How To Build A Portable Greenhouse?

Answer 1

If you’re an avid gardener, then you’ll know that the weather can be quite unpredictable at times, especially if you have certain plants you want to grow that require a specific set of conditions in order to flourish. Building a small portable greenhouse can be a great way to give your plants the best chance of growing and thriving.

Portable greenhouses were often built with wood frames, but these days, the abundance of PVC piping has made both building and transporting portable greenhouses much easier. Putting together a PVC pipe frame for your greenhouse is simple – each piece fits to one another like a puzzle, with little or no cutting necessary.

For putting together your 6x6ft portable greenhouse, you’ll need sixteen 3ft pieces and eight 6ft pieces of PVC pipe, eight straight PVC pipe fittings and eight corner PVC pipe fittings, both with three openings, PVC cement, thick plastic sheeting and waterproof adhesive.

1.Start by attaching two 3ft pipes together with a straight pipe fitting, using PVC cement to join the pipes together. Continue this until you have eight straight pipes measuring 6ft long. This will be used to create the base and top of your portable greenhouse’s frame.

2.Join four of the 6ft pieces with the three-sided corner fitting. Fit the pipes into the side openings, leaving the third facing up. This will be your portable greenhouse’s base.

3.Create the wall braces for the frame by placing a 6ft PVC pipe into the third opening of each corner and straight fitting on the base.

4.Use the remaining 6ft PVC pipes on the top of the wall supports, using four corner fittings.

5.Use the thick plastic sheeting to cover the portable greenhouse. Glue the sheeting to the undersides of the PVC pipe base with waterproof adhesive.

6.Cut an opening on one side of the plastic sheeting wall. The slit should be large enough for you to enter the portable greenhouse.