About Growing Domes
A geodesic dome greenhouse is structurally and thermally different from anything else on the market, and understanding those differences is the foundation for getting the most out of a Growing Dome. This category brings together deeper-dive writing on the dome itself: how the geodesic design works, the role of the central pond in thermal regulation, the relationship between dome size and what you can grow, and the engineering decisions behind the kits. Explore the technical and conceptual nuances behind one of the most distinctive greenhouse designs available, with content for both new and experienced dome owners.
On Pricing, Durability, and What We're Actually Selling
April 24, 2026
Most of what I know about money, I learned the hard way. One idea I kept coming back to was cost per wear: good leather shoes resoled a few times often cost less over ten years than a string of cheaper pairs. A solid hand tool that lasts decades is usually cheaper than replacing a weaker one every few years. That's the frame I bring to the question we get all the time: why does a Growing Dome cost what it costs?
Best Greenhouse for Wind
February 17, 2026
What’s the best greenhouse for wind? Explore how shape, materials, and wind load physics make dome greenhouses more resistant in high-wind climates.
The Truth About Growing Dome Installation Options
January 26, 2026
Learn the real differences between Growing Dome installation options and choose the build path that fits your skills, comfort level, and budget.
The Best Greenhouse for Hail
November 12, 2025
The best greenhouse for hail combines strength and smart design. Learn how Growing Dome Greenhouses protect plants from storms and heavy hail.
Thermal Mass Made Simple: A Warmer, Greener Greenhouse
September 24, 2025
Learn how thermal mass in a Growing Dome pond stores solar energy, reduces heating needs, and keeps your greenhouse warm through cold winter nights.
Growing Through Deep Winter: A Comparison of Greenhouse Approaches
February 6, 2024
Deep winter greenhouses (the Minnesota design) and geodesic domes (what we build) are the two most established solutions to growing through long cold winters. Here's how each approaches the problem, what they can and can't do, and what 30 winters of operating domes from Alaska to New Mexico have taught us.
Plug In or Power Up? Unveiling the Secrets of On-Grid and Off-Grid Greenhouse Options
January 2, 2024
Our company, Growing Spaces, began as a 100% off-grid greenhouse company with emphasis on helping people live a more sustainable, healthy lifestyle. While the driving force behind what we do has not changed, i.e. we are still here to help you take the steps to live a more sustainable and healthy life. We have realized…
A Year Round Growing Dome Greenhouse, How Does it Work?
December 1, 2023
The technologies behind what make our product one of the best greenhouse options on the market are not rocket science. They are Dome science! You might already be familiar with our seven features, but if not we are going to get down to the basics so that you can understand how they work and why they make the Growing Dome Greenhouse the best greenhouse option for you!
Build the Perfect Greenhouse Kit for Your Climate
May 6, 2022
Over the years, as our reach has extended to all 50 states and 14 countries worldwide, we’ve developed some components and guidance for customers who live where it may be cloudier, more humid, much colder, or even hotter than the Rocky Mountain West. We like hearing about our Dome owners’ experiences and learning from their feedback and then making improvements to what we offer.
The Best Wooden Greenhouse Kits On the Market
March 8, 2022
In most cases, greenhouse kits include a constructed frame and a translucent material that encourages the sun's rays, like 8mm twin-wall polycarbonate or our more durable 16mm five wall polycarbonate. The frame can be aluminum, steel, wood, and even plastic. So why do we make wood greenhouse kits? We can think of quite a few reasons.
Managing Summer Temperatures in Your Growing Dome Greenhouse
August 4, 2021
In spring, early high temperatures are a huge benefit--especially in our mountain location with a short growing season. But as spring turns into summer, the increasing heat in the dome can turn our sanctuary into an oven unless it’s managed correctly. Over the years, we’ve learned how to adapt our growing practices, our plant choices, and even our plant locations to make the most of summer heat and provide much-needed shade for the water tank.
How to Create a Beautiful Pond Garden
June 17, 2021
The above-ground pond included with our greenhouse kits creates an optimal opportunity for growth. -- It aids the growth of your plants in your raised beds, acting as the greenhouse's primary source of thermal mass, but it can also foster the growth of aquatic plants & fish. It can even promote the growth of a peaceful environment with soothing sounds and art.
Why Do Greenhouses Need Ventilation?
February 26, 2021
We often stress the importance of proper ventilation in Dome Greenhouses. This is because ventilation is the main component in a healthy, happy greenhouse garden. Without it, your greenhouse and plants will be exposed to a multitude of problems.
Planning Your Geodesic Dome Greenhouse
November 2, 2020
Planning your greenhouse is one of the best parts of purchasing a Growing Dome. You get to design an energy-efficient backyard greenhouse that is uniquely your own. Most of our customers start with their imagination – seeing themselves inside a lush greenhouse, a little bit of “Eden” right in their backyard, planting starts, watering…harvesting and eating fresh produce that takes no longer than 5 minutes from garden to kitchen prep!
Buckminster Fuller and the Geodesic Biodome
July 10, 2020
Buckminster Fuller was first and foremost a great teacher and humanitarian. He described his research and teachings as "comprehensive anticipatory design". The term Dymaxion he used so frequently was a combination of the design principles he often used: Dynamic, Maximum, and Tension. But to Bucky, it also meant "doing more with less."
Regular Greenhouse vs The Growing Dome
May 15, 2018
The Growing Dome® is not your run-of-the-mill “regular” greenhouse. In the world of greenhouses, it’s completely unique and leads the field in a new paradigm of year round gardening, a net zero energy greenhouse. Why is it Different, or Superior, to a Regular Greenhouse? Regular Greenhouse vs the Growing Dome The Geodesic Shape First, the geodesic…
The Growing Dome Insulated Greenhouse: Revolutionizing the Greenhouse Industry
March 9, 2018
Welcome to the Wonderful World of the Growing Dome® Insulated Greenhouse The Growing Dome is a net-zero, energy-efficient, insulated greenhouse. You can grow year-round with no heater, even in cold climates. A unique system that truly revolutionized the greenhouse industry. How is that possible? It’s always fun to have Udgar mic up and wander out to the…
Winter Gardens. Punxsutawney Phil. And the Promise of a Growing Dome.
February 3, 2017
Winter Gardens: The Only Suitable Response to Punxsutawney Phil The most wanted groundhog in America, maybe the most wanted groundhog in the history of mankind, makes a case for winter gardens. No other groundhog sees tens of thousands of people gathering to hear the final say on the conditions of their next six weeks. The crowds…
Secrets of Year Round Gardening Revealed
August 4, 2016
Why Growing Dome® Gardening is Unique and Easy. Gardening in a Growing Dome is different. It’s different in a good way. It’s easy. It is not like growing outside, and compared to growing in a regular greenhouse, they are as different as night and day. Plants do grow easily in the Growing Dome. However, to…
Best Greenhouse Covering For Extreme Weather
April 28, 2016
Polycarbonate glazing has proven to be the Best Greenhouse for Hail, Wind, Snow and Cold Temperatures Impact Resistance 200 Times Greater Than Glass People claim the weather is unpredictable these days, especially in the Rocky Mountains. I call shenanigans. It is predictable; in its unpredictability. It will hail, it will snow, it will get windy and that’s…
Gardening How-To Video Series
July 26, 2011
If you haven’t been on our YouTube channel lately, we’d like the chance to share the episodes from this Summer’s Gardening Tips video series. Our favorite is the most recent Hand Flower Pollination video: Also check out these fun videos on cooling your greenhouse in the summer: