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Posted by dcarch (My Page) on Tue, Apr 10, 07 at 16:12
| I designed/built a removable lean-to greenhouse to gain may be more than a month's growing time in Zone 6/7.
Because I don't have the room, the greenhouse will be in the same space as the final patch, so it has to be removable once the plant get to be may be 30" tall.
The panels are 4mm UV poly.
All the panels are held together with Velcro and clear packing tape, so it takes less then ten minutes to disassemble, and the three support frames are secured with only 6 screws; that will take less then 10 minute to remove also.
The plants are already in the ground (4/1) a few days ago permanently. I will be removing the GH maybe 5/15. There is enough room to remove the GH without damaging the plants. I may put the whole thing back at the end of the season to grow some salad greens for the fall/winter season
The past few days of freezing weather were no problem at all.
dcarch
Vent fan and heater controlled by thermostat
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RE: Removable greenhouse (pics, pics ----)
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| Very nice! Now if it were a bit taller and longer it could cover your window and let in warm air in winter through the window. |
RE: Removable greenhouse (pics, pics ----)
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| What's the cfm of the vent fan and where does makeup air come from? The only problem I see is that this can heat up quickly and it looks very tight. Do you plan to remove a panel during sunny days? |
RE: Removable greenhouse (pics, pics ----)
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| "What's the cfm of the vent fan and where does makeup air come from? The only problem I see is that this can heat up quickly and it looks very tight. Do you plan to remove a panel during sunny days? " I see that you have some experience with GHs.
Indeed the thing heats up quickly. I ordered an extra fan just in case. There is a vent port on the opposit end for cross ventilation. All the front panels are easily operable because they are just hinged using tape and held by Velcro. dcarch |
RE: Removable greenhouse (pics, pics ----)
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| nice, quick set up dcarch, it is always interesting to see what MacGyver inspired structures people come up with. Great job. |
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| Thanks, red_sea_me. It survived a blinding rain storm yesterday with wind gusts over 40 m/hr. Plants survived a weeks freezing weather. :-)
dcarch |
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| Whtd'itcostyou?assuming thepanelsarepart of another pagckhae? Thansk! |
RE: Removable greenhouse (pics, pics ----)
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1. 5 x $45 for poly-panels. $225
2. Clear packing tape $3.00?
3. Velcro $5.00?
4. Miscellaneous hardware $5.00?
5. Thermostat from eBay $11.00
6. Fan (Salvaged from a computer) $0.00 (about $10.00 on eBay). Not counting raised bed, which I had from before. dcarch |
RE: Removable greenhouse (pics, pics ----)
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| 225 bucks. Sweet. I love it. You should go into business! Dax |
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| Survived another Nor'easter storm with 50 miles/hr gusts. dcarch |
RE: Removable greenhouse (pics, pics ----)
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Making wonderful progress. Many blossoms forming on plants. Not bad at all for Z6/7 NY!
Hope to remove the greenhouse in the next one or two weeks. Depending on long range forcast. dcarch :-)
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RE: Removable greenhouse (pics, pics ----)
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| OMG, I'm jealous. I have to show my parents these pics. They live in Westchester, me in CT and May 1st the plants are not even 1 foot yet. Meanwhile you have blossoms? Wow |
RE: Removable greenhouse (pics, pics ----)
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Seeds were started 2/11
Seedlings in ground 4/1
Pictures taken 5/1.
Becasue the concept is working well so far, next year I will try starting seeds 1/11 dcarch |
RE: Raised Bed Greenhouse
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My Father-in-law and I just finished a raised bed greenhouse.
We live in cold clay soil that does not warm til mid June but the daytime temps are quite warm as early as late April. So we insulated the bed from the cold with 2" of dense foam and placed 18" of clay soil over the top. Then we put up 4x4's up to about 4 1/2 feet above the top of the soil and built a frame. Temporary plastic goes over the frame and a door is built in the side to open as needed. It works! The greenhouse heats up even on cloudy days and the soil is warmed greatly! I have melons and pumpkins starting to get second leaves - unheard of around here! Actually, melons are normally an impossibility in this cold clay soil. The plastic will come off in early June and will probably mulch with straw around the outside to help hold water. A picture is shown at http://wayneofthewoods.com/greenh8.jpg The steps used for building this are at the link below. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Greenhouse Plans
RE: Removable greenhouse (pics, pics ----)
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I guess no more frost. So I took down the greenhouse.
The whole thing took about 7 minutes to remove.
I will be putting it back at the end of the season to grow some salad greens, or may be some cold tolerent tomatoes. I really enjoyed this project. No transplanting, No fear of frost, couple of months early. Most of the plants are starting to blossom.
It's great to overcome what mother nature dictates Here is the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzDqDBw_F54 All the parts for the greenhouse.
Right after the GH is removed.
dcarch |
RE: Removable greenhouse (pics, pics ----)
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| I'm glad it turned out so well for you. I appreciate you taking the time to share the project and the process. A lot of time we never hear about the end results. I have a temporary greenhouse over a raised bed in Zone5 NY. I will probably leave it up a little longer, I'm thinking June. I'll look forward to see what you manage in the fall this year. |
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