Greenhouse for containers?

Balr14 · July 15, 2014

I'm going to lose my ideal growing spot on the patio behind my house soon; we sold the house. The house we are buying faces the other direction, so I wouldn't get the same southern exposure as what I have now. I was thinking of a small greenhouse. It doesn't get real hot here, 60s and 70s are a lot more common than 80s and 90s are rare. I grow everything in Earthboxes and that won't change. Any thoughts?

Ed of Somis · July 15, 2014

there are T people here who use greenhouses....and do well. It can be work and cash. The most important obstacle you may face is finding sun. The EB's can be mobile...which is an advantage. Find the sun.

Balr14 · July 15, 2014

I think most of the reason I do so well is the cement patio my containers sit on and the brown wall behind them. I get a lot more heat and my stuff grows much better than most others around here. I'm afraid I won't come close to duplicating this environment. So, I'm trying to find an acceptable replacement. I don't know anything about greenhouses.

On a related note, it's been so cold here that many of my tomatoes have stopped setting fruit and the plants aren't growing much. But the fruit already set is growing really big.

Cole_Robbie · July 15, 2014

Make sure you make a plan for ventilation. My greenhouse can get fifty+ degrees hotter than the outside temp with just the February sun. And then it will fall back to almost the outside temp at night.

July 15, 2014	#1
Balr14 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: wisconsin Posts: 128	Greenhouse for containers? I'm going to lose my ideal growing spot on the patio behind my house soon; we sold the house. The house we are buying faces the other direction, so I wouldn't get the same southern exposure as what I have now. I was thinking of a small greenhouse. It doesn't get real hot here, 60s and 70s are a lot more common than 80s and 90s are rare. I grow everything in Earthboxes and that won't change. Any thoughts?

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Balr14 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: wisconsin Posts: 128	I think most of the reason I do so well is the cement patio my containers sit on and the brown wall behind them. I get a lot more heat and my stuff grows much better than most others around here. I'm afraid I won't come close to duplicating this environment. So, I'm trying to find an acceptable replacement. I don't know anything about greenhouses. On a related note, it's been so cold here that many of my tomatoes have stopped setting fruit and the plants aren't growing much. But the fruit already set is growing really big. Last edited by Balr14; July 15, 2014 at 05:21 PM.

July 15, 2014	#2
Ed of Somis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Somis, Ca Posts: 649	there are T people here who use greenhouses....and do well. It can be work and cash. The most important obstacle you may face is finding sun. The EB's can be mobile...which is an advantage. Find the sun.

July 15, 2014	#4
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	Make sure you make a plan for ventilation. My greenhouse can get fifty+ degrees hotter than the outside temp with just the February sun. And then it will fall back to almost the outside temp at night.