5-Year Review of My Harbor Freight 10x12 Greenhouse
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- Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
- It's been 5 years since building the Harbor Freight 10x12 foot greenhouse. Sharing some tips and tricks from the build process, some modifications to add structural rigidity, to keep the panels in place, and some ideas how to use the greenhouse for growing yummy tomatoes.
Some tools used in the project:
Harbor Freight 10x12 greenhouse www.harborfrei...
Aluminum Tape amzn.to/3QoDY9z
Hole Saw Kit www.harborfrei...
DeWalt 20v Impact Driver amzn.to/3QhJ7A9
Felco 8 Pruners amzn.to/3Qo21VQ
Rockwool Cubes amzn.to/3QdKakw
Trellis Clips amzn.to/3QGgv4Z
3/4 Rubber Grommet amzn.to/49irJUs
Humudity and Thermometer amzn.to/47cELRr
Orbit Automatic Water Timer www.amazon.com...
Automatic Vent Opener www.amazon.com...
Great video. The wife has been interested the HF greenhouse to expand our growing season. I'll send this on to her to watch.
Thank you for the note. I'm happy to answer any specific questions as well!
Wow. You did a fantastic job w/ the modifications & build. Good solid foundation too. Here in OH winter can get rough. I'd have to put chix wire on roof & clips for cold tarp or shade cloth. Prefer this over @mazon models. = Ideal size; panels here seem better than heavy tarp; solid metal structure. Wind problems prevented further w/ hurricane clips if concerned. Appreciate you sharing this after 5.yrs of use. 🍒
PS: esp like sliding door. You've got the architect/engineer gene for simple affordable elegant solutions. Kudos to you.
@terryl.9302 this comment made my day! Thank you for the note, I'm glad I was useful. Best of luck with your project.
Great video. Came for the review but stayed for the gardening tips!
@johnb2674 -- thank you for taking the time to leave a note! It made my day :) Take care and happy holidays!
Hey, this is an excellent video! Love your straightforward review as well as those VERY manageable tips to improve the strength of structure. The tape is brilliant! I am grateful to have found this site! Wishing you continued success with your greenhouse!
Thank you for a very thoughtful, thorough review with practical hints for making one of these greenhouses last. Nicely done.
Thank you for taking the time to leave a note, Diane. Much appreciated!
thank uou for the reply. Happy Growing!
Man I was on the fence for sure. I have a 6x8 but need something more. You sold it! TY
I hope you love it as much as I do. Good luck with your project!
Let me know if you have any questions about my setup here, or if you'd like to hear my thoughts on any other Harbor Freight items!
Great video, thanks! Unfortunately I live in a climate with lots of snow, and we get some pretty good winds a lot of the time, so a greenhouse isn't for me. But I liked your video anyhow, as it really does a good job of showing and explaining setting one up, for anyone who can have one. And it was very interesting! Love your tomato plants, they look great!
Geodesic green house might work for you.
Great job brother!
Thank you so much for the review.
Thank you for all the great tips!! We are trying to decide if we should build our own or just by this kit!
You should be able to put this together in a weekend. Building your own design will probably take you longer and cost more, but may be more satisfying in the end for you. Similar to "Do you want to get a cabinet from IKEA, or build your own?"
Awesome review. You've really put in the work to get a lot out of the green house. I like that you still have space if you really wanted to add more plants, you can get a lot in there.
I also admire the customizations you've done.
If you do a follow up can you let us know what zone you're in and how many months you use the green house? Like, do you heat it in the deep winter or just let everything "figure it out" during the coldest least sunlit times........Do you use it in the summer? Or does it get too hot inside?
I'm in USDA Hardiness Zone 9b. It's a coastal climate so the plants are very happy in the summer and it's not too hot, especially with the automatic vents. The tomato plants usually die off around December and I change the soil and start a new batch in March/April. I haven't tried to extend the growing season beyond this.
holy shit do what this guy did, Ive got the exact same greenhouse and what he did with the base is genius, save yourself the trouble do what he did!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for the note, Brady! You made my day :) Take care and wishing you the best.!
What are the little one inch cubes that you plant the tomato suckers in? Great video with many useful tips to make this greenhouse effective. Thanks.
Hey @jennlaz67 They are called rockwool cubes. Super useful with propagating plants from cuttings. Here's an amazon link, and I also linked everything else in the video description. Cheers! amzn.to/3QdKakw
Very good review and tips to make it better.
Thank you.. I enjoyed your video and good aura 🙏🏼🫡
wow great video. Just bought mine and this video was very helpful.
I'm glad this was useful! Thanks for leaving a comment. Best of luck with your project!
I like your review unfortunately I won't be able to buy it. We have a lot of wind and snow here in Pennsylvania.
