84 Free DIY Greenhouse Plans to Help You Build One in Your Garden This Weekend (2024)

82. The PVC Greenhouse

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This article is not for those that need pictures in order to create.

It does not give you any plans or pictures to actually go off of what they are telling you to build. So if you are a visual person (like myself) this probably is not the greenhouse for you.

But if you are someone that can look at a list of materials and instructions this is for you. They do tell you how to modify the greenhouse if you would like to make it smaller or larger. So if you are not new to the DIY scene this may be a perfect project for you.

Dimensions (feet)10 x 32
DifficultyIntermediate

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83. The YellaWood Greenhouse

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The Yella Wood Greenhouse is a greenhouse plan designed for those that wish to build with wood. They obviously recommend using their pressure-treated pine to build this greenhouse.

It also offers all of the additional materials you will need in order to complete this greenhouse.

This is another barn-shaped greenhouse, but because of this design, you have the option of either planting directly into the ground or adding planting stations and growing tables inside the greenhouse.

The Yella Wood Greenhouse is very multi-purpose and should fulfill any need you might have in a greenhouse.

Dimensions (feet)8 x 8
DifficultyHard

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84. My Hoop Greenhouse

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This is my actual greenhouse.

I couldn’t write this post and not include it.

The great thing about this greenhouse is that it is not just any hoop greenhouse. Everything in it has been totally repurposed and upcycled. Therefore, we were able to build it for practically nothing.

I give you all of the details on how to build it and ideas on where you can find recycled items.

This is a great option if you need a cold frame to start seeds but don’t have hardly any money in the budget. It may not always look pretty but it will function as you need it to.

Dimensions (feet)10 x 20
DifficultyEasy

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85. Casa Verde – A Modular Greenhouse

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The Casa Verde Greenhouse is a student project that started in Belgium with 4 students from the University of Ghent.

The Greenhouse is completely modular which was built in 2 weeks, so the students can’t guarantee that the greenhouse will actually be able to work as intended, but is more of a structure of what a fully modular greenhouse would look like.

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86. Unheated Movable Seed Starting Greenhouse

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With this kind of greenhouse, you will be able to start your crops in cold climates which are perfect for people wanting to get a head start on their yearly crops because this greenhouse is made just for that.

This kind of greenhouse is an absolutely efficient way to grow your crops.

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87. Simple PVC Greenhouse

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The simple PVC Greenhouse is something for the person that just wants to make something that isn’t hard to build or keep up.

All you will need in order for this greenhouse to start doing what you want it to, you just need some PVC pipe along with a plastic cover and then your crops will be doing much better than they were before.

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88. DIY Window Greenhouse

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This greenhouse is for those of you out there that want to add a little style to your greenhouse while also growing your crops the way they need to be in order for them be healthy just as you want them to be.

People will be impressed when they see that you’ve built this greenhouse.

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89. Glass jar Greenhouse

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If you want to build a greenhouse, but don’t have a lot of money, then a cheap way to do it is to use any glass jar that you might have lying around to build the greenhouse that you’re looking for to get the healthy crops that you’re looking to grow.

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90. Geodetic Greenhouse

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A geodetic greenhouse is a great way for first-timers to build a cheap greenhouse for those crops that they want to have a healthy environment without having to spend a lot of money.

You can build this type of greenhouse with some really cheap pallets to create the structure of the greenhouse.

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91. Greenhouse Window

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Looking for a little privacy screen on your window made of plants? This is it! Building a greenhouse window will give you a pretty scene to set up your plants by the window.

It will give you the perfect view of your plants to see if they are staying healthy without the trouble of having to check on them outside.

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92. Inexpensive Mini Greenhouse

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A greenhouse doesn’t have to be something that takes up a lot of room.

A greenhouse can be very tiny and still give you the results you’re looking for when wanting something to give you healthy crops all year long and that is exactly what this kind of greenhouse will give you.

