I made one for my Bamboo and citrus trees.. I live in Iowa and I have started many lemon and tangerine trees from seeds. I have also started PINEAPPLE and BAMBOO and Kiwi from seeds. The cat ended up getting the kiwi seedlings 🌱 I used a clear tote with clear lid just like the tote you used in the video. I put a small 12v fan and an incubator thermometer and heater in it. The thermostat is set at 83°F-> the fan is to help circulate the are around
Oh my gosh, thank you for this!!! I kept watching videos of people using a plastic tote as a greenhouse and no one mentioned drilling holes! I had lettuce seedlings that suffocated and I needed to confirm my suspicions about air flow. Thank you for this very informative video! ✌🏻
As soon as I saw the thumbnail, I KNEW this was the answer to my problem. I don't know how I didn't think of it, but I am glad you did. I even had a lidless clear tub going out to the garbage man this week! Thank you so much!
OMG!! Finally a diy greenhouse that I can make. I'm not a gardener but I would like to plant some of my fav veggies n fruits. I wanted to start small. This looks like it fits what I'm trying to do without all the carpenter stuff. I want to try first off doing spinach and green beans. Can I do this in this type of method? Great video. Very easy instructions. Not all that extra talking or crazy music. Just straight to the point. BEST diy mini greenhouse that I have seen. Thanks for sharing. Btw, how'd your peppers, etc turn out?
Destinyatk thank you for the feedback! This greenhouse should work for just about any crop you want to pop in there. My pepper seedlings did very well in this, but were completely decimated by a horde of apparently starving slugs when it got too warm out and I had to open it to prevent fried pepper babies. I wish you better luck with your beans and spinach! Happy growing!
Love this! No extra fuss. My only note is that I will be adding the recycled water bottle self watering planters to this for seedlings. Less worries about them drying out in the sun.
OMG I live in Scotland and when you said what temperature it was outside I thought I better rethink my greenhouse and get a heated one. We are lucky if it gets to 18c in the summer. I love your idea though fantastic. Love from Scotland x
Did you need to take lid off to drill drainage holes on rim? With it being upside down the lip will catch water so if you put holes in bin lip that would catch more wouldn't it? I don't know but thanks for great video.
Can you keep them in this little greenhouse during any season or is it specifically made for the winter? might be a dumb question but I'm entirely new to this lol
Good job, but I recommend using a wood bit instead of the masonry bit. The masonry isn’t sharp and required you to really push hard and melt it through, whereas the wood bit will be sharp at the end and cut right through with minimal pressure. But good video thank you!
Now that’s wha I was looking for. tomorrow I’ll be creating 1or2 these . Do you know how long it will take for the chili 🌶 and Tomato 🍅. It should be much faster right? You-Are-A-LEGENDARY.... in advance thanks for the Idea and god bless humanity and may god heal and and take away the pain and suffering. Peace to all
What is the lowest night temperature you would leave this in? I start seeds indoors here in zone 6 in Feb. but we still have some nights with freezing temperatures after that. Would you wait til after freezing temperatures were over? Just seems like the vegetation would die, does this hold heat? I'm sure you can tell I don't know a lot about this, just learning.
Do you need the holes on the bottom? I thought the point of a greenhouse was to have less moisture escape. and I didn’t think the holes in the top were to “let rain water in” I thought the holes were more for air.
I use a large clear tote for all my seedlings. No holes at all. Set them down in the tote in their little peat pots. Put the lid on when they're outside during the day. I put a thermometer in the tote so I'll know if it gets too warm. If it gets too warm inside, I set the lid ajar to keep it at a reasonable temp. This is the second year that I've done this. So far, I love this process of starting seeds. Going outside everyday keeps them from getting too leggy and it serves as a sort of hardening off while they grow into little sturdy plants. Because it's being done on the way through this process. Right now I am trying to figure out if I can put the whole tote out in my little greenhouse. It's just March now.
