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Msg : 23 of 93 - 22 + 24
From : Peter Smith 1:105/30 Thu 27 Jan 94 21:40
To : All
Subj : DIY greenhouse?
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From: psmith@alfred.carleton.ca (Peter Smith)
In <25260062@hpcvra.cv.hp.com> billf@hpcvra.cv.hp.com (Bill Faus) writes:
>My wife wants a green house.
>Having built numerous pole buildings, I am tempted to build
>a skeleton 24'x24' frame using pressure treated 4"x6", and
>stretching plastic over it. Or perhaps making panels out
>of clear fiberglass panels. The idea being, she could
>start the greenhouse in February, and then eventually pull
>the cover off the green house so it goes back to looking
>like a real garden. Does anyone ever do this? Or do they
>just have a greenhouse with permanent walls and transfer
>all the plants to another garden? This being Oregon, we
>receive very little sun in the winter months, the main
>purpose of the green house is to get an early start on
>our short growing season.
I built a small greenhouse extension onto a regular garden shed (with
entry via shed). I initially covered it with seemingly sturdy
plastic, yet it didn't last a week in the wind. I then bought the thickest
stuff available at my local hardware store and used it (stapled and
sandwiched between wood straps. It lasted the remainder of the
summer, but it was clearly weakening at pressure points.
So for next season, I'm going with some sort of transparent,
UV-resistant plexi glass (or equivalent). For the roof I'd really
like to find some professional grade sheeting (you know the aqua blue
coloured material). Otherwise, I'd have to install a retractable sash
or fan. Leaving the window open isn't enough on a sunny late spring
day, even on a little setup like that, in my opinion.
.
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Msg : 24 of 93 - 23 + 25
From : Peter Smith 1:105/30 Thu 27 Jan 94 21:50
To : All
Subj : DIY greenhouse?
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From: psmith@alfred.carleton.ca (Peter Smith)
Sorry about my previous post: it was incomplete. I still maintain
that the plastic wrap is unlikely to hold unless you get really
space-age stuff.
As for whether you can put a greenhouse over the prospective garden to get an
early start: Yes, my uncle did this very successfully up North of
Quebec city. It really extended the season for him.
Perhaps to get around the issue of moving a greenhouse with heavy
sides, the sides could simply be removable. Then in the fall, you
could throw a blanket or something over the frame on frosty nights
until you were ready for the permanent sides again.
Good Luck
.
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Msg : 25 of 93 - 24
From : C. Dru Cabler 1:105/30 Fri 28 Jan 94 19:10
To : All
Subj : DIY greenhouse?
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From: cabler@dvorak.amd.com (C. Dru Cabler)
In article <25260062@hpcvra.cv.hp.com>,
Bill Faus <billf@hpcvra.cv.hp.com> wrote:
>My wife wants a green house.
>
>Having built numerous pole buildings, I am tempted to build
>a skeleton 24'x24' frame using pressure treated 4"x6", and
>stretching plastic over it. Or perhaps making panels out
>of clear fiberglass panels. The idea being, she could
>start the greenhouse in February, and then eventually pull
>the cover off the green house so it goes back to looking
>like a real garden. Does anyone ever do this? Or do they
>just have a greenhouse with permanent walls and transfer
>all the plants to another garden? This being Oregon, we
>receive very little sun in the winter months, the main
>purpose of the green house is to get an early start on
>our short growing season.
>
>-bill
We looked into this for a while, but just haven't gotten around to it.
There are actually a couple of different types of material to use. There
is a semi-transparent corrugated fiberglass material available from hardware
stores that has UV protection. Without the UV protection, the fiberglass
will eventually breakdown and become like dust. Plexiglass, unless UV
protected will become cloudy and scratches easily.
The best stuff I've seen is a material called Lexan by Dupont. Builder's
square and Home Depot have sheets of it here. It's kind of expensive, but
it is supposed to last, is hard to break, and is absolutely transparent.
Good Luck!
Dru Cabler
cabler@dvorak.amd.com
Above opinions are my own.
.
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