I got a greenhouse last fall and the main thing I’ve learned is “I don’t own the greenhouse, the greenhouse owns me!” 😂

@joannc147

8 ай бұрын

🤣🤣 I like that attitude!

@Zizzyyzz

8 ай бұрын

Nice! 🌞

@ohiogardener4019

8 ай бұрын

ROTFLOL So true!

@hollyhancock2319

8 ай бұрын

We are getting our greenhouse done.❤😊 can't wait. Zone 8a. Also will be my first to over winterize a pepper plant.. it is 4 feet tall .. to excited

@ohiogardener4019

8 ай бұрын

@@hollyhancock2319 I pruned a bell pepper back to its main stalk, dug it up and put it in a 5 gallon bucket, and put it in the greenhouse. It not only survived and regrew where it had been pruned, but it set fruit that I was able to harvest from mid-winter on. This spring I set the bucket outside of the greenhouse, and the plant continued to thrive. This year I am going to prune it back again and put it back in the greenhouse to see how long I can keep that plant producing. I would like to refresh the soil, but I don't want to disturb the roots.

The first thing you learn is that no matter what size you buy, it will never be big enough.

Love my greenhouse! I put a 2'x6' raised bed in it last year, and it grew all of our lettuce, spinach, Bok Choy, Chinese Cabbage, and Swiss Chard for the entire winter - never had a meal without fresh greens. 😀

@lizxu322

8 ай бұрын

Lol being in the tropics we grow tomatoes and other more expensive and delicate fruits and vegetables inside the greenhouse as the bush turkeys, possums and whatnot will destroy EVERYTHING UNPROTECTED. Ironically All the green leafy veg like Bok Choy spinach etc the animals don't like eating as much can be planted outside. Bush turkeys even rip through cloth or tulle, then dig up to 30cm for seed potatoes so even potatoes cannot be grown outside.

@kerrydruce2212

8 ай бұрын

Such a great idea!!

@sarahkp729

8 ай бұрын

I'm absolutely going feral over the idea of owning a home so I can do this 😅

@georgeacenas2349

8 ай бұрын

Bok choy, wow- I admire the green house investment even more

@ThreeGreenthumbs

7 ай бұрын

Sounds wonderful. Do you heat your greenhouse in winter? Is it expensive? I am in northern CA and it is cold at night in the greenhouse so I haven't tried to grove veg in there.

“I don’t need a greenhouse at all. I just want a greenhouse” I have never identified more with a comment 😂

North side of the middle of your garden is always the best place. I would never put gravel in a greenhouse. It's impossible to kneel on it and it's very difficult to get rid of it.

Over 30 years ago, I thought I wanted a greenhouse. I knocked on the doors of strangers who had hobby greenhouses and asked for a tour. I visited a few in different seasons. I concluded that for me, it was a bad idea, especially in my area of the mid-Atlantic. I simply could not justify the cost and energy demand. With cold frames and a little ingenuity (similar to my grandmother's), I'm able to grow all the bedding plants I need--and my neighbors too.

I was a weird kid who drew building plans on construction paper at age 6. I can't wait to build up a property like yours!

@myurbangarden7695

8 ай бұрын

I don't think you were WIERD. Just a visionary.

@TDAEON

6 ай бұрын

Not wierd. I designed floorplan layouts on grid paper as a kid. And played the Sims just to build houses. It's fun to dream and create. Hope you get your greenhouse one day. 😊

The home I purchased came with a patio and deck. I used the deck as the foundation to my 10x10 DIY greenhouse. It gets full sun. Love it.

@ugosmith7529

8 ай бұрын

Oh boy, the wife isn't going to like the new idea you just gave me (we have to redo raised deck in the next year or so with storage under... and now... maybe a greenhouse on top😅)

@1stofAllHaHaHeeHee

8 ай бұрын

​@ugosmith7529 it would be a dream come true if done right. Go for it!

@tamisauer2402

5 ай бұрын

We just moved to a home in the country and it has a screened in porch on the south side. It’s the perfect size for a greenhouse. Plus it would be an extra space we can use in the winter. I love the idea of it being attached to the house.

