(Part 2) Best greenhouses & accessories according to redditors
We found 202 Reddit comments discussing the best greenhouses & accessories. We ranked the 57 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
Gothic Arch Greenhouse Kits - GAG-0812CTW https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M1P3QXL/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_fHZXDbDW6F84S
2000 bags of shredded leaves, dumped all over your lawn. Kickstart that food forest!
I don't know if you have a greenhouse, but a small seed starting kit is timed nicely for Christmas. Some LED grow lights, a little rack system with a greenhouse tarp, maybe some seed starting trays, and some seeds of stuff she likes.
Black Friday Sales on grow lights
Indoor Greenhouse
What about indoor mushroom grow kits. Here are some vendors:
•Back to the Roots (Oakland, CA)
•Cascadia Mushrooms (Bellingham, WA)
•Far West Fungi (San Francisco, CA)
•Field & Forest Products (Peshtigo, WI)
• Gourmet Woodland Mushrooms (UK)
• Grow Mushrooms Canada (British Columbia, Canada)
• MycoTerra Farm (Westhampton, MA)
• MycoUprrhizal (Olympia, WA)
•Provisions Mushroom Farm: find them at the Olympia, WA Farmer's Market!
•SmugTown Mushrooms (Rochester, NY)
• Sno Valley Mushrooms (King County, WA)
Same thing, these may not be carbon negative by themselves, but they will make a LOT of mushrooms (if they like eating mushrooms), and can be really fun. Every mushroom they grow in their basement is a batch of mushrooms that didn't travel 1000 miles, with associated packaging, processing, etc carbon footprints.
https://www.amazon.com/Ohuhu-Greenhouse-Outdoors-Shelves-Stands/dp/B07F8QXVC5/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=greenhouse&qid=1559144707&s=gateway&sr=8-3
YOU CAN GET STARTED FRUITING LIONS MANE IN 2-3 BUSINESS DAYS!
I have 33 - FULLY COLONIZED 7lb Lions Mane Fruiting Bags!
1 @ $35 / 2 @ $50 - SHIPPED!*
Happy Sunday /r/MushroomGrowers! These 'blocks' are relatively easy to grow, provide 4+- flushes (depending on how you grow them) and offer an easy entry to growing gourmet mushrooms without having to personally complete the steps leading up to colonized substrates.
Written instructions: https://imgur.com/a/zSsjAwo
Here's what they look like having been fruited: https://imgur.com/a/GoR5fXA
Here's what they look like when you get them: https://imgur.com/a/8lB49Bu
Bulk options & pricing are rock bottom (PM for details), but only make sense if you're within driving distance to SE PA. If you're considering an order for a gift - so long as they're kept in a cold place (not frozen solid!), unopened - you will have no issues allowing up to a month before fruiting.
If you live in an area which temperatures during the day will reach well below freezing, PLEASE mention this in your inquiry. I try to check weather & take considerations when ordering, but I am not perfect & it makes my life easier.
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#1 Question I have been asked is "I don't have a fruiting chamber, how do I fruit?"
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A FRUITING CHAMBER, CONSIDER
THIS! I have personally grown in the 5 tier variant with equal success to my fruiting chamber, though it required misting & air exchanges with fanning - a small ultrasonic humidifier on a timer is a great step towards automation, in addition to that, a fan on a timer exchanging air is even better! I modified my 5 tier to include a PC fan. Another idea is DIY greenhouse, improvise a DIY solution with plastic & wire hangers (or hanging wire from the hardware store), or whichever materials your DIY self are comfortable using. Again, I have done this, and it works so long as you pay attention to humidity levels and exchanging air.
Again, any questions, please PM! I will offer free consultation to anyone growing on a personal level.
-Myc
* Shipping is included in the total costs & only offered in priority flat rate boxes due both to weight & size of the substrates. Free tracking is included!
Anyone have any tips for cold weather pepper production? I'm in Seattle (pretty similar climate to the other folks in this thread from Scotland, GB and Canada, though first frost is likely later and last frost earlier) and have been struggling to get peppers to produce anything meaningful for a few years now. I'm thinking about grabbing something like this to try next year just to try to amplify the little heat we get.
The “industrial” solution is a greenhouse😜ShelterLogic GrowIT 4-Tier Mini growhouse
I’ve seen builders use this setup when they work on several kits at a time.
