what would i need to do to turn my small garage into a green house to grow windmill palm trees from spriglings

Question

i sell small windmill palms in my front yard as a hobby,with some success and have decided to turn my small garage into a greenhouse in the winter to continue growng them for sell in the spring/summer season.i have no idea where to start with a grenhouse set-up and need advice. i want the most basic set up possible and also would be growing,not from seeds but from small spriglings that have already started to grow.any help would be greatly appreciated!!,....god bless and thank ya!!

Answer 1

you will need a grow light system you can buy them but a regular light fixture (commercial type) would do fine hang the lights on small chains with hooks this will let you control the height of your light then you will nee grow light bulbs this you can find on line or even home depot and the watering you can do your self or add a coil of that black Purus hose it lets water out slowly from the entire hose and wind it through your grow table the more reflective foil you can put around the table the better the lights will work also if you can use a kiddy pool or 2 to hold the starter plants in a good moist area and contain the mess...good luck

Answer 2

Pot the baby palms up into pots and line them up on shelves in your garage, but will there be enough light? Will you be hand watering them or are you planning to set up a reticulation system? You could rig up some sort of aerial sprinkler system. The palms will need light though. Great hobby you have.

Answer 3

install a bank of windows on the south wall you may also need 1 or 2 sky lights installed
buy and use grow lights
be aware overheating, and good ventilation to control temperatures and humidity are VERY important in growing anything in a green house

Answer 4

I am also thinking about turning part of my stone barn into a greenhouse. It would have a large glass wall on the south side and three large skylights. I am wondering if this will be enough light or will all the plants get leggy.