I want a greenhouse so bad. I'm planning on homesteading one day and I honestly wouldn't be surprised if I found myself building my greenhouse before I build my house. I grew up in Wisconsin and I really want to grow mangoes. One day, I hope to have dwarf mango, citrus, and pomegranate trees.

My Greenhouse gives me flexibility. You hear of people being able to plant early but, you can also start late and still get production. I heated my Greenhouse last year in fall for 4 frost nights and got an extra 80 days added before and after frost. 80 days is an extra season or 2 for curtain things. In the winter I mainly use the greenhouse to workout, it’s 100 degrees F on a freezing day as long as the sun is out.

@ayelean9397

8 ай бұрын

Work out in the greenhouse? Thank you for this idea. I love doing yoga on my deck but in winter that’s not an option. Hmmmmmm.

@puggirl415

8 ай бұрын

Gotta put your cold plunge right outside for after you workout in your sauna:)

@jessegee179

7 ай бұрын

That’s a great of a greenhouse, I use my greenhouse for drying laundry in winter 😊

@bushhavenhomesteadaustrali6407

6 ай бұрын

​@@jessegee179that's a brilliant idea. Thanks!!

@arthurwellsjr.4082

6 ай бұрын

How did you hear your green house? What is your green house made of? Is it a DIY greenhouse or professionally made?

Cold frames and mini-greenhouses are an option if you can't afford a larger greenhouse or don't have the space of one. Cold frames can be great for seed raising

I'd mention that preparation may include building codes and permits, including the electrical. I'd also mention mold and fungal growth with improper humidity and a plan on how to keep both inside and outside windows clean and sparkling, especially on the roof. A lot of other unspoken details need considering and can't be overlooked really, but don't let that stop you. Of course there will be things you wish you did differently despite the overall success of your project, that always happens. Get to growing.

I’m gonna get a $340 cheap hoop one from Amazon to start, but this is my dream!

@epicgardening

8 ай бұрын

Good place to start!

@troxycat

8 ай бұрын

We got even cheaper ones off Amazon, they've been a game changer!

@lilbit4165

8 ай бұрын

@starlamartin354 my first greenhouse was one cattle panel 50"x 16ft. Bent over and stuck in ground..then covered with 8ml plastic..cost me about 50$..each year I added panels and smarter covers..still use it and dream of a NICE greenhouse someday😂

@SpaceCadet4Jesus

8 ай бұрын

Add two more zeros to that $340 for this complete presented project.

@elizabethlee1706

8 ай бұрын

I have a pop-up cheapie from Amazon. I rent but awesome landlord let me put it up. Lots of storms and wind here in Pearl MS, and I have a few repairs to make, but it is still *standing* This will be its 2nd full winter...No regrets 🌱❤

I have 2 greenhouses (8x12's), they have been the final piece to the puzzle of growing some of the best peppers anywhere! Also extended my grow to almost all year long!

Love my hoop house. We installed it in April. We live in the woods with lots of Walnut trees. With large totes and pots (to keep the roots out of the juglone soil) and the hoop house (to protect the leaves from juglone rain, leaf, stick, and walnut litter) I grew fresh veggies this year!! I can't wait to start my seedlings in it next spring instead of our living room!

I see you have a vanilla vine near your coffee plant-keep it drier in winter and I've had better success and beans in a similar climate

I love the short cut to Jaque measuring the green house and making a call hahahaha

I got an assembly kit from a box box store. I wish I knew more about how the material would be impacted by the harsh Texas weather

@elizabethlee1706

8 ай бұрын

I have a pop-up cheapie from Amazon. I rent but awesome landlord let me put it up. Lots of storms and wind here in Pearl MS, and I have a few repairs to make, but it is still standing This will be its 2nd full winter...No regrets🌱❤

@Tugela60

7 ай бұрын

Texas has weather? I thought it was a desert.