Giantex Garden Portable Wooden Green House Cold Frame Raised Plants Bed Protection (39.3"X24.8"X15.1") https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N0WD0ZW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_.ERyzb6D82QYJ
with the fence right there, he could easily get some tarp / awning thing going for rain protection. Or even a cheap amazon plant cover
https://www.amazon.ca/PVC-Plant-Greenhouse-Cover-Replacement/dp/B0762HYG82/ref=sr_1_8?keywords=pvc+plant+cover&qid=1568425839&sr=8-8
thanks, very much appreciated. If you don't mind taking a look, does something like this look correct so far to wire this up to the home outlet and remote access?
Greenhouse motor ,will need to run two of these
Power supply should probably be double the amp to run two of them?
LED Power Supply Adapter 24V 10A - 240W AC/DC Power Adapter Transformer
DPDT relay:
10 amp DPDT relay
wifi control:
stinkbird temperature control wifi outlet ( I already own this)
My assumption
toggling the wifi outlet on/off (by temperature or my phone app ) will flip the polarity at the relay(motor goes up or down)
I'm unsure how the wifi outlet connects to the relay, can you just wire an appliance plug directly to the relay? The wifi outlet part would then not be behind any sort of power supply/converter if that makes sense.
Also any recommendations on where/how to properly shop this hardware, for example maybe this "LED power supply" might not be exactly right.
thanks, don't mean to hit you up with a huge message. I'm realizing now this is more an electronics topic.
Yes, this one - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HHWM1FK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I still need to tie it to the platform.
>I'd like to avoid treated lumber if possible
Treated ground contact pine is your most cost efficient choice. They changed the formula 15 years ago, so it's much less toxic.
>I also have plywood being used for the very bottom front and side panels for some extra rigidity
This is good, but for other reasons. Do you have dogs? They have sharp claws. So do raccoons, ravens, etc. But don't use plywood. Something like this will last much longer. https://www.homedepot.com/p/LP-SmartSide-SmartSide-48-in-x-96-in-Strand-Panel-Siding-27874/100055901
>Finally, heat insulation.
You're in North Texas? To me, that says Amarillo. Your average winter lows are decent -[ in the 20's] (https://weather.com/weather/monthly/l/fa330893bc0add5d01f6c23573719f876ebb6b7693462a8092c4f08e15d32044) but your record lows are brutal! If it were me, I'd scrap the polycarbonate completely, And build a double wall greenhouse with something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Greenhouse-Film-year-6mil-Clear/dp/B07D5KQF51/
You want 6 mil UV stabilized 4 year stuff. Build a 2x4 frame, put the film both inside and out. You'll have four inches of trapped air for insulation. I had a 32 foot greenhouse in a climate way worse than yours, and never used anything more than a candle to heat it in the winter. Staple it to the 2x4s with this stuff: https://www.amazon.com/Dewitt-4-Inch-100-Yard-Batten-Tape/dp/B006WZ5E3A/
Last: you might save a couple hundred dollars with a lean-to, but it's gonna leave a mark - or something way worse - on your house. Because of that, I always prefer freestanding structures.
>far alone
I am often far alone in my garden, happy just to be in the midst of so many green lives. :>D Particularly this year.
After a long stretch of crises that interfered with my growing obsession, I have been able to return to it at last. I am pleasantly surprised to see what a great collection of lights, warmer pad, shelves, and seed starting stuff, etc. I have amassed.
I have been working on my winter garden since the 4th of July, and by now should have all the seeds I want, but dropped another $40 with JLHudson this weekend. All I wanted was some Portungese Kale, but.... When we had the bulk of our yard landscaped a few years ago, the landscaper used plants that were commonly available in local nurseries. Boring stuff. I went wild with ordering seeds for zone-appropriate replacement perennials that will attract pollinators.
When it comes to vegetables, I am a Zone 8b, Sunset 18, high desert container gardener.. I have SIPS (sub-irrigated planters) just waiting to revitalized and planted, and everything not in an Earthbox or facsimile, will actually be in a real pot or planter, not in a Homer bucket or a free pickle bucket!. I feel like I have arrived at last!
