Greenhouse really help?

[lavadeals4u]

Hi, everyone. some of the plants in my garden seems can not survive the winter, I am planning to buy a greenhouse to assist them survive the cold winter, does that really help. I am still not sure, any suggestion

[airconednightmare]

it makes a difference but only a few degrees c, however having said that a few degrees can make a big difference. there are things you can do to improve the insulation of a greenhouse such as adding bubble rap to the inside.

it depends how tender the plants are, if its just a case of keeping them above freezing then this is possible without a lot of work or money, whereas growing tropical orchids in a greenhouse isn't practical unless you're loaded.

[solway cropper]

I have a large lean-to greenhouse and reckon it puts a month on either end of the growing season for me. Not sure from your post if you are talking about vegetables or flowers/shrubs but if it's edibles then I'd say a greenhouse is well worth it. Mine keeps us in lettuce and spring onions right through the winter and gave us our first new potatoes on April 29th this year.

the recycled gardener

[klevelyn]

A green house will help extend the season on both ends. I have an unheated greenhouse and I put row covers over my plants as the temperature drops. this give double protection against lower temps. If the temperature rises I take the row covers off till night. In the winter this helps with cold season crops. In the fall and spring it gives you a head start on peppers and tomatoes.

[mari1]

Does anyone know how much such a "normal sized" greenhouse would cost?


thx