Just noticed that the Harbor Freight 6×8 is on sale for a mere $230!!! That's $120 off the retail price!
If you've been thinking about getting something, now is the time! Can be used as a season extender, or depending on what you grow, can be pretty easily modified for 4-season use. (I'm in Zone 6b and heat to 42F.)
Note that I am not affiliated with HF whatsoever, but have just happily had their greenhouse for years. It has taught me a lot about greenhouses, and has kept my cactus collection safe through some brutal winter weather.
by railgons
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Anyone have one of these? Aren’t these really weak/poorly made?
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I have a 12×8 like this and like it. We had about 5 inches of snow and one panel buckled and fell through into the greenhouse.. If you clear off the snow and don’t let it build up like I did you’ll be fine. We are in 8b and never get snow so not too worried about that happening again. It has also survived 50-60 mph wind gusts.
These are…. *ok.* Just OK. I had one last year, and ended up having to put it up on concrete cinderblocks to raise it up 8″ since the walls are only 4′ high. It is really cramped for space, and I’m not using it again next year since it easily becomes overcrowded once tomato vines really start growing. The door stinks since if you’re inside it, there’s no way to keep it closed if it is windy out without modifications.
In fact, a lot of modifications need to be made to this. Each of the plastic panes will need to have silicone sealant around them, since a decent wind **will** pop them out of the frame. You’ll need to drill holes through the aluminum corners and use ground stakes to hold it down since a wind will cause it to become a sail. And again, you’ll likely want to raise it up a bit to not have to feel like you’re a giant inside of the thing. The vent absolutely stinks, with no way to secure it closed outside of typing the little stick to a string and a weight, and mine ended up being ripped up and open all the way so hard from wind, that it ended up bending and permanently ruining the cheap aluminum frame for the vent window, so much that it wouldn’t stay closed even with tying it down with a brick on a string. And the door is very narrow, so make sure that whatever shelving you want to put in can fit through it, otherwise you’ll need to put it together inside the greenhouse.
I’m building a larger one this year that will give much more space and flexibility for use. Highly, *highly* recommend looking at larger ones, or even just making one out of wood and greenhouse plastic.
it must be a local sale. in new england they are showing them full price, and not available till mid feb
Thanks for the HU.
Havent kept track of the pricing Recently, how often do they go on sale?
Also, how big, how many, and about how heavy are the boxes?
There are a lot of vids on these for mods that are needed, plus how to make Them bigger.
My biggest hangup Is that I have heard the panels have a certain lifespan, and I’m sure UV plays a lot into that, but I’m still unclear as to how long they realistically last.