The milky white panels let in less light than other plastics ... It resists tearing, which DeVore says is an issue with greenhouse plastics. "Wind and hail rip plastic, and small tears become big," ...

Glass is a great choice for a geodesic dome greenhouse! In 1988, the Missouri Botanical Garden tore all 3,625 plastic panels from its geodesic greenhouse, the Climatron, and replaced them with glass.

You know those heavy-duty plastic zippable cases in which new pillows, sheets, and blankets come ... the chance of pests gathering inside your greenhouse, you want the opening sitting on the dirt).