@erikjohnson9223

7 ай бұрын

When I was a kid, my dad built a glass greenhouse (b/c he thought it would be less of an eyesore near the house than one using fiberglass) in FL. Didn't work for conventional vegetables or even orchids, but a great place to collect Kalahari Desert plants. (So hot even some cacti struggled.) I still miss the stinky but amazingly peculiar stapeliads that grew like weeds. If you use glass or another transparent, heat trapping material, you might try an aquaponics setup (for tilapia or other tropical fish; Rio Grande perch sounds cool) so that the water can moderate temperatures (at the cost of high humidity though) enough for at least Southern and tropical vegetables/fruit. Or pay attention to the microclimate you created and become a collector (probably of low-altitude desert plants) and consider it a hobby rather than food production platform. Some cacti are of course delicious, so there is that option.

I have a greenhouse from BC Greenhouse, SO excited, the foundation is going in at the end of the month. Thank you for sharing your experience!

@SchoolforHackers

8 ай бұрын

Green with envy - have so much fun!

@BCGreenhouseBuilders

7 ай бұрын

Keep in touch and let us know how we can help :)

@bluesky7226

2 ай бұрын

How's that BC Greenhouse going?

@dismurrart6648

2 ай бұрын

Hows the greenhouse

Your greenhouse is immaculate! The joke in my house is that my greenhouse is now my home office ❤ Sometimes I just watch my phone while chilling on a camping chair

LoL Kevin, Awapuhi doesn't generate a flower on the shaft, the flower is a spike that come up next to the shaft. So the flower is lower to the ground.

Great video. It gets me thinking 😅 I wish I had the money to hire a landscape designer or architect(?) with permaculture & food forest sensibilities to help me plan out more useful landscape & outbuildings. A greenhouse sandwiched between an aviary & a chicken run? A well-vented building for quail & rabbit battery cages & maybe a dog kennel? A play house for the smaller human, with room to grow? Appropriate alterations to irrigation? A grow room within a large workshop, for mushrooms? Automation options? Mmmm. That would be lovely. If money weren't an object, I would make a specialist's YEAR. I've enjoyed turning the "tree park" corner of the 1/3rd acre into a tiny bit more of a bird oasis. Want Moar!!

@deborahhasty8515

8 ай бұрын

You are speaking my thoughts! Oh, if only money weren't an issue.

My husband is building me one. I’m taking what I get! We raise Rams so the first three feet is metal. It’s 16x24 in our backyard. Mines permanent as he put in 12 poles each with 80 pounds of concrete 😂😂 I’m the concrete mixer in this family. Couldn’t feel my arms after that weekend. It’s not done yet but this winter should be done. In West Texas so we have a longer growing season. I’m getting an echo delta 2 solar generator for running grow lights and fans and heat for the week we freeze. Also have propane backup for heating.

What I wish I'd known before I bought my greenhouse: living where hail is a regular occurrence (Colorado front range), with a polycarbonate greenhouse, make sure to have plenty of spare panels on hand and hope that it's easy to replace them.

@bluesky7226

3 ай бұрын

I also live in Colorado... south eastern burbs on prairie. I am looking at buying a greenhouse and have definitely looked at B C Greenhouse. My question to you @johncaswell2648 is this: glass or poly?

@johncaswell2648

3 ай бұрын

@@bluesky7226 Mine's poly because it's a cheap kit from Amazon, gets the job done for me but nothing special. Glass is probably nicer, so if you're willing to spend the extra, I'd say glass is probably better overall. The one advantage poly has over glass is that it was very easy to cut it to mount an exhaust fan.

@bluesky7226

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for your reply and advise.

@sharongarrett4356

2 ай бұрын

One of the ladies this guy throws to lives in Colorado and went with glass. Said the hail has not yet broken anything, knock on wood! Good luck.

We ordered a 12 x 14 and are pleased with how it performed for us here in Ocean Shores, WA.. Now we are interested in what will grow in the winter season for us. Keeping my beets, chard going and maybe see if couple tomatoes plants. Husband has a hydro bucket area and two towers going and our winters are pretty calm. we are 8b to 9a zone mild winters some time cold reaches 28% for one or 2 days. Love how it has worked this season. 76 old lady learning from the young guys.

I just got a green house after I watched your other green house videos thanks Kevin 😊

Wow, I'm so impressed with the venting features! Nice greenhouse

I literally just had a convo with my wife about getting a greenhouse yesterday. It’s either that SD hive mind, or Kevin was outside my window last night.

