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Old 01-03-2011, 10:00 PM
GpsFrontier GpsFrontier is offline
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Hello one800fish,
Well personally I don't think there is any one material or greenhouse design that stands out as better. The way I see it is that every situation is different, and the cost of materials may not be the same everywhere.Or what you have to spend. Not to mention the type of plants (and how many of them) you wanted to grow. All in all, there are a lot of variables to consider before building a greenhouse. As for me there are really two types I'm leaning towards:

First one is a hop-house design like this:
http://www.pvcplans.com/ArchGrnHouse.pdf (coverd with polyethylene film)

The other one really suites my needs, go to this link:
Horticultural Engineering - Rutgers University

Then click on "2003-2007 High Tunnel Project" right under the picture. Then scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on "Pictures of High Tunnel Construction and Preparation" there are 60 pictures of the construction process. I like this design because the sides roll up, that would be necessary during the summer where I live. In fact during summer I would most likely even cover it with shade cloth, instead of the polyethylene film.

If you are wanting to build a large greenhouse here are a few links to some really good information:

GREENHOUSE PRESENTATIONS (list of greenhouse pdf's)
Creating a Master Plan for Greenhouse Operations (pdf)
REFERENCE SOURCES (list of greenhouse pdf's)
EVALUATION OF AN EXPERIMENTAL GREENHOUSE FILM (pdf)
Greenhouse Design
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