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Post by coppice on Jun 14, 2011 8:42:40 GMT -5
Many of our regular posters here have, did have, or may have in the future, growing spaces to enlarge their growing season.
Over the years mine have ranged from a couple bathtub glass panels over some rail-road ties to start tomatoes in, to a 4' x 16' step in cold frame to over winter bonsai and start/grow out tender plants in.
Rather than drag off topic DLD's upcoming adventure into green house building.
What did you build? how big was your structure? What worked good for you? What did your build not, have that you wished it did?
If this doesn't yield providential result either DLD or Phil, will (and should) morph these two threads together.
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Post by coppice on Jun 14, 2011 8:54:47 GMT -5
My residence in, NY-VT-NH from 6-'69 to 10-'10 and persistant need to fiddle with something in the garden. Led me to scavenging or building several generations of plant-y shelters. I'm also a nosy-parker, so I spent almost as much time and effort looking over the shoulder of neighbors and aquaintences. Poloroids of Helen & Scott Nearings tomato shed? porch? Got passed around in the early seventies. They were living at the time in So-VT in the snow belt. Both were (I'm told) of the opinion that tomato needed year round shelter in their zone. Their industry led to my being persuaded that I needed needed one too. It's all been down hill for me from then...  |
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Post by coppice on Jun 15, 2011 7:40:06 GMT -5
My first cold frame was built soley of scaveneged lumber plastic sheeting. About 6' x 4'. It was in Essex County VT and needed a night time blanket and a lantern till June. It had a hatch to enter into it from back. (the last time I built one that way).
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Post by okiedrifter on Jun 15, 2011 9:34:57 GMT -5
the first greenhouse on our farm was built for my Daddy.....it was a 40 by 60 and had raised bed so he could garden from his wheel chair he walked with assitance but needed to sit and garden he never planted a plant in there he died before he could..but it was built for him and I couldnt go in it without bawling like a new born calf.....Daddy died in Dec..in Mar a freak snow storm took down the grean house....this year my Honey will build a new one for me in a new spot.....Daddy in a Urn will be in a place of honor in it....I cant wait...
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Post by coppice on Jun 16, 2011 4:43:58 GMT -5
Evan Engber built his cold frame with both a top vent and an apron heat sink out front of it. All in glass, His thoughts were to shut down the top vent and retain the heat from his rocky-heat sink to make up the lack of heat in Essex County VT.
*If* snow pack was removed from the heat sink, it mostly worked.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2011 18:23:50 GMT -5
I have two cold frames lined with wood that have glass patio doors. The doors are not attached yet but I had planned on attaching them with counter weights this year. Just haven't gotten there yet...
I have two more patio doors that I would like to build cold frames to go with this year, just haven't gotten there yet...
See a pattern here. My "to do" list is just too long!
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