I live on the Texas gulf coast and it can really get hot. Does the ventilation work well? I grow tomatoes in pots and one may wonder why I would even need to use a greenhouse but we fequently get extremely heavy rain fall - the pots will flood washing nutrients out of the soil. We also get strong winds even without a hurricane. I live on the Texas gulf coast and it can really get hot. Does the ventilation work well? I grow tomatoes in pots and one may wonder why I would even need to use a greenhouse but we fequently get... » Read More I live on the Texas gulf coast and it can really get hot. Does the ventilation work well? I grow tomatoes in pots and one may wonder why I would even need to use a greenhouse but we fequently get extremely heavy rain fall - the pots will flood washing nutrients out of the soil. We also get strong winds even without a hurricane. « Show Less
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yes you roll up the door and in the rear is also a roll-up window..... even with me living here in Southeast Alaska the inside of mine reached 110 degrees... so, we just rolled up the main front door and she cooled right down... BEST greenhouse ever...
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opposite end of door you see is a large Velcro window with a screen. very good ventilation..
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If you leave the window and front door open it does ventilate well. I attached mine to the ground with 3 foot rebar spikes that I then wired at each corner and the middle. This is a great greenhouse for the price. The only issue I have had is with the zippers. They are a large tooth plastic zipper that does not hold up well. The window zipper broke the first year, but as long as you are careful with zipping you may be able to prevent that from happening.
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I live in middle TN & our weather is similar. Put in a large pot , leave it on a porch out of direct light in the summer, and bring it in when the temp starts getting cold (about 45F). It should be okay. I had surgery & wasn't able to bring mine in this winter & it died-my fault. I will get another one in the spring. Also, they are not very big plants. Be sure to google search for the right amount of different soil: high grade potting soil, mulch & I think at least one other. You can buy these at any place that specializes with plants. Just mix them up & plant- DO NOT OVER WATER. Good Luck!
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I didn't use a thermostat when I grew my tomato plants from seeds. They were fine. Just be sure the seeds don't get dry. Good luck.
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I never took a direct temperature. They were advertised as being 10 r so degrees above room temperate and that sounded about right. I was amazed with germination from all the various tomato seeds in 4 days. I have no idea where you need the thermostat but trying it without one first could save you money
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The greenhouse is of superb quality and will withstand all seasons in any climate. It is not meant to be taken down and takes considerable time to assemble and secure. I suggest adding an extra vent and fan because it does get very hot inside even with shade cloth.
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That thing throws out a lot of heat. I used it in my garden and I have lots of mulch. You just have to be careful not to keep the flam too long on the weeds. You don't have to burn the weeds, just scorch them and they'll die, just have a water hose handy in case you touch something unintentionally
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You really need to tie or weight it down against the wind. I've done this and had zero problems with it. I've also seen this greenhouse on sale at tractor supply for $40 recently.
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The weather where I am in Virginia is such that we took the greenhouse off the garden as early as mid-March. The humidity and sun together made it too hot under the greenhouse for our favorites. I do recommend this product though and will be bringing it with me to the next garden as I move to a new house.
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Mr. Leger, I visited the USDA site. You say they don't "recommend," you should have said "require." (http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/publications/usda/GUIDE%203%20Home%20Can.pdf) Pressure canning is safer than the boiling water bath due to the higher temperature. The botulism spores are destroyed in pressure canning NOT at 212 degrees. The reason it is ALLOWED to can using the boiling water bath is that tomatoes are highly acidic. The spores do not grow in a high acid environment. Pressure canning is REQUIRED for low acid foods because the high temperature is what kills the spores. When pressure canning it isn't necessary to cover the jar, again because the temperature kills, not water contact. Mr. Leger, I visited the USDA site. You say they don't "recommend," you should have said "require." (http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/publications/usda/GUIDE%203%20Home%20Can.pdf) Pressure canning is safer than the boiling water bath due to the higher temperature. The botulism spores are destroyed in pressure canning NOT at 212 degrees. The reason it is ALLOWED to can using the boiling water bath is that tomatoes are highly acidic. The spores do not grow in a high acid environment. Pressure canning is REQUIRED for low acid foods because the high temperature is what kills... » Read More Mr. Leger, I visited the USDA site. You say they don't "recommend," you should have said "require." (http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/publications/usda/GUIDE%203%20Home%20Can.pdf) Pressure canning is safer than the boiling water bath due to the higher temperature. The botulism spores are destroyed in pressure canning NOT at 212 degrees. The reason it is ALLOWED to can using the boiling water bath is that tomatoes are highly acidic. The spores do not grow in a high acid environment. Pressure canning is REQUIRED for low acid foods because the high temperature is what kills the spores. When pressure canning it isn't necessary to cover the jar, again because the temperature kills, not water contact. « Show Less
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We recently had a storm with wind 70 mi. Greenhouse blew away. We recovered it and put it back together with minor damage. We weighted it down with cinder blocks.