Hey! I'm kinda new to gardening and I would like to start growing some small fruit and veg outside, I'm just wondering if this would work to grow things long term and if so would it work year round?
Thank you...this is a brilliant idea. If I may make a suggestion... I think the video is too long and way too time is spent on repeating how to make holes. This is such a feasible idea.
Fast forward to what? How to set a flat of seedlings inside it? Needed to see how to close a bin? Ur so smart what else did you need from this instructional video Blecka? How about your buddy Holivia I bet you guys have huge beautiful intelligent gardens now huh let’s see pics ???
repetitive and redundant at times. If he says drill holes in the bottom one more time...LMAO!! No reason this video should have last almost 8 minutes for drilling holes in a plastic bin. Geez..
Hi. Nice Video. I'd like to try and make this little greenhouse but I was wondering what zone you were using it in. Up here in Michigan I get a decent amount of snow and temperatures can easily dip below zero. Do you believe this style greenhouse would work for my conditions?
Definitely! You can use this sort of greenhouse anywhere you can use a regular greenhouse! Lots of snow is actually helpful to this type of design. Added insulation from the really cold nights and a steady supply of water as it melts off again.
That's definitely another way to do it. I prefer this way though personally, as I hate the smell of melting/burning plastic, and being slightly klutzy, I'd rather not have to handle a hot, pointy object! Haha, thanks for watching and thanks for the alternative method!
For my purposes, I could use those for indoor when I start summer seedlings early february. I get stackable bins that the lids are also clear, not drill holes in the lid portion, and I would be able to stack them where my space is limited. And when it's not 10 degrees outside I'll have the flexibility to move them onto my deck in the sun in March and April. Great idea! Thanks.
the comparison with your hole-less bin at the end was great! I was wondering on the air flow for my project as well, whether I should seal it like a terrarium or leave some spaces for air flow. Would've been great to see the results with your peppers as well. Do you think the size of the holes made the trick? A bit bigger and the condensation wouldn't have been that good? Anyway thanks for sharing!
Exactly what I was going to say. I may try this anyway, but I don't expect it to hold up for more than a year. (I have a previous container that I left outside and forgot about and it SHATTERED after prolonged sun exposure.)
This looks like a good starter plan for my garden. I think I am going to use it. I am also thinking that after the greenhouse plants have been finished I can use the container to store my empty planter pots or maybe extra planting soil in it. so having a container like this will come in handy as well as making a nice size starter Garden. Thumbs up Garden Dragon!
Will this protect my plants from overnight frost? I want to get my plants started NOW even though planting in my zone doesn't really happen until May...
I have been using totes for greenhouses for quite some time now,I never use the top of the tote it is not needed,in fact it's better without it and you should put a couple rows of holes at the bottom so as to draw air in from the bottom and out through the top,just put the tote on ground and put dirt around it in order to seal to keep the slug out.
A great way to think outside the box. Excellent for someone growing in a small area and has limited planting space. Awesome video.
Northeast Homestead actually it’s inside the box
@@cadederrick6751 congratulations, you will make a very embarrassing but highly acclaimed Father
I made one for my Bamboo and citrus trees..
I live in Iowa and I have started many lemon and tangerine trees from seeds. I have also started PINEAPPLE and BAMBOO and Kiwi from seeds. The cat ended up getting the kiwi seedlings 🌱
I used a clear tote with clear lid just like the tote you used in the video. I put a small 12v fan and an incubator thermometer and heater in it. The thermostat is set at 83°F-> the fan is to help circulate the are around
Oh my gosh, thank you for this!!! I kept watching videos of people using a plastic tote as a greenhouse and no one mentioned drilling holes! I had lettuce seedlings that suffocated and I needed to confirm my suspicions about air flow. Thank you for this very informative video! ✌🏻
Girl I was searching too!! So much conflicting information. This is the one honey!!!!!
