Time for a greenhouse! I have been talking about getting one for years, and I even bought the 5x5 Ocean State Job Lot deal last year as a proof-of-concept. (You can see it at the top of the terraced vegetable garden.) I love it. I love that I can go in there in the middle of winter and smell dirt. I can store all my different kinds of soil and compost and peat. I have a remote weather sensor inside, so I can see that on a sunny day when the deck temperature is 30, the greenhouse is 65. Love love love it.
So, yesterday I ordered the real deal. I chose the Grandio Element 6x8 Aluminum Greenhouse. I opted for the premium package, which includes:
- Earth anchor kit - creates a foundation for the greenhouse to be installed right on the ground.
- Steel base kit - Securely mount your greenhouse with one of our all-steel base kits.
- Plant hangers
- Automatic roof vent openers (2)
- Trellising kit
- Drip irrigation watering kit
- 8-oz panel cleaning kit
- Four frame-to-base brackets
Here's the catalog pic... mine will be mounted on the ground.
Then I also tacked on:
- Snow Load Kit
- Moisture Control Kit - prevent insects, dirt, mold and algae from entering the channels of your twin wall polycarbonate panels.
- Shade net
- Drain downspout kit
- Slatted Potting bench (2)
- Solid Staging table
Now it's sitting in the carport... a big pile of pieces and an assembly guide thicker than your average magazine. I'm a little intimidated.
That will be for a later post... go take a look!