Thank you Kevin. It is so nice to see all the progress you have made to your home/yard. 😎

I wish I could post a picture of the greenhouse my husband and I built for me last spring. It looks like a playhouse but is a fully functional greenhouse. I absolutely love it.

My wife and I designed and built a 20ft geodesic greenhouse this spring. I 100% agree with you about being paralyzed with the space and options. We also found that the intake/exhaust fans were a must with the summer heat, but I think we still struggle with airflow based on how well some of the plants did. You talked about opening up better options - If I recall, coffee is solidly a tropical plant? That would be fantastic. I want to move our citrus and olives in this winter. I am in 6b/7, and hoping that with the proper setup we can keep that greenhouse above 60F throughout the winter. To be honest, I wish we had gone with something simpler and easier to take care of. It looks cool as hell, but I already know what I need to replace and I need to schedule maintenance around the grow season to make sure I am not trampling everything inside.

@TDAEON

6 ай бұрын

Thx for this perspective. I keep thinking about all the windows that would need to be kept clean.

I built mine originally from recycled windows from my house. It didn’t last. The windows were single pane and the frames were compromised by weather so it fell apart over time. Now it’s made with plastic corrugated panels and some metal sheets. Much better. This is the first year for the greenhouse to be finished so I’m spending the fall organizing it so I can grow seedlings and some of those plants you mentioned that would otherwise be out of the question. They are a great addition to the garden and a much appreciated season extender here in zone 6a

Thanks for this. I have a shed custom built by a previous owner that I'm considering converting into a Greenhouse. It is in a shady spot that will remain shady until a neighbor takes a tree out. but I think i can still use it for staging plants.

Question... based on harvest volume and the sucess you recently had, why not pick up a second coffee bush/tree

I would love to see you grow some rare fruit plants. Recently found Cherimoya at the grocery store and I am OBSESSED.

@myurbangarden7695

8 ай бұрын

Good advice

@erikjohnson9223

7 ай бұрын

Unless you are in an area with cool summers, atemoya will be easier. In many areas, keeping greenhouses cool isn't easy. Chirimoya is from high altitudes and doesn't like heat. Atemoya does well in South Florida, which seems to be the climate most greenhouses I've been in create.

You where so close to slap that cacti while explaining and waving your arms around hehe .. Great video. Thx for sharing.

You could also do solar lights.

It looks like you also used the wrong kind of gravel for your shed. Not sure about the greenhouse since it's not actually supporting anything. But it looks like you put down clear stone/washed gravel. What you actually want is AG stone/Paver base/road base (different names for the same thing) which is a mixture of 3/4-1.5" gravel, along with smaller pieces of gravel and fines (crushed stone). This mix can be wet down and compacted and will make a very hard, compacted surface appropriate for various uses depending on the depth. If you want a more compacted surface for your greenhouse in the future, you could probably mix some fines in with what's there, wet it down and tamp it, and you'll have a hard, smooth surface.

That sunflower is massive! This greenhouse is definitely inspiring me. I’m wondering if I could do one that is half Lexan on my windward side to block out too much wind (it gets really strong here) and rain, but do screen material on the other side. Or, do pop in and out panels for seasons. I love that wax piston window system, though I wonder what temps it has to get to for opening and closing. Since it’s mostly 70s and 80s here, I’m curious if it would just be open all the time anyway.

Living in the high desert, I’m looking at setting up a small greenhouse to keep plants going during the winter.

Ugh, so jealous of the coffee plant! I’m growing one but, here in Melbourne Australia, it seems to only thrive during the summer heat only and, for the rest of the year, it seems to just sit there. It’s a total tease of a sight, especially for a plant and coffee maniac like me lol

@SchoolforHackers

8 ай бұрын

Really! The hot season! I’d have thought it would like cooler seasons -

I'm so glad you got a fancy greenhouse. You work so hard!

I can tell that you have put a lot of work into your videos man great work

I don't know why I haven't thought about putting it in the middle of the garden. I'm glad I saw this before we put ours in!!

Just wanted to reach out. To say I’m so happy you’re doing so well. God bless you. My friend. Keep doing what you’re doing. It makes all of us happy and you at the same time making it a win-win win. PS if you’re ever in West Palm Beach Florida, give us a shout.

