My wife and I bought a greenhouse on Amazon last year for our acre garden. We had a great growing season but now as we are about to start our new seedlings this happened.
We don’t have a lot of money to spend on a durable greenhouse and don’t have time to plan and build one. Does anyone know of any kits that go for less than $500 that can withstand 60-75mph winds?
by Wallstreetfarmer42
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You’re not alone 😞
75 mph winds, and you went with that one? Yikes. You’ll need a lot more rigidity than that.
You wind some, you lose some.
Cattle panel high tunnel?
Amazon got them. For $240 but you need too build a bottom base 3-4 ft of ground and anchor it down. Guy put up a video had his for 7 yrs. Iam sorry that really sucks. But too make you feel better I just bought a poly one for $2100 iam going too anchor it good. But the same thing could happen too me
I started building a cattle pannel green house so far it’s been an easy build. Many examples out there can make it as complex or simple as you want
https://www.theeverydaygreenhouse.com/building-the-greenhouse
Sorry to hear about that. All the kits $3,000 and less will not stand up to a 60-70mph wind. This is why Alpine Greenhouses is in business. Our structures are designed for 100+ mph winds.
The 6×8 harbor freight one ($400), with added reinforcements. Roofing screws on the panels, wooden base, wooden interior frame, and anchors. I guess I don’t know if it’ll hold up with 65mph winds, but its the setup I have and it has been incredibly sturdy.
You won’t find one. Best to build your own
Where in the world is this? It would be good to see if other greenhouses in your area survived this same wind and how they’re secured, 75 mph will start to weed out most of the kits, you might need to get something built
Stop buying cheap Chinese shit you give them your money in return for some piece of shit product.
The kits are a good start but you need to reinforce them and anchor them down. Ours is a 20×10 dome. We attached it to a thick, heavy wood frame and anchored it to the ground. We also reinforced the top with chicken wire so that water weight wouldn’t collect anywhere. Last year it made it through a hurricane. One of the seams ripped from the high winds, but it was an easy fix with some duct tape.
I simply run ropes over the tunnel at each hoop and securely tie them to the ground on each side (and no, a tent stake won’t cut it) with metal posts hammered into the ground at each hoop point. I live along the coast where you can see the effect the winds have on the trees – they all grow/lean away from the coast due to the high winds!