Good idea? Bad idea?

Hi people of knowledge. I don't know whether I've done the right thing or not but needed a project after Christmas and decided to construct this. The idea is to use it as a greenhouse/ cold frame to start off my seedlings this year and to protect young plants to grow on. Then the plan is to removed the doors in summer to give some air and perhaps place some trailing plants on them? It is north easterly facing but gets lots of sun in the morning and the only practical place to position.

All thoughts appreciated. Cheers.

 

Total alien to cold frames but I think it looks great, neat and slim too. Maybe add some sort of floor to it, vinyl or just something to cover the ground.. I might be too fussy though. Like the dresser top too!

 

Aww, thank you. What a great point about the floor. It makes sense. The dresser was one of my finds just dumped in the street. Couldn't resist carrying it home as knew I had a place for it. He he.

 

Or you could put some shadey plants at the bottom instead? Looks fab anyways! And I love a good freebie

 

Grand job!! and you dont want too much direct sun for too long as it can wipe out seedlings in trays in a hr ive found in the past
I always put my potted on plants(weather permitted) at top of garden north east facing so i know they stand a chance while im at work as they get shaded

 

I've had polythene covered greenhouses, including one massive one that I built myself from scratch when I had an allotment.

They work perfectly well.

The only possible problem I see with your plan is taking the doors off in summer. If the wind gets up, it can literally exploded an open polythene greenhouse. I saw it happen once when I was a kid. It happened to my dad's greenhousewhen I left the doors open.

 

You've done a grand job @Rustler, I love it

 

Thanks people. Looks like I got it right (mostly). Clueless, get your meaning and didn't make it clear that will remove other polythene to just leave shelving unit. The sides/ roof is only going to cost pennies to replace next year and if successful will be replaced by heavier duty material. I even bought the staple gun with 1000 staples for a fiver and if it parts from frame then I whack a few more staples in it. Ha ha. Appreciate the thought though. Joolz, thanks for the confidence boost! Always confused as to which way things should be facing.