The Complete Guide
to Building Your Own Greenhouse: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide
Publisher: Atlantic
Publishing Group, Inc.
Soft Cover, 366 pages,
published 2010
ISBN #:
978-1601383686
By: Craig Baird
Food
costs these days are outrageous and only growing more each day. In 2008, during
a two month period between June and July alone the cost of consumer products
rose by more than 1.5 percent across the board, with nearly a 2 percent
increase in food costs, according to the Federal Reserve. Added to rising fuel
costs and a global food crisis and the costs just continue to rise. So, the
prospect of building your own greenhouse and growing your own fruits and
vegetables is probably starting to sound more and more viable and like a great
way to bypass though prohibitive costs. Of course there is a myriad of issues
that needs to be dealt with by anyone seeking to save money with a greenhouse.
This
book, by walking you through every step of the process in building and taking
advantage of your own green house, seeks to layout those issues and ensure you
have as easy a time as possible without any surprises. You will learn the
various principles of greenhouse use and the different types of greenhouses you
can use depending on your location and the specific needs you may have. Learn
how to select a proper site and to set a foundation that will hold the
greenhouse effectively in place regardless of weather conditions throughout the
year and maintain the heat generated in the greenhouse. Learn how to frame your
green house and how to effectively glaze the glass. Learn what kinds of
ventilation are needed and what forms of supplemental heat, insulation, and heat
sinking you will need to acquire for your greenhouse.
Greenhouse
and plant experts have been interviewed and their insights have been added to
this book to help you make the right decisions about which kind of greenhouse
is best for you and how to prepare it. Learn how to effectively install the
necessary plumbing, wiring, and other amenities your greenhouse needs. Learn
what is needed for shutters and shades and how to install cold frames and
hotbeds. Learn how to install hoop houses, attached greenhouses, and
freestanding greenhouses and the differences between each of them. For anyone
seeking a means and the details needed to install their greenhouse, this book
will walk you through every necessary step.
2011
President's Book Awards SILVER Medal Winner (Adult Non-Fiction Book Category -
Florida Publishers Association): The Complete Guide to Building Your Greenhouse
