I received this as a gift from my list. It was easy to build, although as mentioned before the shelves are flimsy. I currently have little potted plants on the shelves. We placed it in a corner at the L of our cinder black wall. We then used bolted it to the cinder block fence to keep it from blowing away. I still want to add more weight to it. Seriously, Ive spoken to several people whose green houses took flight and left their yard. The stakes that are included will not prevent the hot air balloon effect on a very windy or stormy day. The bars are extremely light weight. We also used really big cinder blocks and placed them over the bars on the base of all 4 corners. We will likely loop some rope through them to the top of the green house to prevent the wind from popping the tubes apart. I will also be purchasing some attachments to lock the plastic onto the bars at the base and sides. The plastic will retain heat, but it doesnt generate it on its own. Im in warm , so a simple covering on my strawberries and tomato plant at night works. Im probably going to install some large black containers with water inside to help generate heat. Ive also heard you can use Christmas lights (not LED) to generate heat.
Becomes a Hot Air Balloon Without Securing Well
I received this as a gift from my list. It was easy to build, although as mentioned before the shelves are flimsy. I currently have little potted plants on the shelves. We placed it in a corner at the L of our cinder black wall. We then used bolted it to the cinder block fence to keep it from blowing away. I still want to add more weight to it. Seriously, Ive spoken to several people whose green houses took flight and left their yard. The stakes that are included will not prevent the hot air balloon effect on a very windy or stormy day. The bars are extremely light weight. We also used really big cinder blocks and placed them over the bars on the base of all 4 corners. We will likely loop some rope through them to the top of the green house to prevent the wind from popping the tubes apart. I will also be purchasing some attachments to lock the plastic onto the bars at the base and sides. The plastic will retain heat, but it doesnt generate it on its own. Im in warm , so a simple covering on my strawberries and tomato plant at night works. Im probably going to install some large black containers with water inside to help generate heat. Ive also heard you can use Christmas lights (not LED) to generate heat.