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93. Octagonal Greenhouse

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This greenhouse was an experiment to allow crops to stay healthy during winter and to have new crops grow at the end of winter.

This sort of greenhouse will allow the sun to properly give the crops their full potential during the winter seasons so that they can grow just like they were intended.

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94. 20′ Geodesic Greenhouse

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Building a greenhouse doesn’t have to be an expensive affair because you can build this greenhouse by using leftover items such as scrap wood, leftover twist ties and a sheet of plastic which will all work very well to have a perfectly good Inexpensive Mini-Greenhouse to preserve your crops throughout the year.

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95. Solar Powered 24 Hour Greenhouse

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This type of greenhouse is double solar powered so that it can use the sun day and night in order to better grow your crops. In some places, like Wisconsin, a greenhouse-like this one would be perfect in order for your crops to last through the long winter months.

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96. DIY Cold Frame Using An Old Window

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A cold frame is just like a greenhouse in that you can put some of your crops in there to keep them growing like you want them to only with the cold frame it is much smaller.

You can add an old window or a sheet of plastic as the lid.

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97. Serramatic (An Automated Greenhouse)

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For the people that would rather have an automated way to keep their crops watered and kept up like they want it to be then the Serramatic is the perfect solution for you because the Serramatic greenhouse will automatically do all the things you want it to do for your crops.

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98. Make A Greenhouse With Recycled Items

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You can make a greenhouse out of anything and that even means that you can make a greenhouse out of recyclable plastic.

It would make the perfect place to put a little something to grow just the way you want it to because you are going to have the protection you’re looking for thanks to the plastic keeping your crop safe from any adverse conditions.

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99. Your First Greenhouse

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When you want to build your first greenhouse you can start off simple so that you can get the idea of how to measure dimensions as well as the materials you want to use for your particular needs, but starting off small is a great way to get the hang of building a greenhouse.

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100. Pallet Wrap Greenhouse

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Building a greenhouse with some 2X4s and some pallet wrap is a super cheap way to keep a good many crops inside that will help to protect the things that you want to grow properly from the harsh weather conditions.

This is a great way to create a makeshift greenhouse or just something quick and easy to grow the things you want to.

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101. DIY Terrarium Using Old Picture Frames

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Staying green doesn’t just have to mean keeping your crops as you want them because when you build your terrarium with an old picture frame, you are also staying green with the environment which something that you can be really proud of when growing your fresh crops every year while also saving money as well.

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102. Greenhouse In A Jar

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You can build a greenhouse by using an old plastic peanut butter jar.

It will let any plant of your choice grow exactly the way you want to and protect it from the harsh conditions that will make you proud that you recycled the jar while growing something you can be proud of as well.

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103. DIY Pallet Greenhouse

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You can build a greenhouse with a pallet and a heavy-duty plastic sheet, which will make a fine greenhouse to keep all of your crops in to grow just like you want them to.

This is not the prettiest method to make a greenhouse but will work exactly as it should.

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104. 5 X 4 M Greenhouse

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Building yourself a greenhouse is a must for anyone that has a garden and wants their gardens to grow their crops to be as beautiful as they want them to be.

Using wood and hand me down glass will make the perfect greenhouse that you’ll want to keep your plants and flowers cultivated correctly all year long.

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105. Tomato Greenhouse For Pot Growing Tomatoes

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You can grow tomatoes in your pot in the house in an easy manner that is a cinch to keep the tomatoes in a place that will keep the temperature and light exactly as you need them to be for your tomatoes any time that you need it your way.

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106. CD Spindle Case Propagator

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You can make a greenhouse by just using a CD Spindle to grow any plant of your choice. Just follow the instructions on how to cut the holes in the lid and on the CD Spindle and you will have a perfect example of a mini greenhouse to grow a plant.

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107. A Cold Frame

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Making a cold frame is only as easy as you want to make it.

