Using a polyhouse for growing produce year-round | Garden Inspiration | Gardening Australia

Sophie shows you a low-cost alternative for growing produce all year round. Subscribe 🔔 Who needs a commercial greenhouse with thermostatically controlled heating and cooling. Instead, Sophie has created something that has proved effective in protecting crops from temperature extremes. Her polyhouse is “working wonders” allowing her to grow all sorts of produce regardless of the weather conditions. Sophie can grow warm season crops like tomatoes throughout a frosty Adelaide winter, and subtropical plants like ginger and galangal throughout the year. Here are some tips for creating a polyhouse without the additional energy requirements. It’s all about controlling the temperature and providing protection from the elements all year round. - Sophie’s greenhouse has a plastic roof with glass windows on the east, north and west facing sides. - Windows or doors that can be opened to help regulate temperature and increase airflow and help r