pictures of my greenhouse

[dustdevil]

Hi Joe.

Nice job! Using recycled materials is a win-win situation.

Dust

[Worth1]

Every now and then someone like your self builds something that stands out from the rest of the crowd.
The joints are nice the roof is the right pitch the length is of the right proportion to the height.
It is of the utmost perfection in symmetry.
It is Aesthetically pleasing to the eye.

Job well done.

Worth

[Tania]

Such a beautiful greenhouse - thank you so much for sharing the pictures, I admired it!

[afrance30]

Originally Posted by saltmarsh

Medbury G
The seeds were planted at the same time and grown under the same conditions, but one has twice the root system. Claud

Are those Dollar Tree buckets I see in one of those pics? I can't get enough of those things. Most of my indoor plants growing right now in the basement jungle are in those, and I use them for everything from cranberry plants to growing cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes, lettuce and herbs every year outside (drilled holes in the bottom for drainage. Tophat Blueberry plants love them as well.

[eddie46]

A super project Joe. Ed

[casino]

Thank-you for your comments and I have more pictures on page 3>. These additional pictures are fun. The greenhouse that I started in the fall of 2010 was not finished before winter hit. Not good, but I was not worried because it was almost complete and I could work on it in April and finish it up by April 15th that was my target date when my tomato seedlings that are growing under florescent lights in my living room needed to be moved outside into the greenhouse. I was starting 150+ varieties and I starting to panic for the room.

Well, that was the plan, but winter would not give it up and I had to figure out how to make an unfinished greenhouse usable. This is what I did. I placed concrete reinforcement wire on the roof and put a BIG brown tarp over the unfinished end. The roof (tarp) was tied down to the wire and the base was held in place using concrete blocks. IT WORKED. I put in a space heater and surprise the greenhouse became usable. I got lucky. Enjoy the pictures. I have 2 different garden plots. 70 tomatoes are shown in these pictures and the others are in the second plot (not shown).

[clara]

casino, I would like to have the space you have... Very well done! clara

[bobberman]

Very nice greenhouse Casino. The future of gambling a solar casino greenhouse! No heat needed a higher pay out! What is the size and how much water do you have to store heat! Thanks for the nice picures!

[casino]

The greenhouse is 8x17 feet. Those dimensions were set because of the material that I had on hand to build. The benches inside are 8 feet long each so I made the greenhouse 17 feet long to accommodate the size of the benches. It’s a comfortable fit.

The greenhouse is heated using only one 1000 watt radiant heater from Costco and the heater works out beautifully. This is my first greenhouse and I need a year to understand the dynamics of such a building. I am surprised on how warm it can get inside during a sunny day when it’s cold outside. Nothing is automatic / yet. For ventilation I slide open the roof storm windows and get a good cross ventilation breeze going. I can have a lot of ventilation or a little depending on how wide or little I open them. I do not have a solar heating system, so I do not have any water holding tanks. BUT that is an interesting idea. I will give that some thought. That has real possibilities to make this greenhouse a year round working environment. THANKS-for the idea. Its something that I have never considered. You set the wheels in motion.

[bobberman]

Ireally got interested in greenhouses about 30 years ago and had a small one with a 50 gallon drum! It never froze all winter with no heat! The 50 gallon drums of lastic r metal also cool the greenhouse on hot days by absorbing some the the

[casino]

I have easy access to rain barrels. They are sold everywhere. Q, Do you think the plastic rain barrels will be as effective absorbing heat and radiating heat like your lastic r metal drums?

[Alpinejs]

Gotta add my kudos. A beautiful job.

I got to thinking that some may not be acquainted with the "ReStore". Most
major cities have them and they are like a thrift shop, but is all construction
materials like doors, windows, counters, screens, ladders, etc. and is
operated by/for Habitat for Humanity. Guys, it is a fun place to just window
shop. If you have one nearby, stop in and check it out. I got the doors for
my hoophouses there among a few other things.

Back to the greenhouse. A thing of beauty like that deserves a pristine nature
setting such as Sandpoint Lake in Ontario, Canada and not with high rise
buildings as a backdrop. LOL

When you get bored, build me one.

[bobberman]

I actually like the plastic better because the metal ones rust. I also found that if I have a metal bar inside a drum extending 2 feet above the drum painted black it heats the water faster. The metal gets hot and warms the water and every few degrees helps!. A small fan blowing on the drums will also warm them during high heat time! I actually this past saturay put a 6 inch bean 6 foot long extending out of one of the plastic drums for heat collection!

[casino]

Yes, that makes sence. I could install 2 rain barrels run 50 feet of irrigation black tubing on the inside to collect solar radiation, warm the water in the black tubing and use a small water fountain pump to circulate the water between the 2 tanks. Or one tank.

[bobberman]

Ya that is exactally what I was looking to do with a 75 foot solid black rubber hose from big lots. You know how hot the water gets in the sun in a hose! A small pump on a thermastat is all you need. you will save money on the heating.