Tomato baby nursery!

Rena · February 25, 2006

Things are getting crowded...
Hey I posted a pic twice!!! LOOK OUT!

MsCowpea · February 25, 2006

That is one of the prettiest shots of plants in a greenhouse that I have ever seen. You should have a great year. Good luck.

chilhuacle · February 25, 2006

WOW, I'm envious, someday we'll get one. Those plants look great!

Bruce

Rena · February 25, 2006

Thank you! It is hard to believe how must use it gets! :wink: -Rena

bully · February 26, 2006

First rate!

Bet it smells good too

Tomstrees · February 27, 2006

pro set up - top notch ! ~ Tom

JerryL · February 27, 2006

Looks great. Tell us about your greenhouse. Make, model, size, accessories, etc.

Inquiring greenhouse minds want to know.

More pics, more pics.

Rena · February 27, 2006

It was made by a company called Underglass in New York. They shipped the whole thing to GA. We live on a slope so we had to build a retainer wall made of brick at the back part. We lost some light doing that but we had no other choice. size is 15x25
The floor is concrete with special drains for dirt. The water drains away from the house. Half of the pad was already in place as it was part of our pool area the other half was poured. I wish we would of sloped the concrete more as I do get some standing water from time to time in places.
I looked and looked and looked for a potting table I liked but could not find one untill I looked at a restaurant supply place. The greenhouse was actually built over the table as it would never of fit in the door. It is on the back end where the brick wall is. It is nice as it has a foot pedal (to run the water) so if your hands are full of pots you can hit the pedal and water without using the on off switch.
On the north side I made a big long bed and filled it with dirt, I imagined growing things like a big raised bed. That did not work out.... It was very hard to keep the soil balanced. I went ahead and put plywood over the beds and am just using it for a table.
We have 2 fans built in that run on a switch and 2 fans that are freestanding. You can't have enough fans!
It has 2 gas heaters and 2 swamp coolers. The swamp coolers really dont work out very well and I would like to figure out a better way to cool it.
The greenhouse has aluminum shades. I do not really use them at all.
I have 4 faucets and 6 electrical outlets. One mistake we made is that I did not get the greenhouse enough power. We have 2 automatic vents at the top that open at diffrent temps and when fans, coolers and everthing else was running I would trip the breaker. This has been fixed.
The floor has a mister that runs along one side. I put this on a timer and it really helps to cool the house when it starts running hot.
I think if I had to do it again I would make it smaller so I could afford to heat it in the winter!
There really is a huge learning curve to having a greenhouse. There is a really great book by a guy named Shane Smith it is the most practical book I have purchased. He also had a website. I do not know the name as I gave away the copy I had.
I will post some more pics tomorrow! Happy Gardening-Rena
Edit that is 15x25 YIKES I drove 7 hours today...

Rena · February 27, 2006

LOL I drove 7 hours today and I typed 15x30 it is really 15x25. I just measured the other day when someone asked me. It is funny when we were building it how important that was but then so many other things come into play...like Electricty!!

Grub · March 1, 2006

Rena,

Have you got room for a fridge and chair?I would like to park myself in there. Great GH. With something like that I might even fall for things like orchids, carniverous plants, moss and bonsai.

feraltomatoes · March 2, 2006

That is a nice set-up.
What is your potting mix? Plants could not look healthier.

Rena · March 2, 2006

You can see all the moss hanging in the trees

The tree in the back of the greenhouse photo is coming down this weekend it is dead. Looking at the photos makes me realize how dirty the greenhouse is!! This is the busy time..... :wink:

Miss_Mudcat · March 2, 2006

Wow! Very beautiful set-up! Somebody's been workin' HARD! Are you sure you miss Colorado??? Hmmm??? :wink:

Lisa

Rena · March 2, 2006

Nope, I really don't miss it much! I miss the farm/ranch I grew up on. This is a 11+ year project that we just keep building an adding on to. My husband will not sell to buy a farm

Little_Rhody · March 2, 2006

Hi Rena,

Your pictures are awesome. That is something I would love to do someday. It really looks professional. Are you on the ocean or a lake?

February 25, 2006	#1
Rena Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Warm Springs, GA Posts: 1,421	Tomato baby nursery! Things are getting crowded... Hey I posted a pic twice!!! LOOK OUT!

February 25, 2006	#2
MsCowpea Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: S. FLorida / Zone 10 Posts: 369	That is one of the prettiest shots of plants in a greenhouse that I have ever seen. You should have a great year. Good luck. __________________ "When we kill off the natural enemies of a pest we inherit their work." Carl Huffaker

February 27, 2006	#6
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	pro set up - top notch ! ~ Tom __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

February 27, 2006	#7
JerryL Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: S.W. Ohio z6a Posts: 736	Looks great. Tell us about your greenhouse. Make, model, size, accessories, etc. Inquiring greenhouse minds want to know. More pics, more pics. __________________ Jerry

March 1, 2006	#10
Grub Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,722	Great GH Rena, Have you got room for a fridge and chair?I would like to park myself in there. Great GH. With something like that I might even fall for things like orchids, carniverous plants, moss and bonsai.

February 25, 2006	#3
chilhuacle Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Concord CA z9b, just west of Tomatoville Posts: 415	WOW, I'm envious, someday we'll get one. Those plants look great! Bruce

February 26, 2006	#5
bully Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: S.E. MI Posts: 794	First rate! Bet it smells good too

March 2, 2006	#11
feraltomatoes Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Home=Napa Valley/ Garden=Solano County Posts: 245	That is a nice set-up. What is your potting mix? Plants could not look healthier.

March 2, 2006	#13
Miss_Mudcat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Central Georgia Posts: 366	Wow! Very beautiful set-up! Somebody's been workin' HARD! Are you sure you miss Colorado??? Hmmm??? :wink: Lisa __________________ Farmers don't wear watches; they work until the job is done!

March 2, 2006	#15
Little_Rhody Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: RI Posts: 106	Hi Rena, Your pictures are awesome. That is something I would love to do someday. It really looks professional. Are you on the ocean or a lake? __________________ carolyn