Then I won't mention the other palette of stone and 1/2 yard of sand to cover the beams, make a porch and steps, and create a walkway on the poorly draining path to the fence gate.

It's only $429 USD right now but we bought it in November of 2024 and full price back then was $1,200. I'm not sure if the huge discount is a good sign or not. I guess I'll know after the next big storm.

Reviews mention it being hard to assemble and there were some definite errors in the instructions but we were able to make sense of it. The order some things are in didn't make sense when we'd finished; for example, adding corner supports was one of the last steps, but would have provided stability throughout the build if done sooner.

There is one review that says a thunderstorm destroyed theirs, but looking at the picture it looks like they just built it in the yard, no foundation or anything to brace it or weigh it down.

It's a polycarbonate frame, so it doesn't weigh much. With that review in mind I'm glad I did the foundation and will be reinforcing it per some suggestions from another lemming including caulking the window seams.

It's 12' x 8' x 7' (3.66m x 2.44m 2.13m). I wish it was just a bit taller so the roof at the sides was taller than I am, but then it would need to have longer front, back, and sides; too big for the space at that point.

Got it from Walmart: https://www.walmart.com/ip/NETAJE-12-x8-Outdoor-Greenhouse-Walk-in-Polycarbonate-Green-House-with-Aluminum-Frame-for-Backyard/13698363162

Just the one weed actually

This was a greenhouse kit so I used the materials in it. Greenhouses usually have all clear panels to let in as much sun as possible and trap heat.

South is your best light in the Northern Hemisphere, you sure don't want to cut that off.

photosynthesis

I want a shelf rack for moss propagation.

It's going to be a year round home for Kevin, our bird of paradise plant (named after Kevin from the movie Up).

After growing rosemary and basil outdoors in the past, I like the idea having them as perrenials instead of annuals, so we'll probably have some of those.

Here is a partial list of food plants we're planning to try:

• peppers
• tomatoes
• onions
• potted avocado and lime trees
• cabbage
• lettuce
• cilantro
• and things that grow fast and are used often or are easily gifted would be ideal, so if anyone has ideas, I'm all ears

Ancent seeds.

.........wait. This isn't Stardew Valley!

We are in 6b. Nice spring, nice fall, and two culling seasons for the elderly and infirm: boiling humid hot culling season, frigid snowy cold culling season. We get from -15 F (-16.1 C) to 100+ F (37.78 C) with humidity 63-74%, 69% average.

Thank you!

A hoop house would have been much easier! I looked into geodesic dome greenhouses as well but went with a kit for my first.

I've been holding on to plans for the grow room below in the hopes of one day building it.

I have some hinges to install that will open the windows when it hits a certain temperature and close when it drops below another threshold. They're pretty neat, they operate on heat to expand and contract. We're also considering a container pond but I don't know if that would help with cooling.

Also running a hose for watering but we're still considering watering systems.

Absolutely. And that will make it easy to reinforce the frame should it prove necessary whichI suspect it will.

That's a good idea! The nice thing is I'm pretty sure it would be doable with the greenhouse in place using jacks.