Who doesn’t like growing beautiful plants? We are sure that you are here because you are one of the curious cats who want to learn about the Greenhouse and how the plants grow faster in it. You must be wondering how does the Greenhouse actually work. And we are here to answer your all questions about it. Let us take you on a ride.
What is a Greenhouse?
Before we head directly into how the Greenhouse works, it is absolutely necessary to know what is a greenhouse? It is a covered area of the ground in which you control the environment manually to make sure that the plants that you have planted grow beautifully. The outside season be it extra heat, rain, cold, etc does not affect the inside of the greenhouse. It is like having control over the weather but in the little created greenhouse only.
The Greenhouse can be in different sizes, some of the enthusiasts even create a small greenhouse in their backyard to grow berries or greens for their salads or sometimes even seasoning plants as well. You must be thinking but how does it work? Just tell us already. Here you go,
How does a Greenhouse work?
There are multiple factors that affect the growth of the plant. If there is too much heat, your plant might get burnt. If there is too much rain, it might get washed out. If there is too much cold, your plant does not get much heat to actually grow as it needs it. Now what a greenhouse does is, converts the energy from the light into heat and lets you control the temperature inside the greenhouse. Let us go step by step with each factor that affects the plant and how it works in the greenhouse.
Heat and light of the sun- The first and foremost things that any plant will need are heat and light but you surely do not require the same amount of heat and light for all the different kinds of plants, that is the reason that some plants are just seasonal. Now, the greenhouse traps the light in itself and as they are made from either translucent or transparent material, it becomes easier for light to enter. As your plants are inside the greenhouse, they absorb the heat generated by light which will help them grow.
If you have ever seen the greenhouse, you will know that all of the greenhouses are made of different shades of translucent green or something just transparent pure glass. It is because the darker the shade of the material, the higher the absorption of energy it does. With the sun coming up and going down every day, the heat in the greenhouse is maintained.
With the perfect amount of heat and light, the plants can do their photosynthesis process perfectly. Photosynthesis is a process in which the carbon dioxide of the air and the heat of the sunlight helps plants to form simple sugars which they themselves use as food. These simple sugars help plants to grow.
With no sun- As your plants are covered with a greenhouse, you will have a certain designated and decided covered place. Because of that, you can easily maintain whatever temperature you want to maintain inside the greenhouse with the help of any resources. You can even put a heater inside the greenhouse and set the temperature as per the requirement of the plants that you have planted.
Water- You can even store the heat of the day in the water. The water usually takes longer to cool down than the air, you can put this water in the plants to make sure that they get enough heat that they were not getting before. when it rains too much, your plants are covered and in a safe environment where you can water them based on their needs.
The floor- Believe it or not most of the heat during the day is stored in the soil and bricks, have you ever tried walking on the soil when there is fill summer sun in the sky? too hot right? When the flooring of the greenhouse is done right, you will not have to worry about using any manual methods to manage the heat in your greenhouse.
In simpler words, a greenhouse is a place where you can manage the entire atmosphere, including how much water the plants get, what kind of soil that the plants are planted in, how much heat the plants are getting, everything! So many researchers have shown that sometimes the plants grown in the greenhouse are even better than the plants that are grown in the fields. Because the environment is entirely under your control, you can make sure that the plants grow better and even bigger with the correct care. There are so many benefits of growing plants in a greenhouse, let us take you straight to them.
Benefits of Growing Your Plants in the Greenhouse
- You can control the environment of the growth for plants
- You can grow plants in the greenhouse throughout the year irrespective of the seasons.
- It gives you protection against rodents, pests, and unwanted environmental diseases for plants.
- The plants inside the greenhouse will get maximum protection from rains and extreme unwanted heat.
- You will be able to do optimum production that is possible to do in the greenhouse’s area. Sometimes the production of plants and fruits in the greenhouse is even more than the production done in the farming field.
Now that we have learned almost everything about the greenhouse and how it works, let us learn about some precautions and care that you will have to take of your greenhouse.
- Before you plant the seeds and even after the plants grow, make sure that the greenhouse is clean and properly sterilized for a plant-proof environment.
- Monitor the plants regularly along with the resources of the greenhouse so that when anything goes wrong you can make necessary changes before it’s too late.
- Make sure that the soil that you are using in your greenhouse to plant the trees already does not have any kind of pests.
- Maintain the necessary environment that’s needed for the plants that you have planted and avoid planting the seeds that require different sets of resources compared to each other.
- Make sure there’s a proper ventilation system in place and it’s working properly as it is also one of the most important parts of the environment the plants need to grow.
- Always monitor the heat that is present in the greenhouse before manually heating up the greenhouse. Only start the heat inside the greenhouse with the measured temperature that is needed for the specific requirement of the plants inside the greenhouse.
Conclusion
When it comes to planting anything you know that it is going to require a certain amount of care. Some plants are so delicate that they even require even extra care than the care you will be giving to your firstborn child. But hey! that’s why the greenhouse right? It helps you make sure that no outside pesticides, rain, heat, or diseases affect the little seeds that you have planted. You can make sure and control each aspect of the plant’s growth. All-in-all, you can get the benefit of seasonal plants or berries throughout the year by giving them the environment they need, isn’t that amazing?
Now that we have learned how amazing science is and how it helps to contain the light energy and convert it into heat energy for the greenhouse in order to help grow your plants, we are pretty sure you will remember this article the next time you see a greenhouse and if you happen to install one, we hope this article will guide you to take better care of it.
Happy Planting 🙂