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We don't get really cold weather and snow here in San Antonio, TX but we do get lots of heat and it held up fine to that. We had an ice storm last week and there was no problem. The other day it was 28 degrees out and I checked the temperature in the greenhouse that is heated by a small space heater and it was 53 degrees inside. While it is not air tight, there aren't many leaks either.
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I am in zone 9. So far the seedlings are doing great. Even when it hit 90 last week. I lost a few but it is to be expected. I put them out early, at 2.5 weeks due to space issues indoors. Tomatoes, peppers, beans, carrots, radishes, cucumber and all squashes are thriving. Some other root vegetables died in the heat. But they were really small when I took them out.
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i dont know if some people just arent meant to figure things out but ive had this greenhouse since last winter. thru rain wind and then 100+ deg weather and guess what.....its still there no rips in plastic never flew away because i staked it down and used the excess plastic at the bottom and lined it with bricks. simple. only thing about this green house that sucks is one the spacing is too far between for heavy rain it will droop but a few peices of rope along the top and problem solved. second is if the zipper gets dirty it will break. ive had a couple of these and no i zip them up and buy the sticker zippers. put it on the door like a sticker unzip and cut plastic. works perfect!! i dont know if some people just arent meant to figure things out but ive had this greenhouse since last winter. thru rain wind and then 100+ deg weather and guess what.....its still there no rips in plastic never flew away because i staked it down and used the excess plastic at the bottom and lined it with bricks. simple. only thing about this green house that sucks is one the spacing is too far between for heavy rain it will droop but a few peices of rope along the top and problem solved. second is if the zipper gets dirty it will break. ive had a couple of these and no i zip them up and... » Read More i dont know if some people just arent meant to figure things out but ive had this greenhouse since last winter. thru rain wind and then 100+ deg weather and guess what.....its still there no rips in plastic never flew away because i staked it down and used the excess plastic at the bottom and lined it with bricks. simple. only thing about this green house that sucks is one the spacing is too far between for heavy rain it will droop but a few peices of rope along the top and problem solved. second is if the zipper gets dirty it will break. ive had a couple of these and no i zip them up and buy the sticker zippers. put it on the door like a sticker unzip and cut plastic. works perfect!! « Show Less
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I live in far south Texas and we leave the fabric down year round. We try to only have drought tolerant plants, and the fabric and mulch/rocks help the soil retain the little rain we get from drying out too quickly as well as helps keep weeds and grasses from growing (without the fabric, after a rain, grasses and weeds quickly germinate). As for any dead plants, I dig/cut it out and either plant a new plant or put a piece of fabric over the area of the removed plant so weeds will not grow.
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I've no idea about LV temps, I always thought its hot or warm there. If you night are chilly just put gallons of jugs inside, close to the plants and they will heat up during daytime sun, and keep plants ok during night. I have dozens of jugs around the inside perimeter and they do help. Wondering about legend tomatoes? Hmm.. Would love to try them...
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I don't see why not. I live in Los Angeles so the worst weather we see is heavy rain, but it's very sturdy and stands up to high wind - the kind that knock trees over and whatnot. There's a window on the roof that opens and closes, so you could easily keep it shut during bad weather. Overall an excellent greenhouse.
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Eleanor, I got this for my mother. She has it up against the side of her house with heavy pots in it. She hasn't had any problems but it is in a somewhat sheltered area. We were both surprised with the quality of the greenhouse when we got it. We were not expecting much with the cost and packaging. My mom has been very pleased and it is serving its purpose for her.Hope this helps.