The finished product |
Dimensions: 16 x 8 feet of growing pleasure
20x20' of greenhouse plastic*- $62.80
2 Earth Anchors - $14
14 - 2x4x8's ($3/board) - $42
15 haybales - $45
Barrel Latch to hold window - $3
4 - 16x4' Cattle Panels: $80
24 - zip ties - $3
1 lb - 2 1/2" Wood Screws - $6
10' of pretty thick wire - Leftover from another project
1 - Pipe insulation foam - Leftover from another project
10 Concrete blocks - Free - found them on the property
2 door hinges - Free - found them in a box of misc parts
5 old windows - Free - re-used from our previous home
Misc. scrap pallet wood - Free
* from Peaceful Valley Farm & Garden Supply (RPK Tufflite IV)
Leveling the foundation. |
Notice the braces on the corners---they help with stability. |
Zip ties add stability between each panel. |
Pipe insulation helps keep abrasion between plastic and panels to a minimum. |
The skeleton is ready for plastic. |
Earth anchors with old electric fence wire keep the structure anchored to the ground in strong winds. |
Looking good, we need some doors now. Logs temporarily held the plastic down until the haybales arrived. |
Inside looking out the front door.
Blocks of wood screwed into cross pieces held the plastic in place. |
A latch was added to the back window for easy removal when we need more ventilation.
A view looking at the back window from the inside.
This is our Listada Vi Gandia Eggplant. All but one plant died this summer from flea beetle damage. This one finally made flowers, but now it's too cold to produce so Jon transplanted it inside the greenhouse and it is thriving!
So majestic.. |
1 comments :
Great concept and thanks for sharing! This will be used by us this spring, as soon as the income tax return
comes in :-)
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