Paint on the Greenhouse Walls

[Davey]

I am going to build my first greenhouse soon. It is going to be completely from scratch. I am building it just to give my plants more sun and warmth for the winter. I have them in the house, but there is not enough light in this house for the number of plants that I have (more than 60) inside.

There are leftover sheets of plastic that was used to protect the floor from paint droppings when I was painting the inside walls of my house. I am considering using these sheets of plastic to cover the frame for my greenhouse.

Will it be dangerous for my orchids to use the paint-covered sheets of plastic, mentioned above, to cover my greenhouse frame with?

[Gin]

If the paint is Latex water base and dry , should be ok . I use it when I paint in the bird room usually a little at a time since it is fresh ..

[Hedge]

just put the sheets up so that the paint drops are on the outside ! Problem (potential) solved

[neb]

You will probably still want to look into getting plastic that has more UV stabilizers in it because the stuff used for drop cloth doesn't tend to last as long when exposed to the elements.

One place that sells it is ACF Greenhouses but there are many places that have it