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In reply to the discussion: my green house is here!! [View all]

Denninmi

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2. Is it one of those aluminum and polycarbonate greenhouses?
Wed Feb 29, 2012, 01:51 PM
Feb 2012

If so, I just have a bit of advice for you: Do NOT trust the little wire "spring" type clips it comes with to hold the polycarbonate glazing panels in place when the wind gets over about 30 mph. They won't do the job, and you'll end up with lost panels, possibly wind burnt or frozen plants, etc.

What I ultimately did to take care of that issue was to buy some tiny, self-drilling screws just long enough to go through the glazing and into the aluminum frame but not so long they came out the other side, and ended up putting two screws in each corner of each panel. Permanently solved the problem.

Alas, I no longer have that little greenhouse, got rid of it, but I liked it, it was cute but too small, mine was only a 6 x 8.

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