Alright, this is John Kohler with growingyourgreens.com, and we have another exciting episode for ya,
and what we're going to do today is very simply, build my $17.50 greenhouse. Yes, this greenhouse
right here was 17.50 and that's because it was purchased at big lots, and if you look
closely it says $69 dolla'. $69 for this quality is poor value in my opinion. At the end of
the season, big lots did put them on clearance first at %50 and if they didn't sell, later
at $17.50 it's good new for me that there's not a lot of gardeners in this city. So I
was able to pick a whole bunch up actually for $17.50. $17.50 is an excellent value.
For $34.00 that's all right, for $69 I wouldn't touch it with my dad's ten foot pole. Anyways,
what we're gonna do today is we're gonna go ahead and set this guy up. We're getting into
other winter time here, it's fall, we just had daylight savings time change , the nights
are getting cooler now. It's dipping down into the 40's as you guys can see behind me,
I still have a flourishing summer garden, I'm still making tomatoes, peppers, but pretty
soon that's gonna come to an end, but meanwhile i can't plant anything in my beds , because
I'm not going to pull up my summer crops to plant my winter stuff. I need some more planting
space so we're gonna build some greenhouses to keep the temperatures a little bit warmer,
an ya know reflect sun, so my plants will grow faster in the winter time. So actually
I'm gonna build a total of four of these guys, and we're gonna put them underneath this awning
in the backyard so it's gonna get more sun, stay warm, and be protected from the elements
because these guys literally will blow away. They're super cheap, I definitely recommend
for an inexpensive greenhouse. The Harbor Freight greenhouses, they have one 6x8 and
one 10x12. I recommend the 10x12 if you can afford it. Otherwise, go for the 6x8, check
my past videos for videos of that. I also did another assembly of another greenhouse
that's actually much higher quality than this one, that I would recommend before I recommended
this one. It's a little more durable, but I actually like this one because it actually
comes with shelves and everything you need to get growing today. So I guess without further
ado. Let's go ahead and open this box up and assemble it. The cool thing is you will need
absolutely no tools to assemble this guy. I think although I might use a screwdriver
to cut the tape open on the box, but other than that. No tools, this is totally cool.
I mean anyone could do this. Alright so check it out, now that we've got the box open. Here's
all the different parts inside here. You've got this vinyl greenhouse cover here. Now
this isn't worth beans really. It smells like vinyl. It's kind of like your vinyl shower
curtain, and that would be a good idea. Sew together a couple vinyl shower curtains and
make a greenhouse cover. That being said this will not last. So don't think this is a one
time purchase greenhouse. You're buying an inexpensive greenhouse, this vinyl covering
will degrade over time easily. I expect it to last maybe a season. Maybe two if I'm lucky.
Depending on the intense sun. We'll be taking this down in the summer. I'm only going to
use it in the fall, winter and early spring until it starts to warm up a bit. I'm only
going to use it to keep my plants a little bit warmer and growing a lot better. With
that being said, super inexpensive. If you want a really good greenhouse, The Harbor
Freight one has performed well for me for many years. In here you'll see the instructions,
they're just very simple picture instructions. Super simple to assemble, and the other thing
in here is you've got a ton of different poles going on. So if you liked Lincoln Logs when
you were a kid, and I did, you're gonna love this kit right here. It's like adult Lincoln
Logs. Your going to link things in, maybe even get your kids to help you out there.
To put this thing together, ths links together and it's gonna go up, and easy. You've even
got shelves here, it comes with little shelves, so you can stack plants on your shelves. I
like it, it's all in one. Literally, you just have to buy this, and you can be up and growing.
Now I only recommend this kind of greenhouse for mild climates, alright. Like if you live
in Chicago or Wisconsin or Minnesota, this is probably not the greenhouse you wanna get
to get you over the winter time. Now the snow, and all that kinda weather. This thing ain't
gonna make it man. If you wanna put it up after the snow kinda starts to melt and stuff.
This guy will give you kinda a jump start on your season, but other than that it's real
light duty. I recommend you guys building like a coup house or something like that first,
but ya know, this is an option, and it's a really inexpensive option at that. The cheapest
greenhouse I've ever bought. So what I'm gonna do next is I'm just gonna start setting this
guy up and I'll show you guys different clips as I'm going along. One of the things, you'll
say, “John, how is this guy doin'”, well as for an update, this guy is actually doing
quite well. As you can see, the greens are growing really well, filled out really nice,
and some of the plants on the bottom are kind of stunted from when I transferred them in,
a few of them didn't make it, but I think that's because the plants weren't of the highest
quality. All of the plants that I put in that were in healthy shape when I planted them
are doing just great. One of the questions on this video which is called the garden tower
video. Best container garden I've found. Hey John, how are you gonna move that into your
greenhouse, well guess what. I'm gonna build this inside the greenhouse, I'm gonna build
the greenhouse around this, and this is gonna be on the inside once I erect the greenhouse.
