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Old 12-14-2007, 07:26 AM   #1 (permalink)
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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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Old 12-14-2007, 08:48 AM   #2 (permalink)
 
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Great, good looking plants, looks like they have grown quite a bit since your last picture.



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Looks great Brix! Makes me jealous. Ha Ha.
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Soooo beatiful!!!!
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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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great plants , pic and greenhouse!
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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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which type of musa is that?
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such a beauty of a GH almost makes me wish for a colder zone, almost.

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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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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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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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Old 12-14-2007, 04:06 PM   #13 (permalink)
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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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Old 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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what kind of roofing did you use?
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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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Old 12-14-2007, 07:06 PM   #17 (permalink)
 
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Brix---Great stuff---Hope to build me a G/H here this coming Spring.
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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.
Did you order it through mail or local store?
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Bencelest,
I purchased all the materials @ Home Depot. The panels are made from
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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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Thanks a lot .
That's not high. It's affordable. compared to a ready made GH.
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