Mary, my 8x16 greenhouse is a Rion, with some kind of plastic resin framework and polycarbonate window panels.
This photo was taken when it was brand spankin' new -- in May of 2003.
After 13-1/2 years it's really showing it's age -- some of the parts have warped, causing the panels to slide out, and there is definitely some degradation of the framework from the sunlight. When we put it up we really weren't sure how we wanted to utilize it... and because we used gravel and pavers for flooring, and had benches for seedling flats running along both sides (plus a potting bench) (as well as the fact that it really isn't practical for me to try to heat it during the winter), it's really only been used for growing my plant seedlings in the spring.
For the past few years, though, I've been experimenting with growing plants inside a completely unheated 7x15 hoop house, hardy things that will grow well into the cold weather and start up really early in the spring, and this year with tomato plants that I planted a month earlier than normal and which grew a lot better than the outdoor ones, with almost no disease. So my plan is to take down the 8x16 GH and erect a 16x20 hoophouse with one end where the Rion GH was, which will still be used for seedlings, and then the other 12x16 area will be extending into my garden and used for growing tomatoes and whatever else I decide to plant... and I'm also keeping the small hoophouse for a little extra room. Maybe I should just be done with it and cover the whole 25x80' garden!
The small hoophouse (7x15)