On to the actual garden report:
We've been eating young broccoli raab for a while, pulling and are now replacing the plants with Icicle radish seeds as we do. We have also been eating Fordhook chard, and I just made another succession planting of it, of the Orient Wonder beans, and the Golden Detroit beets.
A Little Prince eggplant seed has finally popped, Spigariello (Sprouting Broccoli, Seeds from Italy) is up, as is the Pixie Cabbage. They all live on the windowsill right now, but will eventually become Earthbox neighbors to the collards, which, along with the Lebanese marrow squash, is getting ready to take off.
My summer Roma is producing again, many varieties of micro dwarfs are in bloom and several compact dwarf seedlings are ready for their first transplant. Basil is busting out all over, tarragon and dill are sharing a big pot. Thyme, oregano, marjoram, and parsley have been all been moved to one large bowl and seem happy about it.
ETA, just took a walk around the garden and see that I forgot a box of Tom Thumb lettuce which has sprouted, Thumbelina carrots (new this year) which have not, and a Corneor di Capra pepper waiting for its final pot home.
So now that I have the vegetables in hand, I have been thinking about the various ways I can protect them through the winter beyond moving all of the planters onto the cement patio to take advantage of thermal mass.
I used to set up a portable hog panel hoop house in the backyard, but recently had a brainstorm about a way to put it on the patio, using cement blocks as kneewalls, and anchors, so I may well do that, and grow and sell some seedlings next year, to cover my gardening costs. If I don't put up the hoophouse, I will have a lot of seed trays to be protected, but I can always pull clear trashbags (Amazon) down over utility shelves of trays (of course, I would never let the plastic touch the leaves, as that transfers the outside temperature to them, a lesson learned the hard way.)
I also recently saw a raft of large translucent storage bins on sale at our local charity's last chance thrift shop. They will eventually crack and fracture and end up in the dump, but one could turn them upside down and give them a last life before they go, as a portable cold frame.
Alternately, binder clips are incredibly useful for making quick shelters and I could wrap my taller Wal-mart stack shelves with green house plastic and clip it together.
I also have a permanent "appliance" (Eliot Coleman's term for season extenders) built along the southern wall of the house, basically a 2' high box wrapped in a green tarp faced over with white lathe fencing. The inside frame has C-clamps bolted to it to hold PVC bent into hoops. Over the seasons, the hoops have alternately been covered with green house plastic, or shadecloth. It once held a half-dozen earthboxes, but since a family of formerly feral felines has moved in (and yes, have all been neutered and spayed), I gave it to them as their winter kitty condo.. In return they chase away rabbits and ground squirrels, so it's a fair trade.
If I were going to buy a portable green house, It would probably be a lean-to or the largest cloche style that I could find.
They have really cheap mini greenhouses on amazon that would work great.
https://www.amazon.com/Worth-Mini-Greenhouse-Collapsible-Propagation/dp/B07BS54J3B/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1537055808&sr=8-2-spons&keywords=mini%2Bgreenhouse&th=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0769FYDRX?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
Here is the greenhouse I’m using. I could maybe bring a few plants inside but this is the only growing light I have
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07PFHMNC9?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
Are these both decent items or should I Have saved for something better?
You mean the greenhouse? I got it on amazon lol. Its cheap and cheaply made but it holds all of them just fine. The bars are steel however so don't worry about that, its the tarp that's cheapo. (Zippers and plastic)
It was this one but I found an even cheaper on on there. Just search greenhouse and they should pop up. I would have built on myself but I was lazy and needed instant gratification.
Awesome, thanks! I ordered this greenhouse from Amazon, but ended up getting this one in the mail! I'm not complaining! But I think the dimensions are too long for a dog crate bottom. I'll use your timer settings and see if the plastic does the trick. Thanks again for your help!
wonderful garden! I've been looking into a similar greenhouse for some outdoor stuff.
Did you enjoy growing inside a box? Any suggestions? Looks like you've added some extra fan vents in some of the windows.
I'm in zone6a and just looking to extend my growing season.
Buy this
EDIT: You will still need to make your rebar frame for it.
https://www.amazon.com/Home-Complete-Greenhouse-4-Tier-Shelves-Grow-Seedlings-Season-Gardening/dp/B01D7GHEES/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=indoor+greenhouse&qid=1573751357&sprefix=indoor+gree&sr=8-3
Its 35 now I gt it on sale for 30