Greenhouse: greenhouse question, 1 by WNYwillieB

WNYwillieB wrote:
Great!! I am so glad you made it through without too much challenge. You have a great space for greenhousing.

My GH is connected to and heated/cooled by the house. The only trouble I have is the sun in the summertime. Only half the GH gets shaded by a large, mature mulberry. I like the mulberry because it grows fast and doesn't mind being chopped and hacked. Plus, the berries are a treat too. I have to be careful things don't get sunburned when moved back into the GH in the fall. I am looking into aluminum shade cloth.

I bet you would have super luck (and a smaller bill) heating a tiny greenhouse framed inside your current GH, as opposed to just walling the GH in half. By having the original greenhouse surround all sides and top of the smaller one inside, you get a really nice wind / thermal barrier around the smaller one.

I have a large old aquarium (terrarium) inside my GH for those tenders that do not want it below 50ºF. A lot of plants I have need to get colder in order to flower, etc. so, I have to be creative as to how things could exist side-by-side. Of course, when the power goes off in the middle of winter for 8 days, all bets are off! Those Tea Light Candles sure came in handy to keep the aquarium warmer.

Your greenhouse reminds me of my original cold frame that I first built in my teens, which has now been replaced by my current monstrosity! It's nice when everyone around is in construction, too!! I only had those nice panels on the roof, and poly plastic around the sides. Thought you might get a kick out of a pic of it. When the neighbor got rid of his louvered windows, he gave them to me which I expanded the coldframe to install.

I would love to see some more photos, esp. when you start putting things back in again for the fall!! I have already borrowed a couple of ideas you have there in your photos.