As stated, short story, marshy low lying area. Stays mostly dry, working on building up for drainage. Near a creek as well. Most of these systems call for perforated pipe, but I think it would just fill with water. We live in an area that can get 75+ inches a year. So is there a way to do one of these systems in wet areas? Solid pipe sealed with a cleanout for condensation? Not planning on going very deep, 16" frost line. More along the lines of the gh in the snow, running about 600' of pipe 2-3' deep. More info in the link. Pipe will be under a future food forest...

I’ve done the “prebuild” pieces (walls, rafters) but waiting on the weather to clear to put it up outside. Just wanted to update that the new 7x8 yardistry GH at Costco (not online at Costco or yardistry sites yet) is 9.5 ft tall! This is why I purchased it after putting up the original version a couple months ago. This is so much better for my citrus/mangoes with the height. Also has a big window that opens out on one side. In addition, the door can be placed on either the long side or the shorter side, so you get extra flexibility. Just an fyi.

Hello! I was hoping to get some suggestions on a green house build. I am building a 20x12 lean-to against a building with metal siding and have some questions.....

• Is glass , double pane, the best option for sides and roofing?
• I'm in zone 6a and would like to grow year round. Is it worth it to dig down 3.5 ft and have a concrete/brick foundation.
• Would you recommend wood or metal framing?

Any other helpful tips would be appreciated.

Hi,

We have a greenhouse thats built on a single layer brick course, 2 bricks high.

inside the greenhouse its just mud, and some shingle from previous. Its about 5" from the mud to the top of the bricks. Can I just buy either 10mm or 20mm shingle and literally fill the greenhouse to the top of the brick coursework? Im worries that standing on it will shift around too much at that depth, but then theres nowhere for it to go as its contained?

Thanks

Hi, I would like to power automatic roll-up sides with a solar panel and battery. Is anyone doing this and what is your setup? Ideally I would like to have everything operate off of 24VDC as this is what the roll-up side motors take, however most controllers I've seen accept only 110VAC. My ideal situation would be wiring a 24VDC solar panel to a 24VDC battery which would then feed directly (without an inverter) into some kind of a controller capable of operating in stages (i.e., if ventilation was required, the roll-ups would operate a certain set amount of time and then pause for a certain set amount of time before re-evaluating the temperature; this way the roll-ups would not yo-yo up and down all the time). Or can someone talk me out of this setup? Maybe I should just setup a 48V solar system with an inverter that could then be used to power other equipment in the future?

Does anyone have good sources of information (books, articles, websites) on the history of greenhouses? I’d especially like to know about the period of home architecture where greenhouse additions were built into homes, and when they faded out.

Thank you!

I live in the US plant hardiness zone 6a/6b. It usually will only dip into the low teens a few days each year but some years there is the random day or two that can dip into the -10f temps with wind chills. Lately winters have been pretty mild though, with temps in the 20s or 30s and it doesnt seem to snow much here compared to when I was a child.

I currently have 3 large trellised 20g pots with 6ft dragon fruit plants on castors in my heated garage. Dragon fruit grow best in temps ranging from 50f to 85f but can handle higher temps but might not flower/ set fruit in extreme heat, and they can handle temps in the low 40s but will die when temps approach freezing.

I want to get a greenhouse this spring, something around 12ftx8ft and will anchor it to my south facing concrete patio out back. Im looking at the 2 ply polycarbonate style greenhouses which should add an insulation factor since my winters can get pretty cold. Not sure yet if I will buy a greenhouse in a box or build my own framing and use 2 ply polycarb panels.

Im researching using black rain barrels filled with water for a thermal heat mass that will collect heat during the day and put out warmth during the night. Might add a heater or two to the barrel. If this doesnt keep the temps high enough I would look into other heating options.

Ive never had a greenhouse though and wonder if I should just use it to house the plants in the colder spring and fall seasons, bringing them out in the full sun durring the summer, or if I could/should grow them inside the greenhouse year round? In the dead of summer its usually mid 90s and humid here so wonder if it will get too hot to grow them in the greenhouse in summer?

I know probably noone here grows dragonfruit but also know you guys have greenhouse experience and dragonfruit growing should be similar to succulent plants or other fruit bearing sub tropical plants.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

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I have a crested gecko and its light are connected to an analog timer that switches them on/off. Will a misting system connected to the "Inkbird Humidity Controller" work the same way? When the Inkbird reads that the tanks humidity is below a certain level, will it turn on on the misting system?

Last year I put an inflatable tub in and moved all of my potted plants from he front porch in there before the first freeze. My thinking was that the plants (Impatience, salvia, vinca, fuchsia, geraniums, begonias, etc.) would survive a few weeks longer and I would get to enjoy the flowers for a few extra weeks.

What ended up happening was everything stayed in full bloom and when springtime came, they all got moved back to the front porch. This is Oregon so an impatient is an annual that might get a foot tall and foot wide by winter. Mine were as big as shrubs this year! One pot was at least four feet wide and three feet tall-all covered with flowers!!! That poor thing finally collapsed under its own weight.

Any suggestions for plants that would flourish under such conditions? The impatiens were amazing but collapsed. I'm wondering if there is something similar-lots of flowers, doesn't get huge, that would transition well from porch to greenhouse and back. (the greenhouse gets blazing hot in august so I have to move things out or they get melted-even with the doors open it is on a cement pad that gets reflected heat-so--a plant that can survive heat would also be helpful.

Also--by February I had a pretty bad aphid attack going. I didn't want to use pesticides. This year a pretty honking house spider was in one of the plants that got moved back in. It is huge and terrifying but I figured if it would eat aphids so I told it to go live over in the corner. It refuses to listen and is directly over the hot tub. Anyone ever winter over a spider like this? Will I need to get some fruit flies or something for it?

Sorry for all the questions. My greenhouse went from all spring use with seeds, emptied in the summer and winter to this tropical, year round, VERY moist growth space that is magical (it is in FULL bloom still) but has such a flip flop of environments (moist cold tropical to hot tropical to scorching dessert and back...) (I am going to try a greenhouse cover this august).

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We're looking to get a greenhouse kit, hopefully 16x16 or even 20x16. We'd like it be a rather permanent fixture and last 20-30 years. Would it be worth opting for glass, or is polycarbonate good enough quality? We have very sunny summers and very cloudy octobers-aprils

So I have a garden shed in my yard & I have plans! I'm going to take an end wall out and frame in a small area (8x4 ish) that I'll be turning into a greenhouse. I have access to some old windows from a house demo - wood frames in ok condition, decent glass quality. I can frame it with 2x4's pretty easily.

I'm not sure what to do about the roof though. The windows were from a double hung installation so the frame is pretty substantial - if I use them the rain will collect in them which I suspect will lead them to rot in short order.

I don't really want to use the plastic corrugated stuff, but I'm not finding anything else suitable. Any ideas out there?