Glad you covered the environmental controls - I’m sure it has to be just the right balance so that you don’t deal with too much humidity and mold growth.

One day I hope to own a greenhouse! 👊🏻💥👊🏻

Man I wish I could have a green house like this. Right now I have a 30, dollar one from Amazon lol. It works for starting seedlings and I keep my carnivorous plants in it.

I'm always looking forward to your uploads. You never disappoint!

Love your channel! You're super knowledgeable. You're so great at communicating that knowledge to beginners!

Thank you for showing what you do when it gets too hot, because I've often wondered about that. Very cool system and I love the automatic venting!

Just wanted to say thank you for so many wonderful, very helpful videos!

Ahh man, I was planning to build and wanted this info last night! Right on time!

@epicgardening

8 ай бұрын

Glad to hear!

My greenhouse has a cement slab floor. If I could change anything it would be to have some sort of drain in the floor.

@ohiogardener4019

8 ай бұрын

When I was planning for a greenhouse, some of the recommendations were for a wood floor, and some were for a concrete floor. But, most were for using a gravel floor. I went with a crushed limestone gravel floor, and I am so glad I did. Spilled soil or water runoff is not an issue, and it is easy on the feet and legs.

Thanks for the info. I’m hoping to get a greenhouse in the next couple years so this is super helpful!!

We just ordered our first Greenhouse! This is great information, thank you so much!

love that your greenhouse is deep green. beautiful❤

I love the honest feedback on the greenhouse and your experience with it.

Nice San Pedros! Such a lovely cacti to grow!

I think one of the things I like best about this channel is that you are growing a lot of things I’ve tried or wanted to try and you show me where I messed up lol. I also tried growing shampoo ginger and it died after a couple of months. I have several little coffee trees waiting for a greenhouse to become the permanent home. I appreciate all the work you guys put into your channel.

@bethb8276

8 ай бұрын

I grow shampoo ginger in South Fl. It really likes a tropical environment. Quick draining soil, but lots of regular rain. It naturally dies back in winter, but comes back with a vengeance in summer again. Are you sure yours were dead, or could they have gone dormant for winter?

So glad I seen your show. It’s so great. You have a lot of experience as far as I’m concerned showing all these little things about the water. I love it I want it to get a greenhouse and now I’m really thinking about it. I’ll let you know. Thanks so much for all your great information.

Clip of Jacques on the phone, *so perfect!!!* XD XD XD

Beautiful trichocereus bridgesii mini stand you have going in the greenhouse!! I almost missed it, till I saw those familiar Blueish green hues poking out from the back row. It has a gorgeous glaucous patina forming, and it'll explode with growth living in San Diego. Excited to watch it grow over the next few years!!

I love that green temperature gauge it just adds to the perfection of that greenhouse!

I have a more basic plastic based greenhouse out in the desert here. It’s not working the best but I’m still wanting what works with it! Love the videos!!!!

Yeah you!, went straight to the most important details when building a greenhouse. Mahalo

You’re video work is just a beautiful as the landscape my brother Super inspiring

Thanks for sharing your experience.

I had bought a greenhouse kit a couple of years ago, and last december we tried to put it together and the frame was so crappy. So in June, I finally got the lumber to build it myself and utilize the panels from the kit, its way bigger than the kit. I get great sunlight, I'm in Texas so we had a hot summer, but I didn't have it done yet. Omgoodness you're in California, I'm from northern calif, but I have lived in Texas a long time. But my from scratch greenhouse looks fabulous, I do not have electricity to it, but a cool solar lamp for it. I have very good ventilation with really good screen material.

In NW Florida, zone 8b, it's just now starting to slowly cool off. It's dropping down into the high 80s, low 90s and we're officially out of the 100s for the summer! (Hopefully 🥵🥴) Waiting on Botanical Interest seeds to come in the mail so I can get this fall season rolling! 🤙

The one mistake I made not having the doors facing the air flow.The west breeze/ wind would have helped with air flow and cooling.

Beautiful greenhouse!

