1hugaholic said:I've been considering making a small greenhouse for my property. But to be honest, where I'm at in Michigan, our normal winters look like a snow storm in Alaska. Heck, there's been a few years where Alaskans have told us it's too cold or snowy for them!!
Anybody out there have the same discerns?
P.S. below zero temps and over a foot of snow are normal winters.
LOL, Britnay... I have some idea of what you're talking about...
How do you want to use your GH? If you want to grow tropicals and heat the GH for the cold months, I'm not sure that's really feasible (at least, not for me). But if, like me, you want to start some plants in the spring, and maybe grow some things that are difficult in the Michigan weather, and are mostly concerned that your GH will have problems with the snow in winter... I have both a Rion GH (used mainly for growing seedlings that get started under lights indoors) and a hoophouse, and both do fine as far as snow is concerned. You definitely need to make sure your GH is anchored down well, though.
This photo shows 2 hoop houses; I converted one to a "hoop trellis"
My Rion
I'm actually planning to remove the Rion this fall (which is 8x16') and replace it with a 16x20' hoophouse that will extend out into my garden area, so I can use the one end (where the Rion was) for my seedlings, and the part that is over the garden to grow plants in-ground. I've found the hoophouse to be extremely beneficial for growing tomato plants this year... much less of a problem with "blight."