I love your video! Nicely done!
Excellent video!
Mine is pretty BEAT UP in the central Texas severe weather. The panels end up in the neighbors yard after a weather event
If it was due to wind, could you give us an estimate of the speed?
Great advice. Thank you.
loved the content!! so i just had to give you that 100th sub!!! keep it up i love it
There is only one 100th sub, and you da man! Really appreciate it! Hopefully I'll prove you right with my future work :) Cheers!
what growing zone do you live in? Well produced video Thanks
I'm in growing zone 9b.
Hi, I wonder how much you paid for the greenhouse back then? With inflation it is now 900 dollars. Thanks for the video.
You know, it's been so long, I have completely forgotten the exact amount I paid. I definitely used one of their 20%-25% off coupons though. Those have gotten less frequently available over time, but for such a major purchase it's worth waiting for a holiday coupon. Cheers!
Nice modifications! I get a strong breeze every afternoon, sometimes over 14mph. Do you think it could handle that with your mods? If so, what's you best guess on maximum wind speed?
Why not have posts on the corners of the foundation and attach the frame to the posts?
I remember this one 🤣
About how much did it cost for the greenhouse and modifications cost? What is the rate of tomato production?
What pollinates the tomatoes in the greenhouse?
@KT_keeper - excellent question. I mostly grow cherry tomatoes and I've found that they do fine self-pollinating. I sometimes jiggle the little flowers with my fingers, which probably helps. I have also seen people use an electric toothbrush to vibrate the flowers. This seems to be beneficial especially for larger tomato varieties.
Why do you say no snow? Last year I had no snow but usually only several inches at a time but have had major 3 footers which would be a problem for any greenhouse. Any suggestion on how much snow you think would be okay?
Thank you for the note! I live in an area where we never get any snow, so I'm not an expert in this area, unfortunately. I imagine it should handle a couple of inches of snow just fine. No idea how many inches the roof panels can handle before breaking though, and certainly don't have first-hand experience. I wish Harbor Freight would sell the roof panels separately for cases like this. I'd also buy them, just to get more sunlight come through.
If I am looking to buy/build a small 4 or 6 ft greenhouse, do you have any suggestions? Clear plastic.
Harbor Freight has a smaller greenhouse as well. It uses the same style panels, but it has a smaller footprint and lower height, and cheaper. Good luck with your project!
How would it handle a snow load?
I imagine it would not handle snow load well. Most of the negative comments I've seen for three greenhouses are about units destroyed because of either wind or snow.
Did you put all four roof vents in with the automatic closures in yourself, or did they come with the kit?
I bought the auto close vent setups separately.
@@EagleNestFarm
Do you remember which ones you went with? I'm really considering the HF greenhouse from your review!
@@BOVANATOR - I hope you're happy with the unit! I bought the auto vents from Amazon. The link is in the video description.
@@EagleNestFarm
Thankyou!!
What are the automatic openers for the roof vents?
What happened to yours in the wind?
Nothing ever happened to mine, but a lot of the negative reviews from other people are related to issues with panels blowing away in the wind. That's why I mentioned it.
Do you get as much disease on the tomato plants like you do growing outside? I live in eastern nc and blight can be bad.
Great question! Well, I had to get the greenhouse because the combo of 1) deer and 2) gophers made it impossible to grow anything outside. Now that I have a an enclosed garden with an 8 foot fence, I'll explore growing plants outside more. Yes, there are some insect and fungal diseases that affect the plants in the greenhouse. Some Neem Oil spray and Copper Fungicide help out to last me through the growing season. Without those countermeasures, growing tomatoes indoors would be tough and you may have better luck growing outside.
Would the box fit it my car I have a small suv. I’m getting one this weekend trying to see if o need a truck
With the rear seats folded, it fit in the back of my BMW X5, which I'd call a mid-sized SUV.
@mel88snider - I looked back at the video for the size of the largest panels that fit in the box. The panels are 77 1/4" x 23", so with the added cardboard and padding around them, I imagine the box would be ~ 80 inches long x 25 inches wide, and as far as I remember it was about 12 inches tall. Hopefully this will be helpful to you!
We are in the process of erecting the same HF 10x12 greenhouse that we are mounting on a wood deck. I am going to be utilizing several modifications. Nice video.
@@briarpalek9254 Wohooo! Congrats and have fun with the build!
Hi GlaD To watch your video. We just purchased the greenhouse from HF and now me and hubby struggling how to start levelling the ground. We lived here in Florida and out of the blues getting heavy rain and strong wind. How did you start the lay out of your greenhouse? To make it secure. Do you have a video of it? Thanks and Its so amazing how you grow tomatoes. I learned something new today.