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Don't throw out your Ikea packaging!
2010-06-21 AnnaMieka - Calgary
How to make a greenhouse on the cheap?? This year I thought I was going to take the leap and use a more durable glazing material on my greenhouse. It sits on one of our raised beds and has a wooden frame. The wooden frame itself won’t last that long, but the plastic I installed last summer took a beating over the winter and didn’t even make it to another season. The winds in Calgary get up to 70kms per hour. So having surveyed the cost of polycarbonate panels (ouch) I went back to the plastic sheeting option, because, well, being thrifty is just so much fun. I went to the basement and there was this great stash of thick plastic which used to contain our Ikea mattress. Perfect! Cut it up into panels and now we have a greenhouse care of Ikea; cheers Anders!
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