Hi David,

I do not have a greenhouse but when I posted on our neighborhood watch chat about greenhouse space I was directed to our Ag Extension Agent. I have not called them yet but if you contact your county (or nearest county) Ag Agent they may be able to hook you up with someone with greenhouse space.

Good Luck,
DL

Thanks for the info DL. I will try that route if I do not get many hits here in the next month or so.

I met some greenhouse owners at a local farmers market this weekend, but all of them seemed to have a lot going on and did not have any room to spare :(

One gentleman told me about the greenhouses that went out of business in Anne Arundel MD and said I should look for partners and buy them lol. I would love to start my own nursery but I cannot purchase 7 million dollars worth of greenhouses for even 3.6 million which is what they are asking. In my dreams :-P

In our case we have to decline keeping plants for several reasons:

1. if we do it for you, its hard to tell others "no", so we tell everyone "no"

2. we cannot take a chance on bringing in some type of disease/fungus/bug/etc. Our operation is not a hobby.

3. if we lose plants [for whatever reasone], we'd rather lose OUR plants than try to explain to you why your exotic, expensive plant died.

You might find an individual who would help you out but probably not a commercial greenhouse like us.

And, you might be pleasantly surprised at the cost of a smaller greenhouse. Check out the link below for good prices on frames. We've put up several of the Quonset Frames but I would NOT go smaller than 16' wide.

Regards,

Tom

Here is a link that might be useful: Grower's Solution

Tom - thanks for the link to the greenhouse frames. The High side wall models look like they would be the ones for me since I am growing some taller plants. I wonder if I will be able to fit my Borneo Giant Colcasia in there : ) I did not get too deep into the site and failed to see if the plastic covering comes with the greenhouse. If not, then what do you use for your greenhouses? I hear the plastic sometimes dry rots quick enough for it to have to be replaced twice in a year. Is this true?

Hey Peanut,

Their price is ONLY for the frames, which include:

Posts to drive in the ground
Bows
Purlins & clamps [how many depends on the size]
Tek screws [self-tapping]

You'll need materials for the ends and channel/wiggle-wire to attach the plastic to the bows. At least that is what we've used. Also, expect to get some treated lumber to go on the ground on the outside of the bows to attach the plastic. We staple it on with batten tape.

I would shop around for the plastic and other materials and we've gotten 5 years going on 6 on our original greenhouse. Do NOT try to use the 6mil plastic you can get at Lowe's/etc. It specifically states it is not suited for greenhouses.

If I can be of any help, you can email me at

effna@yahoo.com

but make sure you put something in the subject line so I don't junk the email :-)

We've put up 5 houses w/ covers and one "basket house" where we hang them when we get too full up.

Regards,

Tom