What I Wish I Knew BEFORE I Got A Greenhouse

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  • @janetthornton7909
    @janetthornton7909 Před 8 měsíci +403

    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
      @joannc147 Před 8 měsíci +12

      🤣🤣 I like that attitude!

    • @Zizzyyzz
      @Zizzyyzz Před 8 měsíci +10

      Nice! 🌞

    • @ohiogardener4019
      @ohiogardener4019 Před 8 měsíci +8

      ROTFLOL So true!

    • @hollyhancock2319
      @hollyhancock2319 Před 8 měsíci +3

      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

    • @ohiogardener4019
      @ohiogardener4019 Před 8 měsíci +9

      @@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
    @MrSBGames Před 8 měsíci +48

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

  • @ohiogardener4019
    @ohiogardener4019 Před 8 měsíci +169

    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
      @lizxu322 Před 8 měsíci +1

      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
      @kerrydruce2212 Před 8 měsíci +5

      Such a great idea!!

    • @sarahkp729
      @sarahkp729 Před 7 měsíci +5

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

    • @georgeacenas2349
      @georgeacenas2349 Před 7 měsíci +1

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

    • @ThreeGreenthumbs
      @ThreeGreenthumbs Před 6 měsíci +2

      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.

  • @PacificGardening
    @PacificGardening Před 8 měsíci +54

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

  • @jeffreygarcia2783
    @jeffreygarcia2783 Před 8 měsíci +53

    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
      @myurbangarden7695 Před 8 měsíci +10

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

    • @TDAEON
      @TDAEON Před 6 měsíci +1

      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. 😊

  • @brendant19
    @brendant19 Před 6 měsíci +12

    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.

  • @daves1563
    @daves1563 Před 8 měsíci +69

    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
      @ayelean9397 Před 8 měsíci +7

      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
      @puggirl415 Před 7 měsíci +7

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

    • @jessegee179
      @jessegee179 Před 6 měsíci +2

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

    • @bushhavenhomesteadaustrali6407
      @bushhavenhomesteadaustrali6407 Před 6 měsíci +1

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

    • @arthurwellsjr.4082
      @arthurwellsjr.4082 Před 5 měsíci

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

  • @1stofAllHaHaHeeHee
    @1stofAllHaHaHeeHee Před 8 měsíci +36

    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
      @ugosmith7529 Před 8 měsíci +4

      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
      @1stofAllHaHaHeeHee Před 8 měsíci +3

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

    • @tamisauer2402
      @tamisauer2402 Před 5 měsíci +1

      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.

  • @myurbangarden7695
    @myurbangarden7695 Před 8 měsíci +15

    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
      @elizabethlee1706 Před 8 měsíci +3

      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
      @Tugela60 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Texas has weather? I thought it was a desert.

    • @erikjohnson9223
      @erikjohnson9223 Před 6 měsíci +2

      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.

  • @starlamartin354
    @starlamartin354 Před 8 měsíci +24

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

    • @epicgardening
      @epicgardening  Před 8 měsíci +8

      Good place to start!

    • @troxycat
      @troxycat Před 8 měsíci +7

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

    • @lilbit4165
      @lilbit4165 Před 8 měsíci +5

      @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
      @SpaceCadet4Jesus Před 8 měsíci +1

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

    • @elizabethlee1706
      @elizabethlee1706 Před 8 měsíci +4

      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 🌱❤

  • @easternacademy
    @easternacademy Před 7 měsíci +21

    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.

  • @johncaswell2648
    @johncaswell2648 Před 8 měsíci +9

    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
      @bluesky7226 Před 3 měsíci

      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
      @johncaswell2648 Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@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
      @bluesky7226 Před 3 měsíci

      Thank you for your reply and advise.

    • @sharongarrett4356
      @sharongarrett4356 Před 2 měsíci +1

      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.

  • @mstinamc1
    @mstinamc1 Před 8 měsíci +17

    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!

  • @mmmmmmyeeeaaahhh3880
    @mmmmmmyeeeaaahhh3880 Před 8 měsíci +6

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

  • @williammaxwell1919
    @williammaxwell1919 Před 7 měsíci +10

    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
    @nonyadamnbusiness9887 Před 7 měsíci +5

    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
    @heidijasper5915 Před 8 měsíci +18

    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!

  • @jennyjohnson5428
    @jennyjohnson5428 Před 8 měsíci +8

    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
      @deborahhasty8515 Před 8 měsíci +1

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

  • @ariachaudoir4850
    @ariachaudoir4850 Před 7 měsíci +5

    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.

  • @planttherapy1860
    @planttherapy1860 Před 8 měsíci +10

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

  • @Mihhgvhiih
    @Mihhgvhiih Před 8 měsíci +5

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

  • @jaredleemease
    @jaredleemease Před 8 měsíci +16

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

  • @wee0007
    @wee0007 Před 8 měsíci +7

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

    • @puggirl415
      @puggirl415 Před 7 měsíci +3

      That sounds very frustrating but so cute!

