Alternatively, you can make a greenhouse from old windows without using these other elements, as their frames can be joined ...

It’s fantastic,” Lewis Lawn & Garden Center worker Bob Heesch said. This greenhouse, made from flame-resistant plastic held in place by sturdy metal poles, is built to withstand the elements.

But even now, the greenhouse is a far cry from the simple plastic shell they started with. Along the same vein of automating greenhouses, check out [David Dorhout]’s automated watering robot ...

Need another reason to ditch straws? A study published yesterday (August 1) in PLOS ONE reports that plastics—ranging from construction materials to plastic bags—release the greenhouse gases methane ...