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This portable, pop up greenhouse is perfect for extending your growing season and protecting your plants.The Unique Flowerhouse Pop Up design make Greenhouse set up the easiest it has ever been. Screened vent openings allow for optimum air circulation ve
Description
- Quick and Easy Set up on Soil or Hard Surfaces in minutes
- Protects your plants and extends your growing season.
- Clear PVC material with UV protection for longer life.
- Promotes and maintains high humidity levels to create a superior growing environment.
- Open floor allows greenhouse to be setup over existing trees and bushes.
Conservatory Customer Review
Let's not mince words: I chose to buy this greenhouse because it was the prettiest one in the price range. This model looks as much like a gazebo as a greenhouse can. The product designer should be proud.
Still, I was not entirely happy with the look once it arrived. Based on the photo, I mistakenly believed that the product was constructed of a light metal frame (the green parts) with a tight-fitting plastic drape. This is not true. The product is essentially a tent. The green areas are cloth, sewn onto the plastic. The supports are flexible tent poles, and hide on the inside. There are metal stakes you hammer into the ground. There are tie-down cords (not pictured in the photo, as they destroy the gazebo-look) to help withstand wind.
The product claims it takes 5 minutes to erect. It actually took me at least an hour. The process is simple and straightforward: Unwrap the greenhouse and let it spring its circular portions outward (like those playland-type kids' toys). It does this by itself. Get under the (flat, limp) greenhouse and insert a pole in a roof pocket, then tense it so you can get the other end in the corresponding ground pocket. Shimmy the pole to align with the green piping and strap it in place with about 5 sets of velcro tabs. Repeat ten times, as there are ten poles. You're done!
It takes considerable stength to tense the poles and move them into position. It's also a bit awkward because you have to either have the tent on its side (at which point you are walking on the plastic walls, crushing them between your shoe and any rocks that might be on the ground) or with the tent upright (at which point you need a short stepladder to reach the higher velcro tabs). Either way, this is best done by two people.
The set-up instructions are vague in a couple key places. Importantly, before you get many poles in place, you have to flip one of the bottom plastic lips to the interior of the greenhouse. If you don't, you'll end up having to take the poles out again so you can do this.
Overall, anyone with good upper body strength can set up this greenhouse, but I'm going to try my darnedest to not have to do so again. And -- be realistic -- it's still phenomenal that you can have your own greenhouse standing in about an hour.
One thing I love about this greenhouse is that it only weighs about 60 pounds. Two people can easily pick it up, fully assembled, and carry it to a new location. You don't have to commit yourself to the exact location for the greenhouse.
Another thing I like is that the plastic sides are crystal clear. It's nice to be able to see outside.
One thing I dislike is the door. Because the greenhouse is circular, the door panel is under as much outward pressure as the rest of the walls. For this reason, the zipper is hard to operate. You have to push the outside walls back in toward the zipper and use a little force to get it to close.
One online description claimed that you can attach more than one of these greenhouses together somehow. I don't see any means for that. There is only one door; if that hooked into the door of an identical greenhouse, there would be no way in.
Now that I understand it is essentially a tent, I think the 0 price tag is a bit much. Clearly, a lot of stitching went into this (and a lot of design forethought), and the free shipping must eat into the profits for something so heavy. Still, most tents are not this expensive.
Other notes:
* the plastic has a good, thick width
* there are a well-placed openings for hoses, electrical cords, etc
* the 9 windows allow for good ventilation; they and the door all have openable screen panels, too
* you can stake the greenhouse down without using the unattractive tie-downs (it is crucial to use the stakes at a minimum)
* greenhouse seems fairly strong and resilient
For what this product is (a pretty tent greenhouse), I can't imagine any way they could have designed it better.
I think you will like this product if you are a hobby gardener who is picky about how your yard looks and if you do NOT expect to go into the greenhouse on a daily basis (or if you plan to leave the door of the greenhouse open most of the time). If you are more serious about your seedlings, you may want to consider a model that will be easier to go in and out of. If cost is more important than looks to you, your best bet is probably still to build your own; many people I know have built bigger greenhouses for less money by fitting heavy plastic sheeting over a carport kit, then framing in a door on either end.
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