Building Greenhouses

Most people think about tagging their plants when they get them or when they plant them in the spring but think about this. In the fall you start pruning back plants and the leaves fall off others. They stop blooming and it gets really hard to tell what they are. Put nametags on them now and then if you want to move them in early spring youâll know for sure what you are moving.

Garden Plant Propogation Unit, 3 x 6 ft, lights and watering system. PDF number 6101.

6 ft x 6 ft x 18 inches, electric heating cable, 10 watts/sq ft, Moveable. PDF number 6206.

Building plans for a solarium (greenhouse) to attach to an existing structure.

Row Cover plans. Great for your crops or garden. It is like an inexpensive greenhouse.

Design for a 2 ft x 4 ft plant growth chamber.

arch roof, moveable 8 x 12ft. PDF number 5946.

Plans to build benches for greenhouse that support plants in trays, flats and pots.

Build the Raised-Bed Greenhouse shown, with just a few tools and inexpensive materials! This greenhouse is designed for the cold, short growing seasons of the northern regions. It is insulated and built upon a raised bed about two feet above grade.

5 styles of greenhouse benches, 4 x 12 ft. PDF number 6163.

Plans to build a 16 ft x 16 ft barrel roofed greenhouse made with a wood frame covered with plastic.

Plans for a temporary lean-to greenhouse designed to attach to the side of an existing structure made of PVC pipe covered with plastic.

Greenhouse and storage building, 10 ft x 14 ft x 8 ft, flat roof, moveable. PDF file number 6288.

Plans to build a wooden frame, plastic greenhouse 12 ft x 14 ft in size.

Plans to build a 12 ft x 12 ft greenhouse constructed of a frame made of plastic pipes covered with plastic

How to build a small, window-mounted greenhouse for year-round growing, including diagram, instructions, specifications. ...

Plans to build a large 28 x 96 ft greenhouse.

Plans to build a 10 ft x 14 ft wooden frame building that is designed half for storage and half as a greenhouse.

A simple PVC pipe gable construction. The cover is held in place with snapclamps. Parts list, instructions, plans and drawings.

Plans to build a 12 ft x 8 ft 6 inch portable greenhouse made with a wooden frame and covered with plastic.

Build your own greenhouse, it is easy and fun. This project took about three weekends to build. I used a lot of the same techniques used in the cold frame above. Mine is attached to another building but you can make a free standing one just as easy. Use these instructions as a guide and you should do just fine.

Frame design for a greenhouse made of conduit pipe.

Build this 8 x 8 foot lean-to greenhouse using the free plans available at the link. Click through to page 2 to finish the project.

Follow along at the link so you can build your own lean-to greenhouse this spring.

Because this indoor greenhouse is made specifically to fit on my table, I have left off most dimensions and given you more of a concept and guide. You can use your own dimensions to fit your table.

Building and maintaining a greenhouse ...

Build this lean-to greenhouse using the free woodworking plans at the link.

Plans to build a multi-sided greenhouse.

Build your own greenhouse using the free woodworking plans located at the link. This one measures 12 x 16 feet with 6 foot side walls and a maximum of 9 feet in the center.

Some of us (far more than have thought about it) can afford to buy and erect a prefabricated greenhouse, and some of us can not. But even if you include yourself in the latter group, that is still no reason to do without your very own plant conservatory.