Mini Greenhouses

When you're short on outside area yet need more room to grow plants, a small greenhouse is a great solution. They do an excellent job of protecting plants from the elements throughout the year. How many plants you want to cultivate and how much room you have will determine which small greenhouse is best for you. Design is also crucial, which is why Wowcher offers both conventional and modern takes on mini greenhouses.

Cold Frames or Mini Greenhouses?

During winter, alpines can be protected from the rain by placing them in a cold frame or a small greenhouse. Young annuals and other plants can be overwintered in them as well. You can prevent draughts and protect against frost by adding a layer of bubble plastic on the interior. But natural light and air circulation will be diminished by the bubble plastic. Tender young plants, such as half-hardy annuals and vegetables, can be hardened off in cold frames and mini-greenhouses in the spring and early summer. These buildings can serve as a buffer zone between the protected environment of a greenhouse and the outdoor garden. Tender summer crops like aubergines, tomatoes, and peppers benefit from supplemental heat in late spring and summer; use cold frames and mini-greenhouses to achieve this. This promotes an acceleration of maturation and an increase in yield. They come particularly handy in the fall to shield cuttings and young plants from the first frosts and cooler, less stable weather.

Greenhouse Lighting

Greenhouse plants require at least six hours of daily exposure to intense light in order to achieve full growth potential. When there is inadequate light from natural sources, artificial illumination should be used. The conditions that are ideal for one garden may not be appropriate for another. If you want your plants and seeds to develop as healthy as possible, place your greenhouse in an area that receives plenty of sunlight and natural light while still being shielded from cold winds and pockets of frost. This will guarantee that your plants and seedlings thrive. It is essential that the greenhouse be built on level, well-drained land if you intend to sow seeds or seedlings directly into the soil inside of it.