by Stephanie Manning

Created on: March 14, 2009   Last Updated: March 18, 2009

Building a greenhouse can be very fun and beneficial. One of the first steps in buliding a greenhouse is choosing the site in which you will build your greenhouse. Whether you are building a greenhouse for hobby or professional use, you know that the location is one of the most important factors of planning and building your greenhouse.

When choosing the site where you plan to build your greenhouse there are several things you need to keep in mind. The last thing you want to do is to build a greenhouse that provides you with inadequate light, stumpy or uneven terrain or end up with damage from objects near by. Below you will find the everything you need to take into consideration when choosing the site for your new greenhouse.

Terrain

First and foremost, you need to consider the terrain in which you will be building your greenhouse on. You will need to have a nice and level site that is free from stumps, roots, holes and other obstacles that will end up being a nuisance inside your new greenhouse. If you have a little uneven surface, that will be fine as long as you can still till it up and then level it out evenly into a nice flat surface. If the site your are considering is on an incline, you may want to think again. An incline will eventually lead to bigger problems that will include your greenhouse having to be torn down. Not to mention all that nasty washouts that will be caused after a good rain.

Drainage

Another thing to consider when planning a site to build a greenhouse is drainage. Since you will be doing a lot of watering in the greenhouse you will want to make sure you have good drainage. The last thing you will want is to be stomping around in a mud pit while trying to do your daily duties in the greenhouse. Of course you will have a little water puddle up for a few minutes until it drains, this can be fixed by using mulch, rocks, sand or other well draining materials. They allow the water to pass instantly and lay below until it seeps through the ground. For more ideas on greenhouse flooring check out Greenhouse Flooring Ideas.

Light

Every good gardener knows that light is just as important as water when it comes to plants. Make sure that your greenhouse site is clear of any trees, building, walls or other shade creating objects that could leave your plants starving for light. I personally chose to build my greenhouse with the door facing north so that my greenhouse would get plenty of sun on both sides throughout the day.

If you plan on growing a few

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