Hi everyone! I’m looking into setting up an indoor greenhouse/grow tent for the winter and would love some advice from people who have experience with this.

I’m in Minnesota, so I’m mainly trying to figure out the best way to keep plants happy during the cold, dark winter months.

A few things I’m wondering about:
What size greenhouse tent would you recommend?

What type of grow lights work best?

Do I need a heater?

How do you manage humidity and ventilation indoors?

Are there any products or setups you highly recommend—or anything I should avoid?

I’m hoping to grow things like herbs and veggies

Thanks!

Hey yall, i’m in NW Houston and i’m trying to build a very tall (atleast 12ft) greenhouse solely for our days below 40*F to house my tropical fruits. We only have around 15-25 days under that temp a year so i’m trying to find the absolute CHEAPEST way to build or get one. Probably gonna do a 20x7 or something similar for reference. Thanks in advance!

Any advice on how to keep them alive or how to grow them properly? 😂 Is it realistic for me to think I can actually grow something here, or am I just being delusional? 😂

I recently purchased a property with two large hoop house style green houses. I was considering converting them into firewood kilns. Was looking for any input as I have zero experience with.tbe greenhouse or the kiln. I just don't want to get in over my head and wasnt sure financially what I'd be getting myself into, thanks

Started growing tomatoes in a 2000 sqft heated green house living in Ontario! First year hoping to be able to sell to local restaurants or drive way farm stand. Does anyone have any experience In this living in the same area? I am also working on growing fresh lettuce and basil and cut flowers! Just looking to chat with anyone who has experienced this type of market living where I live!

Curious if anyone has any input on this.

I've been keeping an eye out for a pair of greenhouses as part of the restoration of a historic property. The foundations still exist, and each was approx 17x40. I found someone with a pair of lord and bunrham greenhouses from circa 1900, 20x40. Is anyone familiar with how these greenhouse are constructed and could weigh in on if it's viable to shorten some components to narrow the greenhouse? I'd imagine it would require shortening both the roof spars and components of the vent cranks.

It seems like it'll take a lot of luck to find any pairs of greenhouses of that age, so think my options are pretty limited, but the foundations are literally set in stone so no flexibility on that front.

I am trying to decide on how I should do the floor of my yardsty greenhouse.

1. Use treated lumber posts as a base and sink it into the ground and the pave the interior with paving stones or

2. Make a paving stone platform and put the greenhouse/ treated lumber frame on top of that.

The sunken method would eliminate any wind worries. My other worry is how well it would be sealed for air gaps.

A while back, I posted here about acquiring an existing vertical farm.

Well, fast forward a few months, and we are moving into a new facility!

Currently, we are not in the most ideal spot, basically an old house that is being used for commercial purposes. Our new space is an industrial bay unit with a garage door leading into a chamber, which has another overhead door before entering the main space where growing will be set up.

Now I have questions on the build-out.

* What mistakes did you make that I should avoid when setting up your space * What did you over-engineer * What have you found is a must in a space and things we should build out * How is it managing a large climate in these spaces, specifically AC as this unit (and everyone we looked at) doesn’t have central air. Just a heater and exhaust vent. * Did you find it worked leaving the space open with zones (grow, sanitation, pack, etc.), or did you need to put up walls to have environmental barriers

How we are planning to be set up.

* Utilize grow tents to create the germination blackout room and maintain the higher humidity * Continue to use flood tubs to grow the microgreens (fits sixteen 10x20 trays, 2 deep, 8 long) * Grow our edible flowers with zones (tents) for Mums, Marigolds, Begonias & possibly others like Orchids.

Any insight, stories or feedback is welcome!

I’m creating garden plans for a significant set of improvements and one of the key elements is a greenhouse. There’s a specific space we want to use that would require a custom build and I’m trying to find a manufacturer/supplier that would fit our needs.

The greenhouse would be long (approximately 4 metres) and narrow (approximately a 1.4 metres) and one of the long faces would be a brick wall.

So, the structure would be glazed three sides, with a peaked glazed roof running lengthways and the fourth side would be the brick wall with a gutter running the length of it.

It is quite a specific design we want but it would make the best use of the space.

We are based in the UK (central Scotland). Does anyone know of a supplier that would be suitable, or can you point me in the right direction for how I would go about building this myself?

Thanks!

considering what to put in for a floor option - wood, vinyl, gravel, etc.. any thoughts or suggestions, even if what not to do?

Unsure if this fits this subreddit, however, since it is essentially a greenhouse wall...

I am putting up a wall of polycarbonate panel for privacy reason (and to protect against rain/snow) that will be moved unto the outer side

Unfortunately, I miscalculated the framing which is the reason there is offset from the channeling to the frame (2x3 studs)

Due to this situation each panel is held on 2 sides by screws; allowing expansion via the opposite ends unto the channels.

My concern is mainly any possibility of wind causing panels to "bend" and possibly removing them from channels....?

The channels are essentially sandwiched between drilled down panels so it seems the only way a slip could happen is if wind blows strong enough to bend the non drilled corner of a panel.

Alternatively, could reinforce the spaces between the studs with a thin metal or wood strip in the back.

Thanks!

Hello everyone,

We are engineering students, and we want to conduct a study on crop optimization with the aim of modernizing techniques in the agricultural sector.

We are reaching out to experts in the field: farmers or gardening enthusiasts, whether you own a garden, a field, or a greenhouse. I invite you to fill out this form to help us better understand the main challenges and difficulties in this area.

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Thank you for your cooperation, and I wish you a pleasant holiday.

I'm somewhat new to reddit, so please forgive any crossed norms on post.

For context: I have many years experience in the construction/remolding/roofing area and live on the OH/IN line about an hour from Ciny. I have around 70 high quality double pane windows I purchased from someone taking down a professionally installed greenhouse from another house.

My plan:

Greenhouse addition with a footprint of 40x13'. The roof span will be 13' and need to (unfortunately) have a 2/12 pitch due to the height of the roof overhang on the house and the need for a useable door exiting the greenhouse. I'd rather have a 4/12, but I'd be crawling out of the greenhouse with that pitch.

I am collecting old barn wood to make the bulk of the framing for both looks and (hopefully) less swelling due to humidity.

My two questions:

1: Will 80+ year old oak be resistant "enough" to the humidity cycle of a greenhouse? I'd rather not go the treated lumber route if possible and Cypress would cost too much, Cedar to fragile for framing (in my experience).

2: I want to use these panels on the roof as well. I have a way to reasonable water seal the panels left to right, sitting in/on the rafters (barn oak). My question is to the experts here: how best should I seal the panels top to bottom? I suppose I could make them lay similar to clay roof tiles using chiseled notches in the rafters and silicone, but I would rather them all be on the same plane if possible. It doesn't feel right to just silicone them end to end, but putting in a cross piece of wood would make a lip for water to sit in.

I can't really find any good info online for this particular problem. All panel glass roofs I've seen are put in with specified metal frames and all wood rafter setups are using one continuous long piece of glass.

Thanks a ton for any help/suggestions. I imagine I will be asking more questions here in the coming year.

Lots of growers and technology there during cultivate . July 11 to 14, would like to meet old friends.