What makes a Hobby greenhouse different than a commercial house?
Hobby greenhouse kits are designed especially for home use. They share many features with professional or industrial greenhouses, but are produced on a smaller scale. No matter what size the greenhouse, the interior of a greenhouse heats up because the sunlight shining through greenhouse windows warms everything inside faster than heat can escape. The greenhouse walls and roof keep the warm air inside, even when temperatures outside are chilly. Both hobby and professional greenhouse use this principle. Professional greenhouses are usually larger, sturdier, able to accomodate many plants, and equipped with special irrigation equipment.
The first and most obvious difference is use. Hobby greenhouses are typically for personal use and not for profit. Hobby houses are typically smaller and more varied in construction than commercial houses. I have seen everything from a cedar framed double poly glazed, with top of the line controls to a lean-to constructed out of salvage materials from the dump. Both were functioning and made the gardener very happy with the results. There are a number of other differences between hobby and commercial greenhouses • Hobby greenhouses are for fun not profit. • The variety of plants grown in them is often greater. • More likely attached to another structure Another important difference is many hobby greenhouses often have inadequate or completely missing heat or ventilation (cooling) systems. Often these are sunrooms marketed as greenhouses. While this important equipment raises the cost of your greenhouse, correct environmental control can be the difference between a greenhouse used to gr
