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For not much more than your $300, you could upgrade to some other more-durable options that could be left assembled year-round. At that point, perhaps a simple hoophouse is more appropriate and less expensive. I just don't think the setup you mention will last more than a few years unless you take it down and store it out of the weather once the seedlings are establshed. And I spent major effort sealing out the critters who loved to burrow in from below.

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I also needed to add things like inside watering, screened roof vents and windows, electricity on a GFI circuit, plus timers and thermostats to operate fans and heaters.

$300 ain't bad for a 10x20, but at the same time, I'd have to think it's probably kinda 'cheap' in construction, so be prepared to have to spend more to seal, anchor or beef it up to make it more reliable or suitable for your seedlings or environment. I start seedlings indoors under lights, but I did start some things directly in the gh this year. At least one commercial grower I know leaves both ends open on the gh she uses to sell plants. Nuisance bugs got in anyway, even with the door closed, so now at least the bees help pollinate my squashes. I've actually left my door open this year. Year two and it's working great, handles a 12' snow load no problem and shades just about right to avoid baking plants in the gh too much. Do you plan to remove the cover and store it after your seedlings are planted out? For 300 bucks, I ordered enough twinwall poly from FarmTek to cover my home-built 2x4 gh frame. I'd wonder how long-lived the covering is in direct sun, or how much of a snow load it could take over the course of several years. Venting is important, also how you anchor your structure. Keep in mind you'll need to harden them off to plant in direct sun if the shade is too heavy where they are started. My feelings are that the somewhat shaded covering will help your seedlings. Except maybe with the corn, where the gh plants are definitely smaller and wimpier, but it doesn't look like I will see many ears this year, no matter where they were planted. Outdoor stuff is not growing at twice the rate, for example. I feel most things are growing fine full-term in this environment. Inside my gh, light levels are only half of direct sun.

I picked up a light/moisture/ph meter pretty cheap at my local hardware store.