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The greenhouse it totally finished.  So I thought I'd post a few pics and thank everyone again for all their helpful suggestions.  As you can see from the photos my wife and kids are trying to claim it - no figs in it yet!   It's just a small hobby greenhouse, so it's not big enough for all of us.  I actually posted a separate thread about whether I should move the figs in there tomorrow as temperatures are about to cool in western pa.  But I didn't get any replies.

I am planning to build a separate "fig house" to store my figs for winter.  But I'm running out of time and energy.  Can they be over-wintered in the greenhouse?  I'll add enough heat to make sure they don't frees obviously. Would it need to be blacked out?  Or just wrap the figs? Or nothing?

Thanks again

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Nice greenhouse Tony, Cadillac model. Congrats and put it to good use by filling it with figs.

Nice work Tony, when are you going to come help build mine?  :)

Seriously, now I'm going to have to come visit yours in addition to Art's to get ideas for my eventual greenhouse project; not sure how soon I will get one but it will happen eventually.  My wife is on board with the idea, gotta start saving the pennies and nickels

Absolutely you could winter your figs in there, the only question is how are you going to heat it and how much it will cost.  Art or someone else with a greenhouse will have to tell you about parking the figs in it now for additional heat

Thanks Ed.  You are welcome to come take a look.  

Mine was actually pretty cheap to build.  The pavers are recycled, all the trim work is from an old deck I took up, same with the benches and sink basin inside.  The windows are from my brothers house, the door is made of of odds and ends - including the original windows from my house, the sink is from my parents.  

I said it's all done but I guess that's not entirely true.  I'm going to add water next year from rain barrels.

My only regret is it isn't bigger.  But that's the breaks when you live in town.  

Thanks 

Tony, Congrats on the great looking greenhouse. Great job!

You can most definitely over winter them in your greenhouse. The hard thing is heating it. They will go dormant for most of the winter. Probably Dec.-March. Mine started to wake up at the beginning of March. I kept my t-stat at 40 in the coldest months.

I am a little worried about heating it. I don't have access to gas. So the only practical option for me seems to be electric, propane or kerosene. Electric would be easiest since it wouldn't need vented. But electric will likely cost the most. Though I love my trees I don't want to go broke keeping them alive. I'll have to do some research.

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