Yes you buy the ticket before entering the building. There's a ticket booth at the entrance.

Adding your tips to my list of things to consider before purchasing, thanks for the great info! Plus, that's a pretty boss shirt, Kevin :)

Excellent explanation 🎈

I am so jealous of the shampoo ginger!!

expanding my diy greenhouse here in zone 6a for the winter and all the bedding options are killing me loll

Your SHIRT is amazing 🍄

Best video I’ve seen in years. New subscriber. Now I want one

Adding electric to my hoophouse in the NE, and our frost line is 42” and we have to dig that trench in-house 😅

Lovely greenhouse, wish I’d known all this before I bought a old second hand one, we made it work but it was twice as difficult 😊

If you build where it snows, make sure it's sturdy.

I love my little greenhouse even though it isn't a permanent structure like yours. I just took a 10x10 pole canopy that you can pick up at a big box store and skinned it out last year with cheap clear plastic film instead of the fabric it came with. This year I managed to get my hands on some 4mm double wall greenhouse panels pretty cheap and will be using those instead for a more substantial setup. Since I can take it down at the end of the season and put it back up when it is needed again, I need no building permits for it. The frame also made a great trellis for my dipping gourds and luffas, though when they are done I will be scrambling to get the panels on it before it gets too cold out for some of my other plants that need to spend the winter in there.

@puggirl415

8 ай бұрын

Awesome idea! I was thinking to do something similar with one of the free trampolines I constantly see on craigslist. We already built a shade structure with 3 of them. Just went to Home Depot and got longer poles to raise the trampolines to different levels and over lap them slightly like a venn diagram. The trampoline fabric looks like a 50% shade cloth so it makes hot sunny days more enjoyable in the yard. This type of greenhouse would be more airy than an enclosed greenhouse but I think it would be warm enough in zone 10a. Tarp it or put clear plastic over top in winter to keep rain out.

Very nice design 👍. Love my greenhouse 👵🏻👩‍🌾❣️

Beautiful greenhouse! Wish I had room for one that big, but having a real design behind it would probably let me put one in where I might be able to otherwise. I've found that even a ridiculously small greenhouse has some benefits in my climate (7B) where there are a lot of ambient winter temperatures just a few degrees below freezing. I expect having a very level workspace was a big requirement so bottom watering can work well...

My Kitchen is my “greenhouse” for a couple months with seedlings. I have been looking at getting a greenhouse but I think it would take away from my garden…so I’ll pause baking my cakes, breads, cookies and all my goodies for the little sacrifice 🤷‍♀️

Thank you for this video. Someday, I will need this video. Until then, I'm in for the waiting game.

They chose the right person to sponsor! I’ll make sure it go to them once I can go about affording a “proper” greenhouse!

Hi ! Welldone Brother ! your job is great ❤

This is great information Kevin 👍🏽

Beautiful greenhouse. Glass is so pristine I would be concerned about bird strikes though.

@Epic Gardening -- Green houses are a fine application for atmospheric water generators, especially in 9/10 zones.

Please keep greenhouse update videos coming!!!!

fantastic video

Nice cameo, Jaques. 😂

@markoliver-ww9ld

8 ай бұрын

3:27

I cannot use my greenhouse in summer, it gets far too hot and I can't keep temps down even though I use electricity to vent the place.

In Florida, I think I need the opposite of a greenhouse. A shadecloth house, like my local nursery.

I’ve unsuccessfully “grown” coffee plants before (indoor coastal San Diego)😞 I love to see yours doing well in the greenhouse! Great content as always 🙏

@Tugela60

7 ай бұрын

I assume you mean Coffea. Coffee is the drink.

@SJA_Sniper

7 ай бұрын

@@Tugela60I assume you have such a big ego that you just couldn’t help but try to outsmart a random person in the comments 😂 Coffea arabica is VERY often referred to as a Coffee Plant. Google it, you jackass 🤞

You’re a smart man.

You can get climite controller that will close the windows up high amd turn extraction fan on, you can set windows to open at certain temps then if it goes over your highest set temp then they close and fan turns on. You just have intake vent always open with some fly screen over it, then when windows are open and hot naturally escaping up high you will get some passive I take down low as well.