One of the best things that I did when I moved into our new house 2 1/2 yrs ago was to enclose a large, east-facing porch. I had it done professionally, screening it in, with aluminum base panels and framing. I then had custom-made, clear, marine-vinyl panels made to attach to the outside framing so that I could heat the porch in the fall and winter. There are three ceiling fans to give me good air movement which is important for the health of plants. So the porch becomes a screened in room during the spring and summer and a "greenhouse" during the fall and winter. I then built my second and third "true" greenhouses from kits. They are both approximately 10x12' and were not all that hard to build. The foundations were they most time-consuming and difficult part of their construction. All three become jammed with plants from November until March.
