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trends & technology
Turning a
Raised into Garden
Bed
a
Greenhouse
by Wiley Geren
and Bryan Traficante
With little time and money invested,
backyard gardeners can extend
their growing season by building
a simple greenhouse over their
raised garden beds. Follow the
steps below to find out how.
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grow cycle
uilding a greenhouse can seem daunting
to many gardeners. Traditional greenhouse
enclosure complexities and costs aside, the
sheer time and effort is enough to turn off most
hobbyist gardeners. However, the burdensome
thought of building a greenhouse doesn’t have
to be. If a simple greenhouse can be built for
roughly $20 in materials found at your local
home improvement center, isn’t that worth the
benefits it provides?
Even the most resilient plants may need
protection from the elements. In five minutes,
you can erect a greenhouse that will keep your
plants warmer during cold spells and lengthen
your growing season. The framework of the
greenhouse, which we will explain shortly, also
serves a dual purpose. When temperatures
heat up and sun intensifies, you can use
the greenhouse framework as a structure to
support sun dissipating material, such as patio
screening, and give your garden a reprieve
from the summer heat.
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