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A greenhouse structure for growing vegetables, flowers, and like plants inside under good conditions particularly in the fall, winter, and early spring portions of the year includes a building structure having a rear wall and opposite end walls and a roof defining an enclosed space having an open fr

A greenhouse structure for growing vegetables, flowers, and like plants inside under good conditions particularly in the fall, winter, and early spring portions of the year includes a building structure having a rear wall and opposite end walls and a roof defining an enclosed space having an open front side and a closure member movable between an open position and a closed position with the closure member being adapted to close the open front side of the building structure. Power means are operatively connected to the closure member for moving same between the open position and the closed position in response to temperature measurement within the building structure for controlling some growing conditions of the plants.

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A greenhouse structure for growing plants and comprising: a. a building structure having a rear wall and opposite end walls and roof means cooperating with said rear wall and said opposite end walls to define an enclosed space having a front side with an inclined portion and an upright portion, said

A greenhouse structure for growing plants and comprising: a. a building structure having a rear wall and opposite end walls and roof means cooperating with said rear wall and said opposite end walls to define an enclosed space having a front side with an inclined portion and an upright portion, said front side inclined portion having end portions cooperating with said roof means and said upright portion of said front side to define an opening therebetween in said inclined portion of said front side, said front side upright portion having end portions, said upright portion of said building structure front side including a removable center portion extending between said end portions of said front upright portion and having the major area of said center portion formed of translucent material; b. a closure member having a major area thereof formed of translucent material and pivoted on a horizontal axis and movable between open and closed positions respectively opening and closing said front side opening for controlling the entry of natural light and outside air for plants inside said building structure, said closure member having a cross sectional shape generally of a cylindrical segment; c. an earth floor within said building structure for growing plants; d. a plurality of translucent panels in said end portions of said front side inclined portion to permit sunlight to pass therethrough for substantially full utilization of the earth floor for growing plants; e. temperature responsive control means within said building structure; and f. drive means operatively connected to said closure member and controlled by said temperature responsive control means for moving said closure member between said open and closed positions in response to temperature changes within said building structure.