Ground Work Deluxe walk-in greenhouse from Tractor Supply

 

This year we are offering several more shares in our garden produce CSA and are starting all our own seeds.  Last week in anticipation of a large seed order coming in we purchased a smaller inexpensive greenhouse to start seeds close to our home where they are more quickly accessible.  We have successfully started them indoors for years but with as much traffic as our home gets that comes with some casualties (for the delicate seedlings).  Looking at our larger greenhouse which is across the garden and anticipating having to walk there several times a day we opted for a small hot house close by to insure greater care.

After looking at a couple other products we chose Ground Work's Deluxe walk- in Greenhouse from our local Tractor Supply because of its size, design and cost.  We like its lightweight design as it will be blocked from most wind in its position close to our home.  It has 16 shelves and its assembled dimensions are 52.29 in W x 56.29 in D x 76.77 in H.  It has a rear Velcro vent and a zippered roll-up door.  I couldn't wait to see it fill with tiny sprouting seeds.

 

beginning assembly 

 

                               
                                       I just couldn't let them have all the fun without me.

The cost of the greenhouse was $79.99.  Dad started putting it together alone but it was not long before two very interested little boys age 6 and 3 went to work.  When I looked out the window and saw all the fun they were having I had to join in.  They were having much more fun than I was doing the dishes.  The instructions were 2 simple steps with good illustrations.  All the pieces were well marked and once we became oriented to the parts assembly was self explanatory.  It was very simple and the boys loved fitting the tubular steel frame pieces together. 

assembled tubular steel frame

It took the 4 of us a little under an hour to assemble it; no doubt it would have taken longer and would not have been as entertaining if John and Jeremiah "the boys" had not been assisting.  Putting on the roof definitely took the 2 taller-ups.

                                                                       crew break

We have been able to keep our greenhouse above 60 on colder nights (for us in the south anything under 50 is cold) with a single heat lamp.  Tonight we are adding another to increase the temp.  During the day we watch the temp and can open the small vent in the back or the zippered roll up door as needed. 

                                     assembly complete and ready for the real work to begin

We will post at the end of the season how our little house stood up to the test............Angie Robertson