Greenhouse: Researching for a kit, 0 by Happenstance

Happenstance wrote:
Morning poppysue -

I love my Charlie's 10 x 12 GH....check with them about the shipping, it can be pretty pricey. When DH got mine at the SF Flower show 18months ago, we saved the price of shipping by buying the show model. Believe it or not a 10 x 12 knocked down with foundation framing fit in and on top of a Cherokee.

It took us the better part of 3 weekends to set it up....not as easy as it looks even with very good directions. Leveling it was the difficult part because it is precisely manufactured and the glass panels fit correctly only if it is perfectly square (don't think this would be quite the issue with double/triple wall). Moving the glass panels into place is definitely a two person job.

The only real disaster was the screwdriver that was dropped on the LAST large roof pane....of course I had already loaded the greenhouse with plants and it took me a day to clean up the thousands of bits of safety glass. :-)

I love the double hinged door on mine, makes it easy to move things in and out.

My wish list would be that it was bigger, but other than that I am very pleased with it. Your situation requires a lot more thought regarding heat in your zone. I didn't do anthing last year, but this year I am using a small space heater during the late night hours to keep it at around 55F.

Because of our hight temps (85-110F) in the summer months I installed a misting system. It lowers the GH temps by a full 20degrees as it cycles on and off and provides some much needed humidity to our dry air.

Keep us updated, it is so exciting and I know you will be like a kid in a candy store once you make a decision.