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Grants Pass, Oregon

Could anyone tell me how to build a green house. It will be 12x12 in size. I have a 12 foot long piece of heavy plastic that was used in a garden shop. I also have a big pile of pressure treated wood. All I would need is the plastic for the sides. Plus a window.

11/8/2001 3:01:42 PM

South Hill, Virginia

I had a greenhouse for several years that I made. It was 12x24 and looked like an enlarged version of the hoop houses you see on this site. The base was pressure treated wood but the rest was PVC.

11/8/2001 4:17:18 PM

Connecticut

I've also had good luck with PVC.

11/14/2001 5:46:33 AM

Myrtle Creek, Oregon

Carrie, go to this site it has quite a bit of in fo on green houses;
http://www.backyardgardener.com/greenhouse/index.html
I'm not shure if this has the pvc hoop style but I did find that at one time looking in favorites and see if I can find it for you.
H-K-J

11/17/2001 8:25:37 AM

Myrtle Creek, Oregon

Ok here is one I found earlyer this year simple yet effective;
http://www.overpass.com/cgi-bin/redirect_byg.cgi?URL=http://www.sd1new.net/GardenPages/greenhouse.htm&TITLE=Backyard%20Gardener%20:%20Link%20to%20Greenhouse%20Info
(geeeessshh I didnt think it was that long)
H-K-J <;-)

11/17/2001 8:31:40 AM

Okla

Carrie:
If you are still looking at plans for building a small greenhouse you might look here:
http://www.rainyside.com/resources/hoophouse.html
Hope it helps.
Thomas

1/29/2002 2:28:08 AM

Okla

Here is another site I found that has a lot of info:
http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/seasext.html
Thomas

1/29/2002 2:34:53 AM

Cologne / Germany

If you are able to buy that bubble foil you find inside the envelopes for the seeds, try it. It has the isolation factor of double glass in a flat (at 0.4 inch), then it doesn´t matter what kind of on-top material is used. Just glue it from inside once you´re ready with the basic construction. Make sure it has proper ventilation for sunny days, otherwise the plant is cooked (lost some tomatoe plants that way).
Ingo

1/29/2002 4:08:54 AM