With the type of cover that is on it, does it let enough light in to actually grow in the winter month and start seeds. How thick is the plastic? Is that reinforcement mesh molded into the plastic? How air tight is it for keeping heat in in the Kansas...
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The cover is a bonded multi thick plastic. The mesh is between 2 layers of clear poly. It lets through plenty of light. The side flaps are velcro and when shut wont let much air in or out. the door has zippers. It also has extended walls so you can put bricks or boards down to seal the bottom. As far as kansas winter goes, I have no idea. you might want to put a composter or other heat source in there.
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Light is great. Plastic is thick. Tx panhandle winds made havoc in feb so I used bailing wire criss cross from side frames and it did well in 45 winds. I laid rope size to side o ver the top to keep plastic down. Used a small heater to survive last 5 freezes we had and ended up 2 months ahead of local gardners for an early harvest. I like the product a lot
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The seed tray is small and I'm in Colorado and haven't had a problem with snow getting into it. As others have said, the seed doesn't last that long anyway!
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This is a sheer cloth. It can absolutely touch the foliage as it allows about 85% of the light through. This is a great way to protect your seedlings, fruit/veggies from "critters" however it is not intended to protect from frost.
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It is a little see through when the light hits it just right. All in all its really not that bad. We just put it in the shade and it works wonderful for us. It does have a zipper to close it tight. It is pretty light so not really that great for winds.We use ours for changing in swimsuits for our backyard and suits our needs perfect.
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I would use a cover if using these in conjunction with the baskets. Once I received them, however, they seemed to be the size I would use for my seed starter tray which does not use covers. It would primarily depend on whether you are planting something that requires darkness or light to germinate.
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It's clear plastic with embedded netting. It's this top plastic that gets brittle from the sun over time. I still have mine and it's going on 4 years now. I leave it set up year round. On real cold nights I cover the whole greenhouse with large tarps. The tarps cover any holes and/or gaps and keep the heat in from a small space heater. During the day I pull the tarps back with attached ropes. Hope this helps, good luck.
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I'm in zone 5 and it works well for me. It's a non woven fabric that is translucent. Let's light in but not completely see through. I don't know the exact weight. But it works well to keep frost off, it doesn't keep things from freezing when the temperature is more than a few degrees below freezing though. Hope this helps
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The tan shade cover lets plenty of residual light through to our deck, but keeps the heat and glare off like a hard cover would do. It seems to be holding up well in all weather conditions and is an extremely cheap option vs. a stick built cover. I would remove it during any winter events as it can be weighed down heavily with snow and possibly damage the canopy or anchor system.
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Yes u have two options either just the netting cover or add the plastic. And yes the plastic thing make the inside very hot I think it's better for cold weather.
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It is pretty thick, but truth be told, if you are in AZ type sun, prob not that great. I live in WA state and it has gone through one summer and one winter and it is as good as the day I put it it up.
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I would say that the design would be ideal for what you ask. However, there is one with a clear cover and would advise that one so as to let in as much light as possible. It is the same set up other than the cover and produced by the same people. I have both. The green covered one is good for what I need which is to shade seedlings. I then move them to the clear one for more light. During a winter light is weaker so the clear cover I would say is the one to get without a doubt for the purpose you have explained.
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Gerry and Tanya were correct on measurements. It was our first season with this greenhouse and we used it for starting plants. We had a long hot summer with many days over 100 degrees - even in September. No fading or thinning. Zipper is strong. Now we store our starter pots in it for the Winter. This was one of my favorite purchases for the garden this year and in my opinion, a great bang for the buck!
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Mine was ready to go when it arrived. It was/is 4", and the cover was/is not loose. However, that was in June in the desert, so I have no idea what effect cold weather may have.
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Hi, Judy! I think ours arrived with a very thin plastic cover/bag ... might work for a few days to make sure it's not totally exposed to sunlight, but nothing you'd want to use long-term. For our cover, we've ended up buying some waterproof tarps (like you'd put underneath a tent outside), and toss those over the rolled-up cover. If we're keeping it that way for more than a few days, we have some bungie cords to wrap around it and keep it from blowing off. Not the world's fanciest solution, but it works. :)
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Yes, the sunlight gets through and the covered plants grow to good size, although I couldn't tell if it was somewhat slower. My plants were all ready at harvest time. If you seal the fabric to the bed (I use a raised bed) you can keep flying insects from bothering the plants. If crawling insects have a route in, they will likely move in. To avoid having to take the cover off too frequently, put a drip system inside and run the water tube in through a close fitting hole.
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Cover lets in sufficient light in winter and early spring...don't know about summer...seems that use in summer would certainly cause a heat problem...