Howdy folks, would this be adequate to a winter space for indoor plants that have spent the summer outside? My girlfriend has a full list of her plants’ hardiness, i just don’t know anything about plant tending, and want to do something nice for her. If y’all have any suggestions for better setups, please let me know ( budget of about 500).
by FriendOfUmbreon
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I’m also in 7b.
Some considerations.
Only hardy plants. I’m not sure what those are. If you can, put babies of your plants out there as a test. I put a spider plant in my green house as a test and it died on the first chilly night lol.
At night, a greenhouse gives little in the way of protection to tropical and semi-tropical plants, which is what many house plants are.
Also, this can easily get too hot even mid winter. So you’ll have to really look at the weather, clouds, wind, etc., each day, and ventilate as appropriate. If the weather changes, your plants could freeze or overheat.
I grow vegetable seedings in the early spring in my greenhouse and I have to bring them into the garage each night because I don’t have a greenhouse heater; you will need a heater or have to do the same. But if you had plants in there *all winter,* you’d have to deal with all these issues for many months, not just 2-3 in the spring as I do.
Backing what the other commenter said.
Greenhouses don’t create heat, so as soon as the sun sets, it will be down to ambient in no time. To keep tropicals and most standard houseplants alive, you will need to insulate, heat, etc.
Another option to keep the temps more stable is to add thermal mass. Typically this is done with water barrels or even a pond.
FYI, that is closer to a 5k build than a 500 build.
Them lil shits is expensive
Y’all have tornadoes in Tenn? Heavy snow? High winter winds? Umm, then, no …. indoor plants need to be INDOORS during winter months, with temps kept well above freezing and occasional watering.