Information and Advice on Home Garden Greenhouses

By MOTHER EARTH NEWS Editors
Published on March 24, 2020
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If you’re looking for information on home garden greenhouses — building your own or finding new and innovative ways to utilize the one you have — look no further. We’ve assembled this collection of greenhouse articles from our archives so you could easily find all of them.

How to Build a Greenhouse from Used Windows or Storm Doors Building a greenhouse can be inexpensive if you use recycled doors or windows. And a small greenhouse is a great way to grow a few vegetables right through the coldest months of the year.

Expert Advice for Greenhouse Growing You’ll be amazed by the many uses of a backyard greenhouse. Not only can you use it to grow crops in cold weather to extend the growing season, you can also use it to provide food and shelter for poultry or livestock. A greenhouse is also a great place to put worm bins.

Earth-sheltered Greenhouse Triple the length of your growing season with this simple, energy-efficient design.

Choosing a Greenhouse How to garden year-round with a greenhouse, including glazing, polyethylene films, acrylic, fiberglass, glass, polycarbonate and  laying a solid foundation.

Will’s Mini-Greenhouse Build a small wooden structure for plants. Including diagrams, materials list and instructions.

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