GroZone Max Growhouse

This was just what we were looking for. Somewhere to put my tomatoes outside. I have put the full shelf including the mesh for the Tom's to sit on the missed out the middle bar so the Tom's can grow up through the middle. This does not seem to have reduced the strength and seems pretty solid (for a metal pole and plastic gow house)If I was using the mesh shelves they do not seem very well fitted and they seem quite flimsy.It was very easy to put together but may need a hand for squeezing the bars in the holes as this may be found difficult by some people.4 stars, because of the mesh racks and I do not think it will last for many years.

You get what you pay for and in this case you pay a relatively small amount for a plant shelter. You receive a simple to assemble metal framed green house, with a plastic cover which you secure to the frame with Velcro tabs. Inside the greenhouse are 8 trays which you insert onto the shelves. You close the greenhouse with a zip on either side.I have taken some time to secure mine to an outside wall after preparing a sturdy base to sit it on. Whilst the greenhouse has some flaws, particularly the roof which will sag when it collects water, I do think that properly constructed and secured properly it should last and will allow my wife to overwinter some of her plants.

Good product easy to assemble

This greenhouse/Growhouse was exactly the right size to fit the available space inside a dog-cage that has been turned into a large potting shed/greenhouse by covering the steel mesh front, so I thought I’d give it a go. It went together relatively easily – the “instructions” might as well have been printed on absorbent paper, but once I’d worked out which piece was which, the diagram made a certain amount of sense. You need to build it on a good sized, flat surface, as you need to flip the construction over a few times in order to press the joints together till they sort of “click” – I didn’t want to risk a hammer on the plastic bits! Once put together, it’s surprisingly sturdy. The cover fitted perfectly, and is a reasonably thick grade of reinforced vinyl (and it’s actually green!). The mesh/grid shelves are a bit flimsy, but the way the shelves are supported, I think they’ll be reasonably load bearing. As it’s effectively indoors, I don’t anticipate problems with wind and rain – all I wanted was a reasonably sturdy, quite roomy growing device – which is exactly what I’ve now got. And the measurements given (1.7hx1.2wx.7d) are accurate, though in the wrong order in the product description.

Chosen to bring on seedlings and cuttings, hopefully in something slugs are less likely to climb. Four shelves gives good capacity. The parts were easy to sort out and the instructions were clear. I used a mallet and a piece of wood for cushioning to tap the parts together securely without damage. The top front curved join is a bit tricky as the strut is slightly curved and the plastic joint isn't. Putting the cover on is more easily done by two people. Once assembled it is very much like a box kite and reacts to any breeze, there are straps for fixing to wall/soft ground but I weighed it down with spare roofing tiles on the ground level shelf. It looks good for what I need. If necessary I'll use tea light candles in jars to take the edge off very low temperatures. Later update - all as above but with heavy rain the plastic cover sags into a 'well' at the top and holds a lot of water. Could do with at least one strut across the top to support the cover, am going to tie a cane or two across it. Updated December 2022, cover has holes in it and replacement required less than two years after purchase (Feb 2021).

It looks great, however it's very fragile. Before I'd added plants to it, a gust of wind blew it over, resulting in a bend of one of the bars (top front). This caused the entire front to sag, and the greenhouse outer to become loose (resulting in catching wind even more).Contacted the product support and they could not source a new bar to replace the broken one. This has resulted in me having a product that I've never been able to use because the bars are so delicate.

This greenhouse comes in kit form but is extremely easy to put together.Very basic instructions but easy to work out which bit goes where.Took around 10mins to put together with just one person, no tools needed altho I did use a rubber mallet just to make sure the poles where fully inserted.Everything just push fits together and is very sturdy once completed.The cover has some tie strips and velcro straps on the inside to secure it to the frame. And there are some meter rings on the outside to tie the unit down.Zips run the full length of the front flap on both side to open and close as needed. There are also two holes near the top on each side for ventilation.The four shelves are large enough to hold at least 55 of the 9cm plastic round pots on each altho the bottom shelf is at the very bottom of the unit just above ground level.The shelves are a metal mesh design and are supported in the middle and front/back by a cross bar.If you have limited patio or garden area and want to use a greenhouse,you can't really go wrong with this item.Very pleased with purchase.

It was easy to put together and the frame and shelves are sturdy as is the cover. The provision of loops at the rear mean that i have been able to tie it to my fence as I suspect that it may be liable to move around if windy.The only problem that I've found is that water gathers in the top when it rains. I've solved this by placing a rod across the width about halfway back to stop the roof sagging [maybe the manufacturers could incorporate this in future, I'll take a small royalty :-) ]