Nature/rain is disrupting my feeding cycle, and I'm getting tired of it. Anyhow, I need a greenhouse approximately 15'x10'. Any of y'all built one on the "cheap?" Ideas?[I see decent ones at Lowes and Home Depot for around $1000, but that's a little rich for my blood.]
How tall are your plants? Should be doable cheaper than that with some poly line, "T" posts and a heavy duty grommeted tarp with a slant to deflect the rain. 15' x 10' is a relatively small area. Some guys use the light weight PVC. They pound int the ground metal conduit on either side and bend the pvc over to make a dome and cover it with a trap. Good luck
Good idea, but the tarp defeats the purpose of letting sun in and keeping rain out. [Disclaimer: I suck at building stuff from scratch (but am ok at making repairs) .]
So replace the tarp with clear poly sheeting. It's cheap and you can buy that a Home Cheapo as well. It's an easy build. Surprise yourself.
I might resort to that. Only thing is the sheeting won't last but probably one season, and the corrugated stuff cost $20+ per 2'x12' sheet.
There are some low cost ideas here: 13 Cheap DIY Greenhouse Plans | Off Grid World If you google "low cost greenhouse" or "affordable greenhouse" all kinds of information and kits pop up.
Put this up in a couple hours and it's less than $200. It's completely closed now with tarp and extra supports for drying though, but you could just use plastic sheeting. 24' long 10' wide 7' tall. Would be very cheap
I guess you are a challenged builder. This is exactly what I was talking about. Pretty simple and cost effective. AND the sheeting is inexspensive as well. Good job brother.
How did you attach the plastic sheeting? [The one I saw like that had a few wooden strips to staple?attach the sheeting.]
I used tarp with grommets bungied to the frame because mine is for drying, and I wanted it dark, not for growing so you'll have to come up with something different. Clip it on with giant clips or something. Mine ended up looking like this all seams were attached with industrial glue sealant and then sprayed over with rubber sealant(flex seal)