Greenhouse Tomatoes
How do I convert our poultry houses (or barn) to greenhouses to grow tomatoes?
Judging by the several conversions from poultry / pig / beef structures to greenhouses I have seen, I cannot recommend it. You are far better off starting with a structure designed as a greenhouse. The other buildings are built too heavy in support for the roof and cause too much shade, they do not ventilate properly, and won't provide the optimum environment for a high light crop like tomatoes.
I suggest you get several quotes for greenhouses of the size you are looking for and compare them. Several vendors are listed in the back of the Greenhouse Tomato Handbook.
- Are greenhouse tomatoes a good business for me?
- At what color should greenhouse tomatoes be harvested?
- Can I grow multiple crops with my greenhouse tomatoes?
- Can I use a vibrating toothbrush rather than the expensive electric pollinators?
- Diseases and Abiotic Problems of Greenhouse Tomatoes
- How can I get answers to other questions which I don't find on this Web site?
- How do I convert our poultry houses (or barn) to greenhouses to grow tomatoes?
- How many greenhouses do I need in order to get rich?
- How many plants can I grow?
- How much yield can I expect per plant?
- I've been thinking about growing greenhouse strawberries. Will this work?
- If I grow tomatoes in a greenhouse, does that mean they are organic?
- Should I test my well water before irrigating my greenhouse tomatoes?
- Should I use supplemental lighting to increase my yield?
- Some of the leaves on my plants are turning yellow. What is causing this?
- The fruit are setting and have good size, but they have strange shapes. Why?
- There are cracks in the fruit. Now what?
- What are those funny little white flies on my plants?
- What is the fuzzy looking gray colored mold growing on my plants?
- What kind of fertilizer can I use for greenhouse tomatoes?
- What pH should I use?
- What variety of tomato should I use in the greenhouse?
- Where can I get help in learning more about greenhouse tomatoes?
- Why are my plants so tall, like they are stretched?
- Why are my plants wilting?
- Why do many fruit have a blackish area on the bottom?
- Why do the plants get flowers, but don't get fruit?
- Why do the plants produce fruit that are too small?