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12-14-2007, 07:26 AM | #1 (permalink) |
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latest greenhouse picture
I thought this picture looked neat. The outside temps were 5 below zero when this was taken, The plants keep me sane during the winter months.
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12-14-2007, 08:48 AM | #2 (permalink) |
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Re: latest greenhouse picture
Great, good looking plants, looks like they have grown quite a bit since your last picture.
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12-14-2007, 10:29 AM | #3 (permalink) |
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Looks great Brix! Makes me jealous. Ha Ha.
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12-14-2007, 11:09 AM | #4 (permalink) |
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Soooo beatiful!!!!
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12-14-2007, 11:18 AM | #5 (permalink) |
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Re: latest greenhouse picture
Very nice! Your plants look very healthy. Is that a mist line I see, or is it a string of lights? Hard to tell. Do you have an overall shot of your greenhouse, and did you build it yourself? Thanks.
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12-14-2007, 11:27 AM | #6 (permalink) |
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great plants , pic and greenhouse!
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12-14-2007, 12:23 PM | #7 (permalink) |
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Yes, I was wondering the same thing. What are those strings for and there seem to have some Christmas lights passing across the plants.
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12-14-2007, 01:07 PM | #8 (permalink) |
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Re: latest greenhouse picture
which type of musa is that?
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12-14-2007, 01:38 PM | #9 (permalink) |
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such a beauty of a GH almost makes me wish for a colder zone, almost.
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12-14-2007, 03:45 PM | #10 (permalink) | |
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The answer is yes to all! I have a misting system, drip irrigation and lights. The greenhouse is on the side of my shop/barn. Trust me, it's nothing fancy. It works well though! It's been a 2 year project and I'm going to add on another 1000 sq ft. this spring. I'll try to post some more pics when I have time.
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What a great looking GH and the bananas look so healthy. You said it was minus 5; when do you begin using the mister?
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The strings are drip irrigation lines and the red things are weights to hold the lines in the root zone. I have to move my plants every 3 weeks cause they're growing so fast, and in this picture I didn't put the lines back in the plants yet.
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I have the mist timer set to mist for 2 minutes 8 times a day or every hour of sunlight. It was -5 outside and 71 in the greenhouse.
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12-14-2007, 04:50 PM | #14 (permalink) |
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Thanks everyone for the kind comments. Here's an overhead view of the room. It has 250 mixed variety of musa plants, 2 palm trees, 12 tomato plants, 24 brocoli plants, and 1 pink lady apple tree.
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12-14-2007, 05:15 PM | #15 (permalink) |
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Re: latest greenhouse picture
what kind of roofing did you use?
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12-14-2007, 05:27 PM | #16 (permalink) |
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Re: latest greenhouse picture
2 layers. I used the strong Polycarbonate panels on the outside, then I wrapped the inside (or underside) with the cheap plastic stuff to help insulate it. I'm glad I used the panels because I have about 3 inches of snow and ice hanging over the edge.
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Brix---Great stuff---Hope to build me a G/H here this coming Spring.
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How much are they? Thanks in advance. Benny
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12-15-2007, 08:02 AM | #19 (permalink) |
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Bencelest,
I purchased all the materials @ Home Depot. The panels are made from suntuf http://www.suntuf.com It was almost $600, I had to use the stronger panels because of the snow load in my area. The home depot was very helpful in my design and choosing the right materials.
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12-15-2007, 11:22 AM | #20 (permalink) |
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Thanks a lot .
That's not high. It's affordable. compared to a ready made GH. You help me a great lot. Thanks!
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