FDW Portable Greenhouse (L9.83'xW6.42'xH6.33') Indoor Outdoor Large Plant Shelves Tomato Herb Canopy Winter Walk-in Green House for Patio

Easy to set up, spacious, well made and looks great in back yard. If you are thinking about getting a greenhouse, this is a perfect one to start with.I knew I wanted a greenhouse but wasn’t sure on type or size. With the low price point and solid reviews on this one, I decided to give it a try. Glad I did as this one might be all I need.Out of the box, very straight forward set up. One person can do it if you are setting it up where it will stay, else an easy 2 person job to move it. Very pleased with the quality and fully expect to get at least 3 years with it.Still working to regulate heat during cold nights but making progress.

The greenhouse works great! It was really easy to set up all by myself and it stays on the ground no problem with all the extra wind recently. It’s kept my plants warm before I could even set plants outside in MAINE, major plus. What sucks is how the zipper broke already because it was so fragile! Now it’s hard to open and close the greenhouse but I put a piece of wood down so it’ll hold the door in place when the zipper can’t. I also wish there were mesh vents at the top of the peak on the greenhouse as well as the sides so you can vent humidity properly. Otherwise my hygrometer always reads over 50%, especially at night when it peaks to almost 70% 😬 I might add some spider plants in there to soak that up!

So far, we really like this greenhouse. We live in Texas and have some large and small tropicals we normally house over the winter in our garage, which we hope to not do anymore. The weather is just changing to cold, so it has only been operational for about a week. We have not had any strong winds yet, but are hopeful it will stay in tact. We anchored it down with the covering on the inside and with stones and pallets. We put pallets in so we can water our plants without stepping in mud, which we assume is what the ground will be like before long. We put three sawhorses in to hold smaller plants on and under some wire grates. We also have a small heater for the nights. It was fairlly easy to assemble, although it takes two people, regardless what others have said. I rated it 5 stars for ease of assembly, but only four for sturdiness and heat, since I don't really know yet; too early to tell.Check out our pictures!

For the price it is a decent product, but it could definitely do with some basic improvements. First off, the polymer ropes it comes with to tie it off on the outside degrade in sunlight. They lasted only five months before snapping, and became so brittle that twisting them caused them to break. Another addition that would be very helpful is adding more interior ties to connect the tarp to the frame. As it is, there were only about six originally and two of them have already separated from the tarp, forcing us to use clamps to hold it all together. Oh, and be sure to also use stakes on the bottom of the frame to hold it in place as well.

I have a raft of different sized portable greenhouses from raised bed 3 x 3 to row long ones to walk-ins. This is by far the most for the money. The poles are a little sturdier than the typical "tinker toy" ones that have poles with the green plastic connectors. I have at least five different brands of these and while they are interchangeable, this particular brand has a little thicker metal and plastic. The cover is also the same fabric that is commonly used but the zippers are heavier and the stitch length shorter than most of the others I have. There are also windows which is uncommon for smaller greenhouses. Most importantly, the zippers are much stronger. That is the failure point on most of my covers and I don't expect to have the same problems with this one.It has been up for six weeks now and through a several inch (not heavy) snow as well as a couple of moderate windstorms (20 mph, not a gale). I have it staked down and tied off. I also opened the windows when the wind came up to sheer off some of the billowing. It is important to keep in mind this is a temporary shelter for your plants, so don't expect it to stay together through a full winter if you live in a heavy snow area or survive if you park it in the middle of a windy field.I have had it in three locations now. First, I set it up on my slanted mulch-covered back area where I used it to cover me as I made several thousand soil blocks. I also stored my soil amendments in it. I loved being able to roll my dump wagon in the "tent" at the end of the day knowing things would not get snowed or rained on. After my seedlings started coming along I put them in the greenhouse during the day and brought them in during the night. Once it warmed up and I could plant, I moved the whole kit and caboodle and plopped it over one of my raised beds that is 12 x 4. I turned it so that there was room to cover the bed and set up some shelves for nursery starts when it is still too cold for them to stay unprotected but they are getting too big for inside. As soon as the weather warms up in June and the night time temperatures are only in the 40s, I will take it down and then move it to cover my tomato bed for the fall. It is so tall they will be comfy even after growing all summer. It will winter in the garden storage shed to emerge for several years to come.