Jan 22 2010

Build Your Own Greenhouse

Published by at 5:31 pm under DIY

If you love gardening, you definitely dream of constructing your own greenhouse nursery. Just imagine how exciting and pleasing it is to walk through your garden full of vegetables, herbs and flowering plants secured and protected from destructive elements such as animals and insects. If you have a green thumb and growing plants is your passion, there is nothing that can obstruct you to construct and build your own greenhouse.

First and foremost, constructing a greenhouse calls for a considerable room size of not less than ten by twenty meters. This is an acceptable size though you can always go for a larger space. You should note though that the smaller the size the easier and cheaper the maintenance will be. You can also purchase a do-it-yourself or DIY greenhouse kit but the possibilities on these things are quite restraining.

The following are the materials you’ll need:

  1. Poles made of wood for building frames and doors. Keep in mind that a firm end and center structure are significant for sturdy edifice that’s why you should ensure that the wood is properly treated.
  2. PVC piping for creating a rib cage curving structure from one side of the ground to another.
  3. Enough -6mm clear plastic to cover the entire greenhouse.
  4. Metal stakes, which will be utilized for hammering into the ground. This will also let the PVC’s solid base to slide into place properly
  5. Duct tape for joining different materials and pieces together.
  6. Nails, hammer and other basic construction tools and equipments.

You may need some other materials to build your own greenhouse, but these things compose the chief structure of it. The woods will be utilized to make the ends and doors of the greenhouse. Ensure that these materials are well propped up by pounding and hammering them deep into the ground. You can also have wooden poles to support the structure by positioning them at 45 degree angle from the frame of the greenhouse.At regular intervals between the frames, hammer the metal stakes into the soil while maintaining approximately two meter distance from one another. They should be arranged accurately at the left and right side of the greenhouse.

When the metal stakes are positioned, you can then fit the PVC piping to the stakes, allowing the PVC to embrace a solid structure at the bottom so it can hitch the roof up. The PVC piping should be bent until it makes a U shape over the apex where the greenhouse will be placed and then glide the other end into the stake at the other surface.

Once you’ve accomplished the above steps, you will have a strong and sturdy frame for your greenhouse. Next, place the plastic cover over the frame. You may need to cut the lengths of the cover to fit accurately to your frame. You can use the duct tape to keep the cover in place or you can also utilize plastic ties. It’s important for the cover to be attached to every piece of the structure to inhibit any movement. An efficient duct taping technique with the aid of huge heavy rocks can help keep the cover in its place.

See? You can build your own greenhouse almost effortlessly!

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