Window Greenhouses

The coldest months of the year are a great time for gardening and remodeling magazines knees and dream of all the things you could do to your home with us. But have you ever been to one of those at home and / or displays the window overlooking the garden and greenhouses on display. If you intend to buy or build one has, there are a number of things you remember, before you continue, you must:

Type of construction?

You can check this timber orMetal (usually aluminum). However, remember that those wood need more maintenance because of higher humidity around the beams, and painting in general.

Cover Art?

Glass: It 's the worst kind, but often better to use (double strength glass or better).

Acrylic: light and virtually indestructible, but often yellow with age.

CSF: light transmission lower than the glass and not so easy to keep clean.

Plastic sheeting: Enoughshort-lived and soon to be replaced.

Position in relation to the house?

(Editors note: - This article was written for the southern hemisphere.
And as such orientation of the house should be for situations that are changing the properties in the northern hemisphere. The positioning of the North can be exchanged for the South).

north side of the house call for some flowering plants, bulbs, cacti, annuals, vegetables, herbs and other plants, high light intensity. Butbecome very hot in summer, when they are not shaded.

south side of the house is ideal for ferns and other plants that grow without direct sunlight tends.

east side of the house: Good for some flowering plants, orchids and bromeliads and other plants, as part of sunlight.

west side of the house: Good for cacti and succulents and other plants warm. This is often very hot in summer.

Want your house style?

This is morea personal choice, because it is often, if you and your family could live with him for years to come.

It 's the weather?

In extreme weather conditions can be a major source of heat gain or loss to the room in which they are connected.

A microclimate for plants and is the room to which is attached to create?

Would increase the humidity in the room is connected? (Usually a problemExcept for small rooms).

In an area where you can not get in the way of outdoor and indoor activities? For example, could use the space it takes to be distracted from space to entertain outdoors, or access to an external port.

It would be a good target for backyard cricket / baseball games?

It would be as a young cyclist on the patio or terrace? You should think in the levels of danger immediately put them near the corner ofhomes and children in all sizes, could run / ride and arrived at a.

As would be easy to access from the maintenance of your equipment?

What is to be able to ease or difficulty of obtaining clean inside and out?

How easy or not, you can open and close the window?

What insect control measures are available, both for health and welfare of plants and people?
What light conditions for plants are available, both inside and outside?

Woulda good entry point for "undesirable" members of the public harm at home?

Has to add or detract from your private screening of this area of your home?

These boxes display does not look any good when they have a number of plants in them, you are ready to make the attempt to preserve the plants for a long period of time?

Where water is, if you accidentally water your plants?

If there is a kind of metal coil coating, the color goes to your potentialChange the color of the house later?

What are the rules local authorities' and regulations dealing with the issue of home additions?

Etc. If you're in a residential area, residential buildings, where you upon approval by the owner / operator / tenant association or obtain approval for what?

Remember that every situation is different, so the answers to the questions above will be different. But I sincerely hope that the questions above will help in someI walk into your decision whether or not a greenhouse window is ideal addition to your home.