The Story Of My Profit Making Greenhouse

Did you know that on average it takes a new business 5-7 years to turn a profit? What If I told you that my greenhouse plant growing business paid for the greenhouse I built within and was turning a nice profit within 9 months of operation? My greenhouse is by no means a small one either.

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My greenhouse is a 12 foot greenhouse that also has an annex area in it, which I use as a work space. The best part of all is that my original greenhouse, the one mentioned above, did so fabulously well, I was able to use some of my profits and expand my greenhouse to twice the size. That only took me 4 short years to accomplish. In the time frame other kinds of businesses' struggle just to stay above water; I was already producing healthy profits. What follows is my story; feel free to use any of the information for your own profit making greenhouse.

Unlike most other types of business my initial cash outlay, was peanuts, compared to the costs of getting other types of businesses' up and running. I had a 12 foot greenhouse built with an annex.

The cost including labour and materials was a measly $900. If you think it took a long time for the greenhouse to be put together from start to finish, think again. It took a mere 3 weeks for my greenhouse to be constructed. In fact, I can even give you the specific days, the foundation was put down on May first; I had plants inside the greenhouse ready to grow by May twenty first.

The annex mentioned above, is actually situated between the opening into our house and the main entrance into the greenhouse. I had the greenhouse built so that it would be attached to the house. The annex into my greenhouse, that comes in very handy as a work room, measures 11 feet wide and is 552 feet long.

 The greenhouse I originally built isn't gigantic, by any means, nor is it a small greenhouse. It measured 9 feet wide by 12 feet long. When I was planning on having this greenhouse built, I planned ahead. I ensured that the greenhouse could be expanded upon.

In doing so, I bought a bigger and more costly heating unit than what was necessary for the size greenhouse I initially built. I'm very happy I made this decision. I did, as mentioned, double the size of my greenhouse in 4 short years. Now I am getting maximum use from the larger heating unit I purchased.

When I think about the greenhouse, it's kind of a very fascinating concept. I can grow many different types of plants inside of it, yet they all grow and flourish together. I chose to have the greenhouse constructed so that it is attached on the west side of the house. The longer sides of the greenhouse are north and southern facing.

You shouldn't limit yourself on the types of plants you grow. You should try and grow both sun and shade loving types of plants. Both types of plants can produce a very tidy profit when grown in a greenhouse. The plants which need the direct sunlight I put on the south side of my greenhouse. The temperature range inside my greenhouse is 70-75 degrees F during the day. At night the temperature can fluctuate between 60-65 degrees.