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« on: January 16, 2012, 11:51:37 AM » |
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Just wanted to share the inside of my greenhouse. The tomato plants were placed in early October and the cherry is putting out a few maters already. The early girl has green maters that I am waiting on to ripen. the rest of the pic are of the plants that I started last week. Some have come up already with the help of heat mats and heating pads. I have 2 lights in there at moment to give them light, but am going to put a shop light in there today so that the seedlings don't get too leggy.
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Zone 8b - Spring Branch, Texas (just north of San Antonio) 16' x 20' Small Home Garden
Semi-retired and loving it --- Toys - 1989 TroyBilt Junior w/ Tecumseh 4.5HP engine
Women Don't Get Lost, They Have Adventures!!
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« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2012, 12:57:45 PM » |
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Was wondering how big is your greenhouse? Just bought one from Growers Supply.
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sharon78070
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« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2012, 02:24:31 PM » |
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6' x 8' I bought it at Harbor Freight on sale last Christmas season for $225
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Zone 8b - Spring Branch, Texas (just north of San Antonio) 16' x 20' Small Home Garden
Semi-retired and loving it --- Toys - 1989 TroyBilt Junior w/ Tecumseh 4.5HP engine
Women Don't Get Lost, They Have Adventures!!
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« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2012, 04:23:41 PM » |
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thumbs up! Very nice.
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one spade. one garden shovel & rake. one compost pile. one Great God of the universe.
one "buzz box" welder, one oscilloscope,
Also "the one best" Gardening forum on the net.
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sharon78070
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« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2012, 03:20:43 PM » |
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Pepperman, Here are the pics that you emailed me about. I wanted to put the link here in case others might want to see as well. http://s809.photobucket.com/albums/zz20/sharon78070/Greenhouse%202012/ |
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Zone 8b - Spring Branch, Texas (just north of San Antonio) 16' x 20' Small Home Garden
Semi-retired and loving it --- Toys - 1989 TroyBilt Junior w/ Tecumseh 4.5HP engine
Women Don't Get Lost, They Have Adventures!!
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« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2012, 06:44:13 AM » |
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Great job Sharon ! Thanks for the link to all the pictures. You have done a wonderful job.
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Mac
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sharon78070
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« Reply #6 on: January 20, 2012, 08:29:42 AM » |
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Thanks Mac. This is my first year with a greenhouse and I am enjoying it very much and learning a lot of new things.
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Zone 8b - Spring Branch, Texas (just north of San Antonio) 16' x 20' Small Home Garden
Semi-retired and loving it --- Toys - 1989 TroyBilt Junior w/ Tecumseh 4.5HP engine
Women Don't Get Lost, They Have Adventures!!
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« Reply #7 on: January 20, 2012, 08:46:26 AM » |
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Husker Wagon ZONE 5
one spade. one garden shovel & rake. one compost pile. one Great God of the universe.
one "buzz box" welder, one oscilloscope,
Also "the one best" Gardening forum on the net.
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MikeCHS
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« Reply #8 on: January 20, 2012, 11:49:34 AM » |
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Curious as to how you might have it anchored? We get some serious wind here and Texas gets a fair amount also.
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Zone 9a Charleston, SC and soon to be 6b in TN
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« Reply #9 on: January 20, 2012, 04:26:16 PM » |
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I have the 10X12 Harbor Freight greenhouse. I love it... I anchored it with 3 foot rebar...2 on each side to anchor the wood. I think the greenhouse itself will get ripped apart and blown away before the base comes up..
That being said. I am challenged with how to maximize the space I have. I have a row of plants down one side, a platform of new seedlings in the middle and a series of shelves on the other side. i move stuff around to fit my needs for the moment. I bought a thermometer that transmits the temp into the house.
We are hitting high temps right now, but I have buckets of water sitting inside as a heat sink.
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small backyard organic gardener using home-made compost and vermi-castings,
Life is like a jar of jalapenos.....what you do today might burn your ass tomorrow.
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sharon78070
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« Reply #10 on: January 20, 2012, 07:58:42 PM » |
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Curious as to how you might have it anchored? We get some serious wind here and Texas gets a fair amount also.
Mike, My brother in law drilled some holes into the ground with his tractor drill (we are on limerock and only have about 2 inches dirt). Then he poured cement into the holes and stuck a bolt upside down into the cement. Bolt head in cement, bolt threads sticking out. Then he drilled holes in the wood and placed on top of the bolts and then tightened with the nut. I am not sure this is understandable but it is the best description I can give. The greenhouse panels did fly off a couple of times because the kit did not have enough clips included. We solved that by caulking the panels to the aluminum frame and it works great now. Hope this helps. Sharon |
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Zone 8b - Spring Branch, Texas (just north of San Antonio) 16' x 20' Small Home Garden
Semi-retired and loving it --- Toys - 1989 TroyBilt Junior w/ Tecumseh 4.5HP engine
Women Don't Get Lost, They Have Adventures!!
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« Reply #11 on: January 21, 2012, 07:07:48 AM » |
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nice looking greenhouse, how well does it retain heat? do you have to add any extra heat to it on cold nights?
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sharon78070
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« Reply #12 on: January 21, 2012, 07:59:13 AM » |
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Yes i have to add heat when it gets really cold. I've been using a 500 watt utility light during cold nights and it seems to do just fine. The coldest temps have been in mid 20's and only a few days at a time.
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Zone 8b - Spring Branch, Texas (just north of San Antonio) 16' x 20' Small Home Garden
Semi-retired and loving it --- Toys - 1989 TroyBilt Junior w/ Tecumseh 4.5HP engine
Women Don't Get Lost, They Have Adventures!!
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