{"id":27922,"key":"Greenhouses","title":"Greenhouses","latest":{"id":1273515,"timestamp":"2026-09-16T14:10:14Z"},"content_model":"wikitext","license":{"url":"https://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia:Copyrights","title":"CC-BY-SA-4.0"},"source":"{{Topic notice}}\n\n[[File:2sbms garden.jpg|thumb]]\n\nA greenhouse is a structure that allows people to regulate climatic conditions, such as temperature and humidity, to create an optimal environment for plant growth. Greenhouses can be used for a variety of purposes, from growing food to cultivating ornamental plants. On this page, you will find information on different types of greenhouses, their construction, and how to use them sustainably.\n\n'''Greenhouses''' are one (expensive) way of [[growing under cover]].\n\n:''Greenhouse redirects here. For information on the greenhouse effect, see [[Global warming]].''\n\n== Types ==\n\n=== Cold Frame ===\n\n{{Excerpt|Cold frame}}\n\n=== Cloche ===\n\n{{Excerpt|Cloche}}\n\n=== Plastic bottle greenhouse ===\n\n{{Excerpt|Plastic bottle greenhouse}}\n\n=== Seawater Greenhouses ===\n\n{{Excerpt|Seawater Greenhouses}}\n\n=== Chinese Solar Greenhouse ===\n\n{{Excerpt|Chinese Solar Greenhouse}}\n\n== Related projects ==\n\n{{Clear}}\n\n{{Gallery\n| property = Project type\n| value = Greenhouses\n}}\n\n== Project examples ==\n\n=== 1 million pounds of food on 3 acres ===\n\n{{Video|jV9CCxdkOng}}\n\n* 10,000 fish\n* 300-500 yards worm compost\n* 3 acres of land in green houses\n* Grow all year using heat from compost piles.\n* Using vertical space\n* Simple 1 pump aquaponics\n\nA packed greenhouse produces a crop value of $5 Square Foot! ($200,000/acre). That is if the whole acre was under greenhouse.\n\n== See also ==\n\n* [[Construction of an Affordable Greenhouse]]\n* [[Plastic bottle greenhouse]]\n* [[Kiva's straw bale greenhouse]]: actually more akin to a conservatory, atleast if people were to use the construction as a house\n* [[Humboldt greenhouse gallery]]\n* [[The Food and Heat Producing Solar Greenhouse]]\n\n== External links ==\n\n* [https://permies.com/f/122/greenhouses Greenhouses forum] at [https://permies.com Permies.com]\n* [[Wikipedia:Greenhouses]]\n* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hV8Teiskfo Official \"Earth Sheltered Solar Greenhouse\" - pit construction]at [https://www.youtube.com/c/paulwheaton Paul Wheaton's You Tube Channel]\n* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtFvdMk3eLM greenhouse construction + rocket mass heater how to tutorial] at [https://www.youtube.com/c/paulwheaton Paul Wheaton's You Tube Channel]\n* [https://www.earthava.com/top10-10-best-greenhouse-kits/ Backyard Greenhouse Kits]\n* [https://toptennotch.com/best-greenhouse-kits/ Small Greenhouse Kits]\n* [https://boligdrom.dk/ Alt om din bolig]\n* [https://sport-freak.dk/ Sport]\n\n{{Solar footer}}\n\n{{Page data\n| license = CC-BY-SA-3.0\n| keywords = Agriculture, Solar, Construction, Sustainable farm energy alternatives, Gardening\n| sdg = SDG02 Zero hunger, SDG07 Affordable and clean energy, SDG11 Sustainable cities and communities, SDG12 Responsible consumption and production\n| description = Greenhouses extend growing seasons. Appropedia explains types, materials, and tips for using them to grow food year-round in any climate.\n}}\n\n[[Category:Agriculture]]\n[[Category:Construction]]\n[[Category:Sustainable farm energy alternatives]]\n[[Category:Gardening]]"}