    • @wolfmooch
      @wolfmooch Před 6 měsíci +1

      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

  • @wisperhawaii3362
    @wisperhawaii3362 Před 8 měsíci +2

    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.

  • @karenyhogan5196
    @karenyhogan5196 Před 7 měsíci +4

    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.

  • @danbourlotos5188
    @danbourlotos5188 Před 7 měsíci +6

    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
      @TDAEON Před 6 měsíci +1

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

  • @DebbieEWhite
    @DebbieEWhite Před 7 měsíci +2

    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.

  • @jacksonbuyers3055
    @jacksonbuyers3055 Před 8 měsíci +5

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

    • @myurbangarden7695
      @myurbangarden7695 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Good advice

    • @erikjohnson9223
      @erikjohnson9223 Před 6 měsíci

      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.

  • @Painted_Owl
    @Painted_Owl Před 8 měsíci +2

    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.

  • @matthayes533
    @matthayes533 Před 8 měsíci +2

    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.

  • @Mihhgvhiih
    @Mihhgvhiih Před 8 měsíci +7

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

  • @papabearspepperchannel8604
    @papabearspepperchannel8604 Před 6 měsíci +8

    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!

  • @zyriak
    @zyriak Před 8 měsíci +2

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

  • @erichkemper1967
    @erichkemper1967 Před 8 měsíci +11

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

  • @bisonss
    @bisonss Před 8 měsíci +5

    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
      @SchoolforHackers Před 7 měsíci

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

  • @SpaceCadet4Jesus
    @SpaceCadet4Jesus Před 8 měsíci +6

    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.

  • @kikiransom
    @kikiransom Před 8 měsíci +4

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

    • @ohiogardener4019
      @ohiogardener4019 Před 8 měsíci +3

      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.

  • @karabean
    @karabean Před 8 měsíci +2

    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!

  • @strawberrymage7352
    @strawberrymage7352 Před 7 měsíci +1

    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!!

  • @GaretheDen
    @GaretheDen Před 8 měsíci +2

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

  • @catiepower3550
    @catiepower3550 Před 8 měsíci +6

    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

  • @sansomspressurecleaningpoo9519
    @sansomspressurecleaningpoo9519 Před 7 měsíci +1

    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.

  • @thedragonoracle7627
    @thedragonoracle7627 Před 7 měsíci +2

    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

  • @CagelessReadings
    @CagelessReadings Před 8 měsíci +5

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

  • @missdarque
    @missdarque Před 8 měsíci +17

    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.

  • @TheSkyHive
    @TheSkyHive Před 8 měsíci +2

    Nice San Pedros! Such a lovely cacti to grow!

  • @julieescala2610
    @julieescala2610 Před 8 měsíci +3

    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.

  • @beatriceannbaker3350
    @beatriceannbaker3350 Před 2 měsíci +1

    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.

  • @dancinwithshepa5932
    @dancinwithshepa5932 Před 7 měsíci +2

    love that your greenhouse is deep green. beautiful❤

  • @conniecasale3593
    @conniecasale3593 Před 7 měsíci +2

    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.

  • @DevinTheGardener
    @DevinTheGardener Před 8 měsíci +2

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

  • @getbckloretta8396
    @getbckloretta8396 Před 8 měsíci +4

    You could also do solar lights.

  • @BoneFrossil
    @BoneFrossil Před 8 měsíci +3

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

  • @rebeccahollinger3301
    @rebeccahollinger3301 Před 8 měsíci +1

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

  • @canadianartist69
    @canadianartist69 Před 8 měsíci +1

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

  • @outgrowin
    @outgrowin Před 8 měsíci +2

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

  • @alysoffoxdale
    @alysoffoxdale Před 8 měsíci +2

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

  • @shadowdfxcxv1234
    @shadowdfxcxv1234 Před 7 měsíci +1

    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!!!!

  • @kerryharvey6365
    @kerryharvey6365 Před 8 měsíci +7

    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
      @ren3171 Před 8 měsíci +1

      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
      @kerryharvey6365 Před 7 měsíci

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

  • @justinarnold7725
    @justinarnold7725 Před 8 měsíci +21

    Always easier when a private equity firm buys you a greenhouse

    • @BeardedBotanist
      @BeardedBotanist Před 7 dny

      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…

  • @kampfgeist7703
    @kampfgeist7703 Před 7 měsíci +1

    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.

  • @ieatiron
    @ieatiron Před 8 měsíci +2

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

  • @LC-hf3rk
    @LC-hf3rk Před 7 měsíci +1

    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

  • @QualityGardener
    @QualityGardener Před 7 měsíci

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

  • @wee0007
    @wee0007 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Your SHIRT is amazing 🍄

  • @RevRedmondFarrier
    @RevRedmondFarrier Před 8 měsíci +2

    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
      @puggirl415 Před 7 měsíci

      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.