So you guys are going to get to see that. I was supposed to buy a dolly to put this
on, but I haven't had the chance to go to Harbor Freight yet to buy a dolly and make
a platform and all this kinda stuff yet, so that'll be in the future, anyways let's get
started building this no tool greenhouse. So let's get started. Check it out, I've got
the base built, this thing is super easy, what you do is you take the pole and you take
the connectors like Lincoln Logs and fit them together while you follow directions. It's
really super simple, I'm really glad that my garden tower fit inside this guy, cause
it's really quite small. This guy is probably like i don't know 5ft by 5ft. So this is a
really small greenhouse, ya know, I generally recommend the large size greenhouses you can't
afford, but for $17.50 I couldn't turn this guy down. I'm gonna go ahead and continue
and build up the current layers, and we're gonna go ahead an show you the progress as
I do it.
Alright, as you guys can see, I've got the next round set up, super simple super easy
just connect all the parts, add them on and keep building.
Alright, as you guys can see, I've got the next round going on. Next we're gonna go ahead
and put the next round, and the the roof. As you can see this is going super quick.
It;s getting pretty tall here man, got another layer. Just gotta put another piece, and then
the roof. Then we're gonna buckle this thing up. Put the shelves on, and put on the vinyl
covering.
Alright, so as you guys can see, I'm standing inside my greenhouse. Put up super simply,
super easily, next we've got the shelves, and you're just gonna take one shelf and put
it on each little section here. So now you can have some plants in your greenhouse. Now,
I don't know if I'm gonna put some shelves on this guy, cause I can barely get around
this side to harvest. So I might end up taking some of these shelves out. Which will actually
weaken the entire structure, which is not fully recommended, but it's gonna be a pain
in the arse to get around the back side and actually harvest.
Alright, so as you guys can see I'm getting the top on. So what we did was just basically
got one side of it and brought it up and over the top. Then we're just gonna kinda swing
this all the way around. So it's molding so that your gonna wanna make sure the peak lines
up with the peak here, and do that on both sides, and basically all the green lines on
the edges are gonna line up with the poles. So you guys are gonna get this guy on top.
So I'm gonna go ahead and get this guy up and start tying it down.
Alright, the greenhouse is erected. The final step is the ties. Basically tie the vinyl
top down to the branch. So I'm just gonna show you that real quick.
Alright as you guys can see, there's the greenhouse fully assembled. Get in there and tie it off
real quick. It has zippers for closure. I don't know if this is gonna last too long.
The vinyl is super cheap, it's not super clear, but it's clear enough to let some light through
and keep it just a tad bit warmer on the inside. Let's go ahead inside, and take my spinach
and dandelion, and lettuce. I like it already. It's just a tad bit warmer especially with
the cold winter winds, it's gonna keep the wind out, and it's gonna trap the heat, and
keep it warmer inside here. So the last thing we're gonna do is we're gonna tie these little
ties off here. These little ties are basically gonna go around each pole, and you're just
gonna tie them like a little bow-tie and tie them tight. So that the cover does not just
fly off. Once the cover is stabilized to the frame, and then once you've got some weight
on the shelves. That's gonna keep this guy pretty stable. In addition if you don't have
some heavy weight on the shelves. I'm gonna probably put some of those Gerome's containers
on the bottom. You're going to want to weigh it down or something so that it doesn't fly
away. This thing literally, if you've got strong winds, this thing is literally going
to blow up in the air and get blown away real easy.
Alright, so that was a success, super easy, super quick to build. Ya know on a scale of
1-10. 10 being the easiest, 1 being the hardest. This is like a 1. I mean you guys gotta be
able to do this or ya can't even be living, ya know, connect the frickin parts put it
together. You too can grow in a greenhouse. Now this is definitely not the highest quality
greenhouse. Ya know, for $17.50 I'm happy with it, but it's full price $69 I would not
be so happy. I would recommend you guys save up your money and buy a good decent greenhouse.
Like the one from Harbor Freight that's gonna last from season after season. This is definitely
a temporary fix. It might last a season or two, and for $17.50 you should go out and
buy them all. Unfortunately, the deal is already over. Be sure to subscribe to my videos. When
I do find deals, I'll post it on my channel. Show you guys what I'm getting and this kind
of stuff. All in all, I'm happy with my greenhouse, and it's going to allow me to grow more food
faster in the fall and winter here, and even the early spring. So my plants start earlier.
Stay tuned for future episodes where I'll actually show you guys tours of my four greenhouses
that I have on site now, and all the different things I'm growing inside. It's definitely
really cool. So once again my name is John Kohler with growingyourgreens.com. We'll see
you next time, and remember, keep on growing.