Portable greenhouse: Affordable, mobile solution for year-round growth

A greenhouse is essential and practical for today’s agriculture and gardening to control the light, temperature, humidity, ventilation and watering to provide the best growing conditions for plants to grow in a controlled environment that is protected from harsh outside conditions including intense sunlight, cold, pests, and diseases. Regardless of what you’re growing, greenhouses serve two main purposes: they help to extend the growing season, often with talented, year-round growers, and they make it possible to grow plants that would never survive the local climate.

A portable garden greenhouse is a small, easy-to-carry greenhouse that can be used to provide better growing conditions for plants. Made with a lightweight frame and clear plastic or fabric. It is portable and can be placed in the garden, on a balcony or the patio. The cover retains heat and moisture to create a superior growing environment for young plants, while also protecting them from rough weather, pests and predators.

Growcycle offers a number of portable greenhouses that beginner and experienced gardeners alike can use to grow plants throughout the year. Young plants are subjected to some harsh conditions when they are growing, and sheltering them from nights drops in temperature, high winds, and pests promotes germination and overall plant health.

Benefits of a Portable Greenhouse

There are many benefits to having a portable greenhouse available to gardeners and plant enthusiasts:

• Easily Move: It will move easily to track the sun or avoid the nasty wind and save space.
• Extended Growing Season: By capturing warm air and soil moisture, you can start seedlings earlier in spring and continue growing plants longer in fall (or all year in temperate climates).
• Plant Protection: The clear cover is designed for protecting the plants against frost, heavy rain, strong wind and other extreme situations like pest birds, insects.
• Space‑saving: With small and light design, perfect for small yards, balconies, patios or indoor use under a skylight.
• Cost‑Saving: It is the most economical way to succeed in repairing and growing fruit in a greenhouse, showcase and harvest healthy fruit.
• Easy Assembly: Your display is pop-up or set up in few minutes without any tools or special skills necessary.
• Water and humidity control: The transparent cover on these planters creates a tiny greenhouse that conserves moisture and bright light while regulating humidity.
• Versatility: A portable greenhouse is useful for a wide variety of gardening activities such as starting seeds, hardening-off seedlings and overwintering tender plants.

Ideal Plants for Portable Greenhouses

A mobile greenhouse can be used to cultivate a variety of plants like:

• Seedlings and Transplants: Eggplant, peppers, tomatoes and brassicas can all be started under protective cover to accelerate maturity and bring them to harvest sooner. Controlled environment increases germination rates and eliminates transplant shock when moving plants outside.
• Herbs and Microgreens: Basil, cilantro, chives and mint all do well in cold and damp settings. For shallow planting depth and a harvest of fewer than three weeks, plant microgreens — such as arugula, kale and radish — for year-round salad greens.
• Hardy Ornamentals: Fuchsias, geraniums, and begonias enjoy protected overwintering. In colder regions, potted ornamentals that are overwintered in a mini greenhouse can flower earlier in the spring.
• Exotic Tropicals: Now, all plant enthusiasts can grow orchids, citrus seedlings or pineapple suckers. Such plants need warm consistent humidity which mini greenhouses are ideal for providing when they are fitted with misting systems.

Best Portable Greenhouses Products

The good news, though, is that even in the tiniest of homes — looking at you, apartment dwellers — you can still have fresh herbs, vegetables or flowers year-round with a portable greenhouse. Here are the best options:

PlantBest 50 Seed Starter Tray Seedling Trays 21X11 Inch Propagation Kit with Humidity Vented Domes and Base for Seed Germination (Pack of 2)

The PlantBest 50 Coconut Coir Pot Greenhouse Kit is a simple and environmentally friendly way to begin plants from seed. Kit includes 50 small pots made from natural coconut fibers that can be planted directly into the garden. It also comes with a clear plastic greenhouse cover that fits over the pots to trap heat and moisture. This small greenhouse allows young seedlings to thrive while providing protection from cold, wind, and pest damage.

WSP 4-Tier Mini Greenhouse 5’Hx 2’Wx1’D

The pretty, tall, narrow WSP 4-Tier Mini Greenhouse is about 5 feet high, 2 feet wide, and 1 foot deep, an ideal fit for a small patio or balcony. There are four tough plant shelves that will hold up to 24pounds – great for planting seedlings or for organizing potted herbs and flowers. With its see-through PVC cover, which connects with a zip, it keeps the warmth and moisture in but protects from cold, wind and bugs, and it can be rolled up for fast access.

Jiffy Seed Starter Greenhouse

The Jiffy Seed Starter Greenhouse came with everything one needed to get those seeds ready to start poking through! It comes with a dense plastic tray that contains 72 compacted peat pellets, a see-through dome to capture heat and moisture and a small bottle of SuperThrive plant vitamin concentrate to help roots grow and keep your plant healthy.

Water the pellets, add the seeds, and top with the dome — between the humidity and the nutrients provided by the kit, your seedling will pop faster and stronger than an Aurora Australis. When sprouts have several true leaves, transplant them into larger pots or directly to the garden. It’s easy, it’s compact, and it’s ideal for beginner and advanced gardeners alike.

Dalen Pop-Up Greenhouse

Daniele is a small greenhouse that pops up and can collapses and fold away. The robust, strong and durable frame has been treated with a rust proof coating, ensuring that it will last for years to come, with a UV-protected and waterproof cover to keep your plants and seedlings safe and sheltered from the elements.

The “pop‑up” design sets up in seconds with minimal effort or tools, and its roll up zippered door offers easy access, as well as adjustable ventilation. Standing only a little over three feet high, its compact size enables it to be placed on a balcony, patio, or deck while providing ample space for raised seedbeds, making it a perfect small home greenhouse for growing plants, herbs, and vegetables all year long.

FAQs

Will a portable greenhouse hold up against bad weather?

They are good for light frost, wind and rain. But.That’s really only good advice in heavy snow or if there is an intense storm when you do need to remove snow load or batten down.

What is the life span of a portable greenhouse?

A quality portable greenhouse can survive a few years with mild use and good treatment, such as keeping it indoors when not in season. But covers deteriorate with exposure to sunlight and the elements, so replacements should be anticipated at least every 1 – 2 seasons.

Portable Greenhouses Easy To Set Up?

Many arrive as basic kits, with snap‑together frames, zip‑in covers or hinged lids. It can be set up in 15 to 30 minute and you won’t need any special tools to do it with many models.

Summary

Portable greenhouses offer an affordable, convenient, and eco‑friendly answer for all gardeners at every skill level. Their ease of placement and movement make it possible to leverage sunshine and shelter specimens from extreme weather, pests, and temperature variations. By elongating the growing season and conserving water, these small greenhouses benefit your health and yield without the need for permanent construction or a big home gardening budget. Check out Growcycle for a selection of mobile greenhouses, and continue gardening year round!