Greenhouses

We all know what a green house is, and we all know that many people and companies around the world use them. Some of you might even know that they are as old as the Romans are, because that is about the time people started using greenhouses. You might not have known this, but it is said that the Roman king of the time wanted to have fresh veggies at his dinner table every day, which prompted the house gardener to create an artificial methods, which are today known as the greenhouse system. This method grew from that days and word of it spread, and the first real modern greenhouse was built in Italy, as early, they say, as the thirteenth century. It is said that these were built, not for veggies, but to store the flowers and plants that were brought from other countries; this was done because these plants would not last in a different environment, which is why you can plant and grow almost anything in greenhouse, as long as it is built right. The original name for greenhouses back then, was the botanical garden, because it housed plants and flowers from many different part of the world, even the tropics. These houses are used widely today to house medical plants that cannot grow in a certain country, which will make the herb available for use there, which was a great help for doctors who needed to order imported herbs.

Greenhouses are usually built with solid glass, which means that the walls and roofs were made of glass, and this type of houses did not have a ceiling, think about the attic in your house, it just has the rafters, where you can see the actual roof of the house. This is how a greenhouse is, because it as to allow the sun to shine through and onto the plants and other things inside the house. However, it is not just made out of glass, for safety reason people started making these things out of plastics, so that it will not break into tiny pieces and harm anyone around, because plastic will then be shatter proof. There are many ways to build greenhouses and if you are interested in building your own one, you could find many plans and ideas on the internet, but be sure that you are careful if you decide to work with glass, but be careful even if you are working with plastic, because you have to create a lot of smaller working part in order to have workable windows at the top of the roof above all of the plants. This is to expel any excess gas and heat that is created inside. You will also need to get a few pipes above it all that will form part of your indoor sprinkler system, you will have to be careful when you cut these down to size too. So there you have it, the basic of your need to know, so go out and get your plans drawn.