When Jennifer Squires and her boyfriend wanted to build their own greenhouse who could have imagined how easy and beneficial the process would be. With hoarded windows from a prior build, recycled shower doors for the roof and an end-of-the-pile deal on timber the rest was just a little ingenuity and raw effort.
Made from recycled materials this is a great DIY greenhouse
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After the successful project build, Jennifer wanted to encourage others to do the same – especially those with cooler summer months like her own.
I’ve talked about building your own greenhouse here before but this solution seems a little more robust and long term. While constructing a cheap greenhouse from inexpensive materials may get you into gardening space quicker this idea proves that with a little more consideration and use of rigid recycled items the end product should be far superior – and just as easy.
Wonderful way to “recycle” things that would ordinarily be thrown away. As for the other things mentioned by a commenter (ventilation, water, electricity), my folks had several greenhouses and they had several small ones like this that were very easy to deal with – smudge pots in the winter, open windows in warm weather, and a hose from the barn covered most of the critical stuff.
Hope I can one day build a small glass house, just like this! Great job – thanks for the inspiration!