As soon as I saw the thumbnail, I KNEW this was the answer to my problem. I don't know how I didn't think of it, but I am glad you did. I even had a lidless clear tub going out to the garbage man this week! Thank you so much!
Great inspiration. I use the totes that have clear tops. Makes it easier to take in and out of the house as weather changes.
OMG!! Finally a diy greenhouse that I can make. I'm not a gardener but I would like to plant some of my fav veggies n fruits. I wanted to start small. This looks like it fits what I'm trying to do without all the carpenter stuff. I want to try first off doing spinach and green beans. Can I do this in this type of method? Great video. Very easy instructions. Not all that extra talking or crazy music. Just straight to the point. BEST diy mini greenhouse that I have seen. Thanks for sharing. Btw, how'd your peppers, etc turn out?
Destinyatk thank you for the feedback! This greenhouse should work for just about any crop you want to pop in there. My pepper seedlings did very well in this, but were completely decimated by a horde of apparently starving slugs when it got too warm out and I had to open it to prevent fried pepper babies. I wish you better luck with your beans and spinach! Happy growing!
GardenDragon try finely crushed eggshells around your plants. The slugs will hate all those tiny shards and look elsewhere. :)
awesome idea. Kids had these boxes but dont use them anymore so great way to get the plants going early in the year. Thanks for the awesome video
5:05 is when the actual making of the greenhouse begins...
thank you
Thanks
LOL the hero we need
🤣🤣🤣🤣 genius
When i hear your voice i think of Ned Flanders 🤣🤣🤣 Good job tho 👍
love this comment nd video
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O my God so easy, so simple but at the same time works very well. Thanks.
Love this! No extra fuss. My only note is that I will be adding the recycled water bottle self watering planters to this for seedlings. Less worries about them drying out in the sun.
Great video, clear and concise, and the method can be applied by anyone. Very impressed, thank you very much!
OMG I live in Scotland and when you said what temperature it was outside I thought I better rethink my greenhouse and get a heated one. We are lucky if it gets to 18c in the summer. I love your idea though fantastic. Love from Scotland x
Thank you so much for sharing! I make milk jug greenhouses for my seeds - but this would be even easier!!!!
This time I'll use woodprix to make it by my hand :)
Thank you so much Shanta!!!!
Ha ha ha,
There’s always a scammer, in everyone of these of these video.
Great idea I used totes but didn’t do the hole drilling! I will definitely do this ! Thank you for sharing!
Did you need to take lid off to drill drainage holes on rim? With it being upside down the lip will catch water so if you put holes in bin lip that would catch more wouldn't it? I don't know but thanks for great video.
Can you keep them in this little greenhouse during any season or is it specifically made for the winter? might be a dumb question but I'm entirely new to this lol
Good job, but I recommend using a wood bit instead of the masonry bit. The masonry isn’t sharp and required you to really push hard and melt it through, whereas the wood bit will be sharp at the end and cut right through with minimal pressure. But good video thank you!
such a simple and effective method. I will use this tomorrow. Many thanks
Hello! Thanks for the video Quick question do you need to cover it when it rains? Or does that depend on what you’re growing?
Now that’s wha I was looking for. tomorrow I’ll be creating 1or2 these . Do you know how long it will take for the chili 🌶 and Tomato 🍅. It should be much faster right? You-Are-A-LEGENDARY.... in advance thanks for the Idea and god bless humanity and may god heal and and take away the pain and suffering. Peace to all
is it okay to leave the greenhouse under direct sunlight?
Will enough full spectrum light get through that cloudy plastic?
Great idea 💡 thanks for sharing 👍🙏
Would this help keep plants from burning in the summer? I'm in southern CA and don't have a shaded patio and would like something to survive there
No, they will shrivel up and die...like mine just did 😭
Will this work well in a very cold and snowy area?
Wow, i never tought of that. This is clever.
Can I use this for my indoor plants propagation?
Now what about winter months? When there is snow at night how does the heat stay trapped?