You can make it as simple as buying PVC pipe, cutting holes to allow water to come out when you want it all the way down to more complex builds, but really it comes down to what exactly you want to do with your cold frame for your garden.

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108. 8×8 Greenhouse Plans

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If you’ve ever thought about building a greenhouse but felt you might need help then these plans are exactly for you because you can get step by step instructions to build a greenhouse that is going to keep your crops growing as you want them to all year long without worry of the weather doing your crops harm.

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109. Small Greenhouse Plans

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Building a small greenhouse may seem like a daunting task, but with these plans, you will be able to have a greenhouse that is small, yet will be able to hold plenty of plants that will stay healthy all year, thanks to the care that you’ve put into growing your crops.

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110. Plantduino Greenhouse

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This greenhouse is one that is automated because the person is not always there to keep up with their plants and so they wanted to have something that will be able to take care of their plants while they’re away and that’s why they built the Plantduino Greenhouse combining their love of plants and robots.

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111. Solar-Powered Greenhouse/Guest House

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If you are thinking of a greenhouse that really shows that you have put time and effort into your greenhouse then you could build this greenhouse that can also serve a guest house as well that will really give you a solid foundation while also giving you the best of both worlds.

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112. Turn Of The Century Conservatories Style Greenhouse

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Since greenhouses can be made from pretty much anything you can make your greenhouse into pretty much anything that you want to if you have the imagination, the materials and the ingenuity to do so exactly how you want it to be done.

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113. Putting The Green Back Into Greenhouse

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Building a solar greenhouse is possibly something that people don’t really think about, but in fact, that’s what every greenhouse is, a solar-powered encasem*nt for your plants.

You can build a really nice solar-powered greenhouse with the right tools, time and the need to do so just how you like.

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114. Greenhouse For Seeds

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With these designs, you will be able to build a small greenhouse for your plants’ first couple of weeks of life.

This will ensure that they are going to grow as you want them and be ready for the outdoor environment at the right time.

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115. Indoor Greenhouse With Touch Screen Control

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Building a greenhouse inside of your home is going to make keeping an eye on your plants so much easier for you because:

  1. You are going to have it in the house
  2. It will make any extra building unnecessary since everything you need is already in the house and,
  3. you can move the greenhouse to other locations which you might not be able to do if it were outside.

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116. Arduino Grove WiFi Enabled Greenhouse

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An idea that most people may not have thought about is building a WiFi Enabled Greenhouse that will be able to keep everything up to date.

It gives you the perfect times for when to care for your plants giving them the absolute best chance at life.

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117. Low-Cost Greenhouse

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With this ‘how-to’ you’ll be able to build a greenhouse that is a low cost, low maintenance solution for all of your crops.

You will be satisfied knowing your plants are all growing exactly how you want them to.

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118. The Indoor LED Greenhouse

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With these instructions, you will have the perfect LED Greenhouse to give you more control over how you grow your crops in the timeline that you’re looking to grow them.

LED Lights will give your plants exactly the correct amount of light.

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119. Backyard Greenhouse Plans

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When you are building a backyard greenhouse you want to make sure that you get the highest quality materials that you can.

This will ensure you’ll have a greenhouse that will stand the test of time and any kind of harsh conditions that the weather may bring throughout the year.

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120. 6X9 Gable Greenhouse Parts List

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With this parts list, you are going to have all the parts that you will needalong with instructions on the exact way that you will build your greenhouse.

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121. Mason Jar Greenhouse

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This blog post talks about how they built something that wouldn’t cost them any money and still give them what they were looking for to help their plants grow.

They helped the plants by using jars to make mini-greenhouses that did their jobs very well for their purposes.

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122. Mini Greenhouse

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These plans give you all that you will need to know and have to build a mini greenhouse that will help your plants to grow exactly like you want during any time of the year. The greenhouse you build with these plans you will have a greenhouse that will be exactly what you need.

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