sep-Nov Broccoli/Peas and Feb/Apr and tomatoes Jun-Aug. I grow 3 crops of Irish potatoes - spring/fall in polytunnel and overwinter in Greenhouse. The polytunnels are much cheaper but give me great flexibility in addition to my permanent Greenhse. I find the poly tunnels provide much needed protective growing during prime spring/summer. It's rural here and my property abutts a natural forest so we have big time insect pressure and deer ,varmints and believe it or not, woodland rats! No critter has gotten into either of my two polytunnels. There's nothing more disheartening that to go into the garden to see the deer decimated a 20ft row of green beans and mow through a row or two of tomatoes. Then there's the rats/possum dig up both sweet and Irish potatoes.

[@edwarddiekhoff859]

Supplier of that greenhouse?

[@SJA_Sniper]

I’ve unsuccessfully “grown” coffee plants before (indoor coastal San Diego)😞 I love to see yours doing well in the greenhouse! Great content as always 🙏

[@Tugela60]

I assume you mean Coffea. Coffee is the drink.

[@SJA_Sniper]

@@Tugela60I assume you have such a big ego that you just couldn’t help but try to outsmart a random person in the comments 😂 Coffea arabica is VERY often referred to as a Coffee Plant. Google it, you jackass 🤞

[@jfrazz9729]

Adding electric to my hoophouse in the NE, and our frost line is 42” and we have to dig that trench in-house 😅

[@BoneFrossil]

Question... based on harvest volume and the sucess you recently had, why not pick up a second coffee bush/tree

[@PittsburghHomeGarden]

expanding my diy greenhouse here in zone 6a for the winter and all the bedding options are killing me loll

[@Jones_Jonathan]

So stoked to see that coffee shrub in the back!

[@Nana2KCASBO]

My Kitchen is my “greenhouse” for a couple months with seedlings. I have been looking at getting a greenhouse but I think it would take away from my garden…so I’ll pause baking my cakes, breads, cookies and all my goodies for the little sacrifice 🤷‍♀️

[@justinarnold7725]

Always easier when a private equity firm buys you a greenhouse

[@BeardedBotanist]

Lmfao what a troll, bet the words "it must be nice" frequently come out of your mouth also. I never wonder why folks with your way of thinking constantly keep that same energy and close minded opinions. Put in the work…

[@user-hu7ix5xc8q]

Imagine a sudden attack of hailstones or heavy snow weighs onto your greenhouse, probably fierce punching making many holes on the rooftop we expect. In fact I have a dream of having greenhouse like that on larger scale one day, but because of climate change, my place won't be safe anymore. We have experienced severe hard weather conditions in my country. We no longer stay in safe zone out of weather striking disaster. That's my concern about the greenhouse, of which material I must use to make resilient structures against erratic weather. Glass will be too vulnerable. Acrylic panels will be weathered by strong sunlight to be broken some day. Any other substantial material to cover up the frame, I don't know yet. There comes my question started.

[@krisgeringer3853]

Actually not true. The glass used in a greenhouse is chosen to be able to handle snow and hail.

[@texnic4130]

Great video. Thank you for sharing. I have one observation: the coffee plant you have inside the greenhouse seems to be suffering from the fungus commonly known as Roya. Perhaps it needs a little bit of treatment outside the greenhouse. Just an observation. You have a wonderful day!

[@user-le3gg1wp1c]

You can get climite controller that will close the windows up high amd turn extraction fan on, you can set windows to open at certain temps then if it goes over your highest set temp then they close and fan turns on. You just have intake vent always open with some fly screen over it, then when windows are open and hot naturally escaping up high you will get some passive I take down low as well.

[@rmgalardo]

I'm so glad you got a fancy greenhouse. You work so hard!

[@davidniemi6553]

Beautiful greenhouse! Wish I had room for one that big, but having a real design behind it would probably let me put one in where I might be able to otherwise. I've found that even a ridiculously small greenhouse has some benefits in my climate (7B) where there are a lot of ambient winter temperatures just a few degrees below freezing. I expect having a very level workspace was a big requirement so bottom watering can work well...

[@datdude212]

Beautiful greenhouse!

[@jamesandsusanshortill8713]

Adding your tips to my list of things to consider before purchasing, thanks for the great info! Plus, that's a pretty boss shirt, Kevin :)

[@carriepo8666]

I put a pond in my greenhouse with3 koi and two goldfish

[@PorchGardeningWithPassion]

One day I hope to own a greenhouse! 👊🏻💥👊🏻

[@thatcapuchin6597]

Beautiful greenhouse Kevin. I love seeing the transformation of your garden over time.

[@MariaPowell-qq7bf]

I am so jealous of the shampoo ginger!!

[@theplantninja-texasgardener]

Offering another perspective here…I bought a $600 greenhouse 2-3 years ago. Polycarbonate panels on aluminum frame. I’m located in central texas and after a few seasons of hail and UV my ceiling panels are toast. I imagine a greenhouse is like anything else, you get what you pay for but for anyone eyeing a cheaper price point, consider what panel replacement might cost or upkeep and maintenance in general.

[@sherriianiro747]

Don't feel bad - even the expensive ones have their risks like not putting in a climate that has strong winds, that's why they are more prevalent in some areas than others.

[@joepa6106]

My dream green house .. I want one like yours bro