Thanks! Very helpful video, now my tomatoes will grow I hope! :D
Yes ,tomatoes 😉
What is the lowest night temperature you would leave this in? I start seeds indoors here in zone 6 in Feb. but we still have some nights with freezing temperatures after that. Would you wait til after freezing temperatures were over? Just seems like the vegetation would die, does this hold heat? I'm sure you can tell I don't know a lot about this, just learning.
I am in Hunsville Alabama and start seeds in March outside.
Just what I was looking for. thanks for this video.
Good idea. Thanks for sharing.
Great idea! I almost bought one. This is cheaper. Thanks a lot!
Do you need the holes on the bottom? I thought the point of a greenhouse was to have less moisture escape. and I didn’t think the holes in the top were to “let rain water in” I thought the holes were more for air.
Enjoyed the video. Good idea.
Nice hands 😒
I use a soldering iron to make holes. That way my totes don't crack.
Quick fix! Love it. Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed! Happy Growing!
Do you compromise heat loss by drilling holes?
Great video. Is the build up of condensation good or should I prop up
HELEN PARKS this tends to be a good thing as it reuses the water given off
Excellent idea,but use a haeted iron to drill holes.It is slower,but it doesnt crack.
Great idea thanks for sharing.
Totally gonna try it!!!!
I love the idea!!
A hot soldering iron would make the holes just as fast without breaking the box; any hot piece of metal would work as well
but shoulnt i heat the greenhouse to make the seeds germinate? how does it work?
Genuis, thank you
great idea ! thanks for sharing :
Can we make greenhouse without drill for hole? Nice idea
I use a large clear tote for all my seedlings. No holes at all. Set them down in the tote in their little peat pots. Put the lid on when they're outside during the day. I put a thermometer in the tote so I'll know if it gets too warm. If it gets too warm inside, I set the lid ajar to keep it at a reasonable temp.
This is the second year that I've done this. So far, I love this process of starting seeds.
Going outside everyday keeps them from getting too leggy and it serves as a sort of hardening off while they grow into little sturdy plants. Because it's being done on the way through this process.
Right now I am trying to figure out if I can put the whole tote out in my little greenhouse.
It's just March now.
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great idea!
Hey! I'm kinda new to gardening and I would like to start growing some small fruit and veg outside, I'm just wondering if this would work to grow things long term and if so would it work year round?
Look up the Juicing Gardener TH-cam channel.
Thank you so much 🙏🏻
thanks a lot
Does this hold up through winter? I want to preserve my plants on my porch 😭
I would like to do the same :/
THANKS FOR SHARING
hi. does anyone know how much the temperature increases from what is actual is outside
Yes, because I planted some celery stalks and they turned brown
I have the same question. I'd also like to know if he left it outside overnight.
Wow good
use soldering iron for smoother holes
Awesome!!🤗
Thank you!
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That was cool , thanks for sharing your idea !
I use this method!
A wood drill bit will do a lot easier and quicker. As in 2 seconds/hole.
Thank you...this is a brilliant idea. If I may make a suggestion... I think the video is too long and way too time is spent on repeating how to make holes. This is such a feasible idea.
Good idea i am follow your idea 😗😗😗😗
This was very helpfull thank i think im ganna do that
l love this video
Hoe many gallons size is this box?
way cool!
Juat make sure it doesn't blow away in the wind!
What about water
This works
I use ikea boxes, because everything of it is transparent
Lol that's an upside down shotgun fruiting chamber. Is that where your idea came from?
Put a CO2 generator bottle inside and you won't really need holes
Took you 6 mins to say how to drill holes I had to fast forward
Becca L same!!
Fast forward to what? How to set a flat of seedlings inside it? Needed to see how to close a bin? Ur so smart what else did you need from this instructional video Blecka? How about your buddy Holivia I bet you guys have huge beautiful intelligent gardens now huh let’s see pics ???
