Comments on: Greenhouse Update

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:10:41 +0000

Here is my plastic update: All is bright and well! The plastic looks the same today as when I put it up – though just a smidge dirtier…

By: judy

judy — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 22:59:34 +0000

this is really nice Dave, a simple, doable, affordable greenhouse for everybody, but I have to ask how your plastic is holding up – have you had to replace it yet? Every year I have to hunt down the pieces that blow out of my aluminum frame, plastic panel greenhouse and try to make them stick another year….its gotten really tiresome, but hopefully this fall, we’ll be able to put up one similar to yours…thank-you for the inspiration.

By: Greg

Greg — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:25:24 +0000

Great design. Have you thought about incorporating misters /sprinklers into the pvc.I think it would also help with the wind problem as it would weigh it down.

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 01:14:15 +0000

I think I would personally go with the solar. I don’t know if I’d bother with the tubing though – I might just go with black drums of water.

By: Jim

Jim — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:09:30 +0000

I live in N.E. Ga and had a hoop greenhouse. I am getting ready to build another for early and late veggies. Two methods I am looking at to heat it is 1. Passive solar using black tubing outside and 55 gal drums inside. circulate the solar heated water from the black tubing to the drums inside by natural convection. 2. Dig 24 inches deep inside greenhouse, lay 18 inches manure and 6 inches fill. First method seems best as I do not know what the stench would be from the second. HOW ABOUT SOME COMMENTS.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:37:33 +0000

Oh man, that’s cooking! You’d need some serious ventilation. Blow open the ends of the greenhouse or roll up the sides or install some fans. You may also want to install some misters depending what you’re growing.

By: tj

tj — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 04:26:41 +0000

I live in AZ it gets up to 120 in the summer what would you do about the heat?

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:02:37 +0000

I never intended to heat this greenhouse over the winter. With -30 degrees, it would cost way too much!

By: Judi

Judi — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:11:16 +0000

This greenhouse looks great! How would you heat this greenhouse in the winter months?

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 22 May 2009 21:29:47 +0000

Hmmm… That’s a tough one. You would need strong poly for sure (11 or 12 mils). You would want to have a slightly different system of anchoring the greenhouse to the ground (as that kind of wind could lift the pvc pipes right off the rebar. And cross bracing would be a must! Depending on your budget, here are a couple of links to other home-made greenhouses:
http://www.frugal-living-freedom.com/build-a-greenhouse.html
http://www.northerngreenhouse.com/ideas/how_to/aframe.htm