Build your own Greenhouse

Building a greenhouse is easier than you may think. You can choose different designs and sizes that you would like to build. A greenhouse will give you comfort whenever you visit your plants, vegetables, flowers, or orchids. It also provides the needed sunlight and humidity for these plants. You may relax and enjoy it every time you visit this place where you have exerted all your effort of building such a wondrous place.

You may save more money if you decide to build a small greenhouse. There are supplies and materials that you can use which should be just enough according to your own prepared budget. If there is enough space that can accommodate a larger greenhouse, do it because you may want to develop more plants and vegetables.

If you really desire to build a greenhouse where you can develop and propagate more plants, you should consider the different factors that would be necessary on the type of greenhouses you would like to build. Here are some tips and factors you should consider in building your own greenhouse.

1. You may consider using salvaged materials if you intend to make a larger greenhouse. You may use these materials in designing and planning for a low cost budget greenhouse. This will also help you minimize the expense of the other supplies and materials needed.

2. You should also determine the climate of the place where you live. An insulated greenhouse should be appropriate for cold climate areas. This will help you provide the needed warmth and heat for your plants. For warm places, a greenhouse that has a shade control would be advisable.

3. You also needs to make sure that your greenhouse will be designed with proper air circulation spaces, ventilation, pest control soil, heaters for winter season, and humidity control devices. You should create an environment that is appropriate for the types of plants that will grow in your greenhouse.

4. The location of the greenhouse should be built where there is enough sunlight. If you choose a solar greenhouse for vegetables and exotic fruit bearing plants it is best if the greenhouse is situated on the east-west part of where you live because facing it this way it is more exposed to sunlight.



5. It is also important to consider the covering of the greenhouse. The most advisable shades are the glass made coverings and fiberglass which might not fit in your budget. But just know that they provide more durability and they do not deteriorate quickly compared to plastic coverings. A greenhouse covered with glass or fiberglass allows more humidity and warmth.

6. You have the option to choose what kind of foundation you would like to use. The foundations can be concrete for a more secured greenhouse. Others prefer the less expensive lightweight foundation where they use improvised materials such as railroad ties, which they can easily attach to the ground. It all depends on how much you are willing to spend on the structure of the greenhouse.

7. You may also consider building a greenhouse that will maximize its full potential. You may want to add benches or materials that will be used for your comfort every time you want to relax in the greenhouse. You may also want to add many accessories to the place like automatic watering systems, heating systems, ventilation system and other automatic equipment that are effective in maintaining the plants.

8. You should use the “good bugs” for you pest control chemical. They prevent and control the spread of the bad bugs in a greenhouse. If you ever find insects in a plant, you should isolate the plant and if possible place the plant outside the greenhouse so that the insects do not house in the other plants.

9. You should allot a space where you can store fertilizers, potting soil and other tools that are essential in the greenhouse. You should place a tool rack nearer to the potting place so that it would be easier for you to transfer the soil from the pot of the plants. You should also place buckets and tool holders to accommodate the other equipment when they are not in use.

You can develop and grow all sorts of plants with a versatile greenhouse. You may also want to reproduce the grown plants to fill the greenhouse with a variety of plants. Putting up a greenhouse will be more enjoyable if it done with the help of the family and friends. So get them involved too.

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GARDENING TIP

Depending on what you are going to do with them, there are many different varieties of tomatoes.  There are juicy ones and meaty ones, large ones and small ones, round ones and long ones, some are good for sauces and some good for sandwiches, green ones, red ones, and even yellow ones.  Romas are very meaty and not so juicy so these are the best for sauces and salsa, and Beefsteak and Betterboys are very juicy and are the best for sandwiches or salads.

We usually plant our tomatoes around this time of year every year.  If you start them from seeds start them indoors around march so they have plenty of time to get big and strong before they are planted outdoors.  They should be about 6 to 10 inches before planting outdoors.  We usually throw the seeds and skins back into our garden from canning and we get "volunteers".  These plants are just as good as the ones you started indoors or have bought at the store.  Usually these ones are much more hardy because they have made it through the winter, and as they say "only the strong survive".

Here is a great way to plant your tomatoes.  After  tilling with a rototiller, or which ever means you use to loosen the soil in  the area you are going to plant your tomatoes, make a furrow with a hoe about 5" to 6" deep.  Lay the plants in   the furrow spaced out at least 2 feet apart so they have room to branch out.  BEFORE YOU COVER THE PLANTS, mix up some fertilizer or root stimulator in a watering can and sprinkle it on the roots.  This will give them the boost they need to get over the shock of being transplanted.  Cover the plants with soil up over the first set of leaves.  This will stimulate new leaf growth, new roots will grow all the way up to the point where the soil stops, and by covering up higher on the stem, it will make them sturdier and if the wind blows they will remain standing.  It is a good idea to put tomato cages or stakes to hold up the plants so the fruit does not lay on the ground and rot. We put ours on right away as soon as we plant as they are way to hard to get on later.

There are many diseases and physical disorders that tomatoes suffer form and I have had the unfortunate experience of dealing with a few of them.  I usually use the internet to figure them out and how to fix them.  Here is a link to the site I usually use.

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/publications/pm1266.pdf

I hope this helps.

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