2:44 Drill in reverse bruh bruh :)
Put super glue over cracks
A very long-winded instruction indeed!!!
Just don't jab your drill Inn😂
repetitive and redundant at times. If he says drill holes in the bottom one more time...LMAO!! No reason this video should have last almost 8 minutes for drilling holes in a plastic bin. Geez..
Don't forget to drill even more holes than he recommended.
Can I put this over my marijuana plant when it’s a windy/ sunny day?
dip
repeats himself so much, annoying
Joke video. Breathing cheek.
Just say buy clear bin. Drill holes in lid. Astonishing.
how is $7 for a plastic tub cheap when you can buy products that come inside the tub for cheaper 😅
Hi. Nice Video. I'd like to try and make this little greenhouse but I was wondering what zone you were using it in. Up here in Michigan I get a decent amount of snow and temperatures can easily dip below zero. Do you believe this style greenhouse would work for my conditions?
Definitely! You can use this sort of greenhouse anywhere you can use a regular greenhouse! Lots of snow is actually helpful to this type of design. Added insulation from the really cold nights and a steady supply of water as it melts off again.
LmArtsy try using 6500 kelvin light bulbs and connect it with little holes, keep it indoor
It's easier to heat a nail and melt the small holes. Super quick too. I hold the nail with pliers or vise grips
That's definitely another way to do it. I prefer this way though personally, as I hate the smell of melting/burning plastic, and being slightly klutzy, I'd rather not have to handle a hot, pointy object! Haha, thanks for watching and thanks for the alternative method!
gecko guy that's what I did!!!!✨
A soldering iron is good too.
Nah.. ugly burn marks and also it's hazardous to inhale burnt plastic.
I just take my 12g shotgun with bird shot and blast away.
For my purposes, I could use those for indoor when I start summer seedlings early february. I get stackable bins that the lids are also clear, not drill holes in the lid portion, and I would be able to stack them where my space is limited. And when it's not 10 degrees outside I'll have the flexibility to move them onto my deck in the sun in March and April. Great idea! Thanks.
Would you drill the holes through the sides if you stack them then? I think thats a great idea about stacking
the comparison with your hole-less bin at the end was great! I was wondering on the air flow for my project as well, whether I should seal it like a terrarium or leave some spaces for air flow.
Would've been great to see the results with your peppers as well.
Do you think the size of the holes made the trick? A bit bigger and the condensation wouldn't have been that good?
Anyway thanks for sharing!
My thoughts exactly. The holes have to be the right size to restrict air but not stop it. Allowing for condensation to build.
Good idea, but many of those containers do not very well under UV light (read: sunlight)
Exactly what I was going to say. I may try this anyway, but I don't expect it to hold up for more than a year. (I have a previous container that I left outside and forgot about and it SHATTERED after prolonged sun exposure.)
@@AkiAmeko indeed, happened to me exactly same way.
This looks like a good starter plan for my garden. I think I am going to use it. I am also thinking that after the greenhouse plants have been finished I can use the container to store my empty planter pots or maybe extra planting soil in it. so having a container like this will come in handy as well as making a nice size starter Garden. Thumbs up Garden Dragon!
Will this protect my plants from overnight frost? I want to get my plants started NOW even though planting in my zone doesn't really happen until May...
There's all kinds of frost covers, so yes, this would protect most plants from frost.
You can use a heat mat below
After the plants are transplanted into the garden, you could use the containers for a worm bin.
I have been using totes for greenhouses for quite some time now,I never use the top of the tote it is not needed,in fact it's better without it and you should put a couple rows of holes at the bottom so as to draw air in from the bottom and out through the top,just put the tote on ground and put dirt around it in order to seal to keep the slug out.
Great idea for the garden. I have some flats of seedlings that I'll be transferring to mini-greenhouses in the coming days. Thanks for the how-to.
I live in a terraced house with a small garden/yard so this is perfect, thanks!
Do you have a follow up video ☺
Thank you so much for this one 😊