Finished our first permanent greenhouse today from a kit by Sylveria. I'm very pleased by the structural stiffness of it and waiting for rain to see how tight it is. We did use silicone on all the panels. We have used a series of pop-up tent type greenhouses for the past several years once our collection outgrew coming inside for the winter. This will house a variety of cacti and succulents during winter months and serve as storage for pool items during summer. It's large enough to hold all our plants with room for a couple chairs in winter. It might make a great sauna during the Oklahoma summers!
At this point my main concern is with heat in winter. I have no real idea how much heater wattage it will require (Zone 6b, NE Oklahoma). Previous vinyl tent greenhouses have required 3 small space heaters running at 750W each but the panels on this strike me as better insulation than the thin vinyl before. I see several similar greenhouses in this sub so anyone with experience here, I would appreciate advice.
by av8r197
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What did you do to aanchor it to the concrete?
It came with 4 good steel brackets that I secured with 1/4″ hammer set concrete anchors. I also added 4 more lighter gage brackets secured with the same hammer sets. It’s going nowhere.
Can attach link to product please?
Congratulations 🎊
That looks perfect for cacti