  • @PittsburghHomeGarden
    @PittsburghHomeGarden Před 8 měsíci +3

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

  • @jamesandsusanshortill8713
    @jamesandsusanshortill8713 Před 7 měsíci +1

    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 :)

  • @Jehovah-litness
    @Jehovah-litness Před 6 měsíci +1

    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!!

  • @northeasthardytropicals541
    @northeasthardytropicals541 Před 3 měsíci

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

  • @briznith1486
    @briznith1486 Před 8 měsíci +3

    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
      @bethb8276 Před 8 měsíci +2

      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?

  • @datdude212
    @datdude212 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Beautiful greenhouse!

  • @SuperMeat83
    @SuperMeat83 Před 8 měsíci +1

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

  • @rianreese4138
    @rianreese4138 Před 7 měsíci +1

    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.

  • @matthewjhbailey
    @matthewjhbailey Před 8 měsíci +3

    Would love a how-to on that cedar potting bench.

  • @travistaylor6110
    @travistaylor6110 Před 8 měsíci +1

    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! 🤙

  • @shadowdfxcxv1234
    @shadowdfxcxv1234 Před 7 měsíci

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

  • @leannemamer8292
    @leannemamer8292 Před 8 měsíci +2

    What happens if you need to work on those water lines under the greenhouse? We have lines that would be where I would want a greenhouse and I assumed I’d need to reroute all of that.

  • @jfrazz9729
    @jfrazz9729 Před 8 měsíci +1

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

  • @PorchGardeningWithPassion
    @PorchGardeningWithPassion Před 3 měsíci +2

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

  • @deecooper1567
    @deecooper1567 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Very nice design 👍. Love my greenhouse 👵🏻👩‍🌾❣️

  • @IPursuePeppers-CTH
    @IPursuePeppers-CTH Před 8 měsíci +3

    Hey y’all, how often do you water your seedlings and what humidity do you try to keep it at?

  • @Art-uz3fk
    @Art-uz3fk Před 4 měsíci +1

    Beautiful greenhouse. Glass is so pristine I would be concerned about bird strikes though.

  • @whitneykani710
    @whitneykani710 Před 7 měsíci

    This is great information Kevin 👍🏽

  • @kittiew260
    @kittiew260 Před 8 měsíci

    Thank you for this video. Someday, I will need this video. Until then, I'm in for the waiting game.

  • @1976ondy
    @1976ondy Před 5 měsíci

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

  • @freeman4755
    @freeman4755 Před 8 měsíci +2

    How has no one else asked this; where did you get that beautiful mushroom shirt?

  • @moonorchid9242
    @moonorchid9242 Před 8 měsíci +2

    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
      @puggirl415 Před 7 měsíci +1

      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.

  • @user-hu7ix5xc8q
    @user-hu7ix5xc8q Před 8 měsíci +4

    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
      @krisgeringer3853 Před 6 měsíci

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

  • @wayfaringfarmer2724
    @wayfaringfarmer2724 Před 5 měsíci

    You’re video work is just a beautiful as the landscape my brother
    Super inspiring

  • @gail7998
    @gail7998 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Very nice!

  • @gusgreen3104
    @gusgreen3104 Před 6 měsíci

    Thanks for sharing your experience.

  • @SJA_Sniper
    @SJA_Sniper Před 7 měsíci +1

    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
      @Tugela60 Před 6 měsíci

      I assume you mean Coffea. Coffee is the drink.

    • @SJA_Sniper
      @SJA_Sniper Před 6 měsíci

      @@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 🤞

  • @greengardenideas
    @greengardenideas Před 7 měsíci

    Hi !
    Welldone Brother !
    your job is great ❤

  • @Cheezitnator
    @Cheezitnator Před 8 měsíci +5

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

  • @jessegee179
    @jessegee179 Před 6 měsíci

    Lovely greenhouse, wish I’d known all this before I bought a old second hand one, we made it work but it was twice as difficult 😊

  • @wallysworms
    @wallysworms Před 8 měsíci +1

    I cannot use my greenhouse in summer, it gets far too hot and I can't keep temps down even though I use electricity to vent the place.

  • @justinfowler6325
    @justinfowler6325 Před 8 měsíci +3

    Your greenhouse is bigger than my whole grow area😂😭

  • @Zizzyyzz
    @Zizzyyzz Před 8 měsíci +2

    Nice cameo, Jaques. 😂

  • @conniecasale3593
    @conniecasale3593 Před 7 měsíci

    It’s beautiful perfect size it looks like it’s a perfect size. What is the size of it? I don’t have that much space I was thinking about getting one maybe 5 x 8 something like that and I would definitely want to Lectric in it. Thanks so much.