How To Turn Attic Into A Greenhouse

Tomatoes and peppers like the heat unless it gets really hot.

How to turn attic into a greenhouse.

Necessities for a greenhouse. Turn a room into an indoor greenhouse. By brendan charters special to the star. This greenhouse is made with half inch pvc pipes interconnected to form a quonset type structure.

Although there are many moves to plant more trees but we all fail due to the lack of space. At least half of your attic space must be 7 feet high by 7 feet wide with a total of 70 square feet. Lettuce does well in the early spring and late fall when it s too cold to grow outdoors but does not do well in the heat of the summer. Converting a sunroom into a small greenhouse is relatively simple.

21 2013 timer 3 min. Attic renovation turns roof into a greenhouse. Trees are an inseparable part of our earth and day by day the numbers of them are gradually decreasing. The posts on 10 foot centers are anchored 6 5 feet into the earth.

Update article was updated feb. Pull down stairs won t work for an attic room so you must add a permanent staircase. Codes vary from place to place but the rule of 7 for using an attic as an actual room typically applies. In the winter your greenhouse will run a nice 20 degrees but in the spring that temperature can rise into the mid or high 30s too warm for most plantings.

Installing vents and fans will keep the interior of your greenhouse at an ideal temperature all year long. Second you may set bowls of water around the room letting them vaporize into the air. Sheet plastic can then be stretched over the building s sides and top tacked in place with staples driven into sleepers wood boards bolted to the surface of the exterior structural steel to create the greenhouse. All it takes is a few simple necessities which can be easily installed throughout the sunroom.

Uv lights necessary for cloudy days winter months and supplemental. Instead of bringing the pots into the greenhouse you can take the greenhouse to where the pots are kept. Third you may place river rocks in each plant s flood tray and cover the rocks with water. This is particularly true when converting one into a greenhouse.

A plastic covered lightweight greenhouse is a great option if you have plants growing in heavy pots. Many people who love gardening are also unable to build their own garden due to inadequacy of. In my lower attic above the garage i ve experimented with growing lettuce tomatoes and peppers.