Have you already started the spring garden? If you go ahead of the game, you can not only be excited in the garden, but also be fully prepared. And this DIY greenhouse idea can help you prepare delicate new shooting.
Many areas of this country have a short season, so it is especially important to plan the garden early if you live in one of this area. If you want to start the garden in the seeds, not the seedlings, you must order the seed. If you don’t know where you can get a good seed, check the list of the old farmer’s Almanac. Free horticultural catalog.
If you have plans and seeds, it is winter, but it is best to start the seeds indoors. This allows you to start planting and extend the growth season. There are many green methods that start the seeds in the up cycle container. Starting seeds indoors becomes a great project with children.
Another good way to extend the horticulture season is the greenhouse. many You can use the free tap greenhouse. However, the cost is quite expensive and there is no budget for many people, so most of them pass through the greenhouse.
DIY greenhouse
But for a while, do you know that you can build your own greenhouse for some of the cost of purchase? It may sound like a difficult thing for many people, but it can be very simple.
Here are seven DIY greenhouse ideas, so you can extend the growth season. This greenhouse is inexpensive and has a variety of technical requirements, so there is something for everyone. We included as many parenting ideas as possible.
1. Hayboil Cold Cold Frame
If there is a lack of construction technology, hay veil cold frame is an excellent option. It can be designed for all available areas or space.
The only required items are hay veils and old windows or transparent plastics (weight to fix the plastics down when used). It is very cheap to build, and it can be easily descended when it is completed.
Start by building an area where you want to use the hay veil as a wall. Then close in the area with clear plastic (suitable for spring or autumn) or windows (better options when snow falls). Check out this Earth911 guide for building an indoor and outdoor cold frame greenhouse.
2. I raised the bed cold frame
If you want something slightly stronger than the hay veil cold frame, the bed cold frame can be a good choice for you. It has the same advantage as a hay veil cold frame, but it takes a little more time to build and tears it. However, if it is properly configured, it is more durable and it is easier to seal air leaks.
this Bed cold frame greenhouse tutorial There is a good plan to follow for your own building. To get more options, you can also explore the guide guide in the Earth911.
3. Converter Blue Huep House
Building a convertible hoop house is a clean DIY idea for the greenhouse.
One way to create your own convertible hoop house is to create a hoop using a small panel. Get the details Converter Blue Houp House Construction Guidelines In Dave’s garden.
When building a hoop house, you can cover it with a heavy plastic to create a greenhouse. In summer, you can use a structure as a grid for removing plastic and growing green beans, tomatoes or other vine plants.
4. Huephous House
It’s too hard to create a hoop house in the livestock panel, so if it’s too hard from the beginning, you can try the hang cover hoop house first. It’s easier to configure and experiment, but you can still give you great results.
Most row cover hoop houses are PVC pipes and plastic Frost blanket. Use the hang cover hoop house to cover the crops that require protection from the cold temperature, allowing the crops to flourish in cool conditions enjoy the weather. Learn how Build a hang cover hoop house Bonnie from plants.
Rather, do you want to avoid PVC pipes? The tutorial of FINCH & FOLLY shows how to Create a frame using eggplant Instead.
5. Windows Greenhouse with a change in use
Do you want to try something bigger and more complicated? How about a greenhouse made with a changed window?
You can usually pick up an old window at a good price. It is a good way to prevent the windows from ending in the landfill, and will also create a great statement in your yard. After collecting the greenhouse to the ideal size in the space, you will find that it is very cheap to build a greenhouse.
Check the green lever Greenhouse Creating Guide in Window Changed Window More tips on how to make this DIY idea vivid. Instructables’ guide also has a great idea to help you Make a greenhouse in an old window.
6. Plastic bottle greenhouse
Is there a plastic bottle that can’t be recycled? Go go one step further and make it with up cycling plastic bottles.
Too many plastic bottles end with trash, not recycled trash. Take out the landfill and use the food that grows for your family in a plastic bottle greenhouse. It is a very cheap project and the conversation begins. Check out how students in Wilmington College Plastic bottle greenhouse.
7. Palette greenhouse
The end of the DIY idea to build your own greenhouse is the palette greenhouse. Pallets can be useful in many DIY projects and could not be left here. In the greenhouse, the palette can be used for walls, tables, sowing machines, etc. But before you start, you might want to see that the palette is safe for the project. Check these Green lever instructions Using wood pallets as a component to make a greenhouse in a cheap place video For outline.
Editor’s note: The article, which was first published on February 19, 2016, was updated in March 2025. Functional image provided Gale Langelo ToeFlickr.
