Do you wish to reap big crop? On sale there are polycarbonate, film and glass greenhouses. All of them have the merits and demerits. What to get – to solve to you. Perhaps, you will like not novelties, but greenhouses from the materials checked by time more.
It is required to you
- Polycarbonate, polyethylene film, glass, material for framework, money for purchase of materials.
Instruction
1. Think for what you need the greenhouse. Its size depends on culture which you are going to grow up. Some do heating in the greenhouse, then it can be used all the year round. Decide on the sum which you can spend for acquisition of the greenhouse. Whether order you it "on a turn-key basis" or you are going to build it the hands? You should answer all these questions before purchase.
2. You can always choose such greenhouse on which service it will not be required to spend a lot of time. Today greenhouses from polycarbonate are very popular. But also film do not give in. They are simple in service, mounting of film does not demand great efforts. For intensive airing it is always possible to remove film from roof or to lift it from sides. In the fall the film is removed.
3. The lack of such greenhouse is that the film should be pulled again every spring. Besides, it should be replaced quite often. Among advantages of the greenhouse the fact that in the winter snow covers the earth in framework appears. It prevents death of microorganisms and also provides normal soil moisture.
4. Carefully fix film when mounting the greenhouse, at strong wind gusts it can tear. At frosts it is possible to pull the second layer of film. It will help to protect plants from low temperatures. That has not carried away the greenhouse strong wind gusts, construct strong framework.
5. Many I prefer to do glass greenhouses on the site. They differ in special transparency and chemical inertness. Glass will not emit hazardous substances even at the most high temperature. And some polyethylene films and polycarbonates do it when heating and also exude unpleasant smell.
6. The greenhouse from glass differs in fragility. At blow, glass can crack. In this case you should replace it. The hailstorm can quite damage roof. As the greenhouse from glass has decent weight, you can save, having made framework of cheap and light material.
7. Many choose greenhouses from polycarbonate. This material is ideal for construction of the heated greenhouses. Cellular polycarbonate which differs in excellent heat-insulating properties, reliability and durability is most often used.
8. The cost of polycarbonate is influenced by its quality. Cheap material is produced from salvage. In hot weather such polycarbonate can allocate unpleasant smell. Clean greenhouse roof from snow in the winter. Pay attention to thickness of sheets and material of framework. The right choice of materials will make the greenhouse of stronger.