A picture said it all
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Currently at Aldi $30.
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theres lots of innovative small greenhouse ideas on pot growing websites.
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Hereâs a makeshift mini-greenhouse (or mega-cloche?) I made in February to protect an inadvisable attempt to regraft an avocado that had been killed to ground level by a freeze in December:
I called it my âlight tubeâ and a temperature probe showed it holding about 4° above ambient. The graft failed, but the tree did regrow from the roots nicely. I only put that thing on it for a few nights when we had a hard freeze.
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I also use these light buckets inside
I need to find some clear 5 gallon size buckets for some things so the sun works during the day and I can pile leaves (or snow) as insulation at night. My neighbors are going to think Iâm a hoarder if they donât alreadyâŚ
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Also a useful tidbit - a 5 gallon bucket fits OVER a 10" pipe and INSIDE a 12" pipe.
Much cheaper than a cap for plugging pipes temporarily at my job but good for taller âgreenhousesâ like this for trees or larger bushes.
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I have a couple of these (with lids) that I got from a homebrewing buddy who was giving up that hobby, he used them to store grain:
I use one of them as a compost bucket, and the other as a cloche in the garden. Itâs hard to justify the retail price for either of those uses, though, when regular used buckets are often easy to find for free.
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Translucent bucket rot in sunlight very quickly. White last a little longer and black for many years.
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Fukushu kumquat out grows light bucket
Lighting setup using a trash can fitted with a CFL and an assortment of light hanging from a burnt out 4 foot light fixture
Building inspector checking greenhouse framing for structural needs.
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The one I linked is made out of an unusually sturdy material for a translucent bucket, Iâve seen no sign of becoming brittle or anything in 3 years of regular outdoor use. Itâs become slightly more opaque, but not a lot.
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All my outlets are Properly grounded and are plugged into a GFCI. My clamp lights are UL listed. I unplug and re-plug chords 1 a week to keep electrical contacts secure. Power strips are suspended so they donât get banged around. and most important I donât do drugs, since 88% of our fire department call are for drug overdose victims. Last and most important is that all my lights total less than 100 watts. Low power!
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its extremely cool you use your space for what you enjoy. you happen to be one of the more fun ones who lives to a full cup. very-enjoyable person whoâs humor is often hidden in a big picture kind of way
lets hope nothing blows up!! (ha-ha 
) I âknowâ you got some nuclear going on there dude dewspite previous attemptsâ raising up words, such as âsolarâ or "âwind powerâ, etc-
you are unique, good job!
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Thank you
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you bet
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Could you please put a high low thermometer in there this winter and tell us how much freeze protection you get?
thanks
My bucket cage has a 10F temperature rise. When temperatures drop I add insulation around the bucket for more protection. I do not own a continuous thermometer