Was leaving the grocery store when I saw this beautiful El Choco Red. Stopped me in my tracks! It’s been on my wishlist for a while but I never expected to find one grocery shopping. This is also the first time I’ve seen one in real life and had no clue how pretty they actually were. Any tips to keep this gal thriving are appreciated!
Garvee 6x10
Already had ground contact 4x6’s rebarred into the ground from another project. Dug out the bottom lined with a few layers of weed cloth and filled with 6” of pea gravel. Mounted 2x4’s on their sides with L brackets then mounted the greenhouse to the 2x4’s with steel mending plates. This gave the greenhouse a little extra height. Installed eyebolts through the frame in 8 spots and used Steel cable and turnbuckles to attach them all to 15” trampoline anchors that were drilled into the ground. All the windows are siliconed in and installed an aluminum bar down each long side for extra stability. Installed a 12” exhaust fan and ran an extension cord into the greenhouse through a grommet installed on the side to run the fan. Added two a/c vent covers opposite of the fan so air can be drawn through when the gh is closed up. Didn’t come with any type of door latch so holes were drilled into the top rail and we drop the crappy anchor pins the gh came with in the holes to stop the door from sliding open from the wind. The window also did not latch so the stick that props it open just kinda dangled there and wind could open the window. We installed a turnbuckle on the stick that latches into a padeye then can be turned to tighten and lock the window.
It can get pretty windy where we live but this thing doesn’t move. I was scared to buy a $250 Amazon GH but I don’t regret my decision now. I feel like with these upgrades and the beefing up we did that it will work for me for many years. It wasn’t really hard to put together, just a bit cumbersome at times and definitely required two people.