I worked in a greenhouse in highschool. It was free labor for the ag department at school and I got to zone out for an entire class period. 20 years later and 2500 miles away in a completely different zone and I can't even get rosemary to survive a whole year. So for Christmas I was gifted this. Should I set up some sort of lighting and heating system? It's about to get below freezing for a few nights coming up. I also have some carnivorous plants coming in the mail.
by ColonelStone
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This kind of frame isn’t really meant for overwintering plants. That plastic is incredibly thin and has almost zero R-value (measures an insulation material’s resistance to heat flow) so even if you installed some kind of heat source, it would be very inefficient. I’d honestly be more worried about a heat source melting the plastic covering.
These products are designed to protect from frost. If you’re going to see temps below freezing, trusting this frame to protect your plants is risky, even with a heat source installed.
I’m going to suggest with adding plants…. Then consider how you’re going to keep them warm.
The easiest way to heat it up is with a compost bin but this is a rather small structure. It’s about the size of a compost bin.
One seed at a time.
You’d be better off bringing plants inside or putting them in that shed.
If your keeping that thing outside you will want to weight the flaps all the way around the outside with something heavy. Otherwise it will get tore up first mild wind storm. I know from experience, been using cheap greenhouses for years. I only use this type inside for humidity room now.