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Post by theresa on Mar 19, 2005 7:01:38 GMT -6
I can make one of those, looks that way to me too XDX
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Mar 19, 2005 7:11:09 GMT -6
Oh My Goodness!!! ...Just imagine you didn't see that!!! Darn, Douglas...don't look man... Shaking Well ok, yeah that's the end of a 4 1/2 foot x 2" tube that feeds the 4 feet of 'goodies' under the mound....gees, me secret is OUT Squinting
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Post by YB on Mar 19, 2005 7:20:06 GMT -6
No Axe, that's his hidden potato cannon, drives his nieghbors nuts ROTFLMAO
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2005 7:40:38 GMT -6
Oh My Goodness!!! ...Just imagine you didn't see that!!! Darn, Douglas...don't look man... Well ok, yeah that's the end of a 4 1/2 foot x 2" tube that feeds the 4 feet of 'goodies' under the mound....gees, me secret is OUT See what??? Actually I am an advocate of "direct watering" ?? I use water spikes on most all my plants. I save rainwater cuz the city water is bad stuff and dont waste a drop of natures water by puttin it directly where it needs to go!
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Post by douglas on Mar 19, 2005 8:39:41 GMT -6
I been using drip emiters along with two water tanks I fill up every few days, saves time when yer on da go, and I feed my plants with liquid peters 20-20-20 every week or so through the emiters
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Post by jeanette on Mar 19, 2005 11:39:01 GMT -6
dude!!! i can make a bunch of that sort of thing.. for some reason over the years i've saved the tent supports of long dead 'dome' tents.. i've often wondered why i save them now i know. oh yeah!! there's the solution to my stawberry eating rabbits too. coarse now that my stawberries are under a foot of new snow i wont have to worry about it for a while.
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Mar 19, 2005 12:55:53 GMT -6
Bravo XDX, and to anyone who saves mother natures water for the garden! Thumb It is saved around the Pharm here too, and is then used directly...or in my Tea generator...Ahhh, The tea gizmo...more 'fodder' for my march to 1000 posts! ROTFLMAO
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Post by douglas on Mar 19, 2005 15:48:07 GMT -6
I use a screen fence to keep dem wabbits out of da patch Thumb
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Mar 19, 2005 19:15:13 GMT -6
Wascally Wabbits! ROTFLMAO
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Post by douglas on Mar 20, 2005 8:45:23 GMT -6
So far I made the foundation to this thing insulated, and and two glass walls.............going for broke to see if I can finish it today because of being late getting my seeds in
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Post by seadog on Mar 20, 2005 15:34:48 GMT -6
It has occurred to me that some of the things I do here may not work in the midwest because of the wind but actually the conduit is flexible enough to sway in the wind and not give way so long as I anchor the plastic well with bricks.
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Post by jeanette on Mar 21, 2005 15:42:35 GMT -6
it's always windy here in the spring!!
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Post by douglas on Mar 21, 2005 17:17:28 GMT -6
Windy in Michigan in spring too
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Post by seadog on Mar 22, 2005 20:27:09 GMT -6
I went to college in Grand Forks and Fargo North Dakota and the wind never stopped, winter summer spring or fall.
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Post by groman on Mar 23, 2005 21:43:36 GMT -6
Hi neighbors just logged on will do intro when more time.I would like to share my greenhouse which I built totally without help and I have read of someone's gas heat problem and if they can get wood and 55gal barrels problem solved I am including picture and in far end very homemade barrel stove, due to money shortage I used sawsall to cut door and reinforced cut out material and used for door then cut out for pipe and now I have heat, 6mm plastic cost $65.00 well everything total $600.00 and a man can spend as little as $65.00 if he thinks a lot and ask questions in the right places, which I hope is here on Farmer Phil's site.Greenhouse roof is 3/4" PVC on 24" centers and 5/8" rebar in every other 3/4" PVC pipe, turn's out super strong and very flexible. [
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Post by douglas on Mar 24, 2005 5:15:42 GMT -6
Well I finaly finished my small greenhouse last night and it's tight as a drum. I used green wood to avoid rottening and the three panels work great ofcourse with a little sealer and dry wall screws to hold it together. I placed a sm electric heater in the top corner with a thermastate in the other corner and tested it out and it works great Thumb Going to see if I can start my tomatoes, peppers, egg plants today
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Post by YB on Mar 24, 2005 8:16:17 GMT -6
Hi Groman. nice greenhouse.
Ah yes, the ol'e 55 gallon drum furnace. Does that thing heat the greenhouse evenly being at one end? I would think being in the middle would be better. But then again, I havn't built a greenhouse yet ROTFLMAO
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Post by YB on Mar 24, 2005 8:19:45 GMT -6
Good work Doug, I am still waiting for my hotbed to heat up. It's been raining here for a few days and is calling for more.. This sucks since I can't do nothing in the garden till we have a few days of warmer dry weather. When I build my shed I think I will make it part greenhouse...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2005 8:29:00 GMT -6
Indeed nice there groman!
Doug keep monitoring your temps and keep me informed! Pics???
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Post by jeanette on Mar 24, 2005 8:32:58 GMT -6
wow groman very nice!! what great state are you from?
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Post by groman on Mar 24, 2005 21:18:23 GMT -6
[/img].gif[/img].gif[/img] [/quote]Well I started seed in that end and when it was cold rather than take a chance I hung a tarp as a divider as you can see I am digging the soil from stove to opposite end and with roots and rocks and a shovel it is tough, but no I will need an additional stove for colder nights next winter, to be sure it stay's warm and a second layer of plastic inside to be more certain, we were way to poor this winter, hope's are up for next winter.
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Post by groman on Mar 24, 2005 21:22:24 GMT -6
wow groman very nice!! what great state are you from? Hello and thanks I am from Tennessee 5 miles from Alabama border
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Post by groman on Mar 24, 2005 21:31:26 GMT -6
Hi folks and thanks for compliments and as a bonus for just being nice I will be glad to assist anyone in how to's and what not to's constructing one of these and I have lots of newer ideas, always after thoughts, as a friend of mine would say to his brother hind sight is 20/20 after my friend would finish a project his brother would often say you should have.
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Post by seadog on Mar 26, 2005 9:42:58 GMT -6
Thats a serious looking greenhouse groman. send us some pics when its full of plants.
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Post by douglas on Mar 26, 2005 9:52:25 GMT -6
The sun was half out yesterday and that thing heated up over 100 degrees so I lifted the top some to let some heat out, haff to keep an eye on this thing every day now, no seeds coming up yet but should be soon
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2005 8:36:12 GMT -6
Ya Doug on sunny days my greenhouse reaches around 100 degrees, but then on cloudy days I'm lucky to hit 60! At nite it drops to 30-35 but the plants in there dont seem affected. Heat retention is my problem! Anyone got ideas?
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Mar 27, 2005 8:43:39 GMT -6
Maybe...a sand floor, some large stones, milk bottles painted black and filled with water, Inner tubes filled with water, let you pets, or kids and wife, sleep in there at night ROTFLMAO gee xdx, going to have to think about it I guess...ok, I'm thinkin' .....and it HURTS! Disturbed
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Post by douglas on Mar 27, 2005 9:02:41 GMT -6
Went and checked this morning and I have a bunch of Alyssums springing up Thumb Have to keep a spray bottle ready so the top doesn't dry out, I'm hoping the marigolds will be next
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Post by douglas on Mar 27, 2005 9:05:02 GMT -6
I'm holding at about 75-80 at night, put T in dere and they for sure will be fine Thumb
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Post by lilsparrow on Mar 27, 2005 9:52:28 GMT -6
*chuckle, chuckle*
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