If you like raising your own herbs, flowers and vegetables, a window greenhouse would be a great idea for you. It’s not necessary to wait until summertime to enjoy fresh fruit and fragrant flowers, they are available all year long. Any window can be converted into one of these small greenhouses, but kitchen greenhouse windows are most in vogue today. Unlike garden greenhouses, the appeal of greenhouse windows is that they do not need a great deal of wall space and still supply sunlight for your plants.

A greenhouse window is square in shape and is specifically made to protrude from the house in which it is installed. It consists of a roof that inclines down from the back end and also has front and side walls. A greenhouse window with adjustable shelves is a good choice. A main choice you will need to make when picking your perfect greenhouse is if you desire a vinyl or aluminum window.

Condensation is more likely to occur in windows made of aluminum instead of vinyl. Since vinyl does not have as much conductivity as aluminum, there’s more window heat. To add strength, vinyl greenhouse windows typically have aluminum frames. These windows require very little maintenance. You can pair an aluminum greenhouse window with a solid wood interior, because of its greater structural strength. Aluminum exteriors which are anodized need almost no maintenance. With either of these two kinds of windows, they typically have rounded corners that makes it both easy to keep clean and aesthetically pleasing.

You need to carefully plan out the location of your plants to make sure they have access to plenty of sunlight. A greenhouse window hooked up to the south or east part of your home will be able to get lots of natural sunlight (if you’re in the northern hemisphere). As well, the topography and surroundings of the greenhouse will influence the amount of sunlight that reaches the interior.

If you want to turn your window into a greenhouse you will need to measure the level of afternoon and morning light first. If the window you are thinking about is not the best for natural sun, you might want to think about using fluorescent lighting. That kind of defeats the reason for a greenhouse window, however they can be a benefit on cloudy days.

A great benefit of a greenhouse window is that it gives you added space and additional light in the room. You can be enchanted year round with the smell and taste of appealing herbs and flowers. These benefits show the appeal of adding a windowsill greenhouse to your home.