jbyrd88888

Wow very Awesome setup and plants! Yea you are doing something very right.... I have been looking to find a large supply for free or cheap/recycle somewhere. . . No go so far... Not trying to drive to Charlotte or Chapel Hill. I have checked around local but no large amounts. . . search continues
Thanks for the share! Got anymore advice?

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stevelau1911

Ryan,

It looks like your greenhouse matches just about the same design as my 20X10X10 greenhouse eh. You just use a different kind of bubble wrap. I've thought about adding the clear bubble wrap for the south side as well, but seeing how the temperatures never dipped under 23F when it was 7F outside with no heating at all.

Something as weak as a candle or perhaps a kerosene/paraffin lamp would bring it close to the freezing mark just because the heat stays around inside the greenhouse with good insulation.

Shelterlogic greenhouses don't have very good light transmission, but that doesn't matter that much during the winter where potential photosynthesis is minimal, but the insulation ability is good.

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I'm in zone 6 upstate NY, specialize in growing temperate cold hardy bamboos(mainly phyllostachys) and starting to get into bananas.

my picture website is http://www.flickr.com/photos/31489820@N02/

http://stevespeonygarden.blogspot.com/

jbyrd88888

So If I can't find enough bubble wrap I have already used some 5 mil plastic to conserve heat at night. . . But I'm still collecting lots of ideas and testing new stuff out. Also not trying to burn up the grid I'm going to keep my power consumption restricted to a single 20 amp outlet. I think I'm going aquaponics.

That Last one what does he say at 4:00 minutes? Can anyone hear?

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cincinnana

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That Last one what does he say at 4:00 minutes? Can anyone hear?[/QUOTE]

tomatoe tree

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jbyrd88888

Cold Rainy day in NC 12/7/13


It's coming together. I have plenty of heat supplied to GH now. . . Hoping to stay above 50°F.

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jbyrd88888

Very good Idea!
I read an understood every word. I'm a person that collects very many ideas and assemble them together as I deem appropriate.
So yea I got it to stay 49/50°F, with a night low of 34°F!

Success so far..... Tooo many timers: Fans, heat wire, 300w water heating element, 700 watt air heater, christmas/pond lights, water pump, air stone pump, T-8s. . . I'm sure I missed something.

I'm thinkin'bout upgrading to 500w water heater. . . mine might be working a little too hard. My 300w should work up to 80 gal.... 4' pools "I think are about 40 gallons each."

I got that propane heater for my own personal use and am NOT intending to ever have to use indoors. Shiny new heater inside greenhouse=Eye-candy&storage.

Edit: I can't walk into GH w/ glasses on, the steam/humidity fogs 'em right up immediately!

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Ive learned a few things about my greenhouse in the past 2 winters. I have benches waist high with space underneath for storage. I place all my dormant bulbs and low light plants underneath the benches. However, cold sensitive bulbs may get too cold being on the ground. My greenhouse is of similar size as yours. I use a quartz heater set to 60 F. Normally this heater works fine alone, but on really long cold spells a second heater set to activate at 40 F on the opposite side of the greenhouse reduces freezing chances. I usually line my banana's in pots in the center of the greenhouse such that the heaters blow heat down their row.

jbyrd88888

Impressed myself once again . . . Was very scared of what I might find but itz all good. LOWest it got was 50 indoors. . . This aquaponic table thingy has increased my chances tenfold!

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What's up w/ the yellow greens? :^)

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jbyrd88888

waiting on nitrogen to kick in Simpson let. always dat color.

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Yah need some Epsom salts? :^)

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jbyrd88888

I heard people go crazy on that stuff.

I got some more sprouting, I been eating out of that lettuce planter for about a month. Yummy yummy

Edit: interesting seems Epsom salt will effect production of lettuce too, as I only have used for tomatoes and peppers before. I'll try not to forget next time but nah that lettuce is about done in the pic.

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jbyrd88888

I'm not getting tired of this surprisingly. . . feels like 99% humidity in there but only stated 67% I'm not letting much water get to the roots, they still seem to be slowed with the night chill. Namwah is a keeper for sure, it'll probably poop a pup first is my guess, it's doing betterest!

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Here's the outdoor temperature at 15.3F against the unheated greenhouse temperature at 24.3F. With this big of a differential, it will need to get very cold to be a threat to the temperate bamboos inside.

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I'm in zone 6 upstate NY, specialize in growing temperate cold hardy bamboos(mainly phyllostachys) and starting to get into bananas.

my picture website is http://www.flickr.com/photos/31489820@N02/

http://stevespeonygarden.blogspot.com/

jbyrd88888

Hoping I don't loose VC, real ice cream iz reBurnt toast gone I tried hard lol

I'll try something different nex... I don't think there will be a next time like this.

thinking happy thoughts GGRRrrAHHHH!
ALL others plants fine/no problems.

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Kat2

I feel better about not fighting to tent my DC; it got much colder outside here. Her leaves are now brown and even her pups that I did protect felt the effect of what appears to have been 26 degrees for more than a 5 hours, not much of a warm up today and now another night of 32 for at least an hour or so. (My newer potted pups ganged with potted tomatoes, peppers, etc. appear to be fine under a tarp.)

It's possible I lost half her P-stem--could be all. Fine. Corn is good I know; ground did not come close to freezing. I now live where I should be able to grow bananas without a greenhouse under normal winter temps. These weren't. If she pulls through, I'll dance; if she doesn't, I'll chalk it up to learning a new zone and knowing that the odds of this much cold air all at once won't happen again very soon. I'm probably more philosophical because I had figs die to the ground and come back though their only protection was deep mulch.

Weather happens. I'm sorry it happened to you and to all of us this year.

BTW, the damage doesn't look that bad to me: just leaves that will probably be replaced when it warms up.

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Frost damage.......proceed.... your good.
This is what they call "chalk this one up for experience"
Next year you will know how to react/prepare.
This is the fun part of this great hobby........ However
this will give you the drive to grow, nurture, and grow all knds of cool stuff.
In High Point.......there is no Low Point......... bring it

Kewl pic s keep them coming

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Kat2

I took another look at your VC and that may be toast; didn't see your RIC. Fingers crossed both have enough corm to rise again--don't give up until you must. Late summer/early fall I had 2 pups rotting but, because of reading here and asking questions, took the plunge and cut them off; they're doing fine. Obviously they both had sufficient corms.

Next time it's this cold (better not be in my lifetime), cover your plants with sheets. Did that up north to extend the season. Not fancy but does help for about 10 degrees. They're not heavy and don't add much. Clear plastic over them adds more "keep the plant heat in" IME.

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