Greenhouse build starts tomorrow

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schaplin

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Posted 1447819948	Reply with quote #1

Well it is finally here. The crew arrives tomorrow to put up my new greenhouse. Here's a few picture of the site. More to come. It was a bit over grown and stuff was hidden on it. and this needed to go before it fell and took out the back yard. They pulled it down right on my future greenhouse site. I knew that was how it needed to be dropped since if it fell the way it leaned the good by fence and pool. Looked better after days of brush cutting, weed wacking and raking. All of the junk recovered from the property. You can see the black walnut in the background Future storage shed. Yes the walls are rotten all the way. More on that later. __________________ Wish List: @Hmari, @Maltese beauty, @Col de Dame Grise, @Bryant Dark, @Lynhurst White, @Melcedonia Dark, @Panevino Dark, @Paradiso

jdsfrance

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Posted 1447838522	Reply with quote #2

Hi Schaplin, The more light hitting the greenhouse the better ... You may want to take some more trees down, or to reshape/resize them. Keep us posted ! __________________ ------------------------ Climate from -25°C to + 35°C Only cold hardy figtrees can make it here

Smungung

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Posted 1447847069	Reply with quote #3

Good luck on your new green house :) __________________ Matthew Mei Age:15 Zone 6A Secaucus, New Jersey Aquarist any questions pertaining to fish shoot me a message always willing to help! :) Gardener Fisherman

snaglpus

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Posted 1447854725	Reply with quote #4

You're gonna love it! __________________ Dennis Charlotte, North Carolina/Zone 8a

schaplin

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Posted 1447877255	Reply with quote #5

Update: One chain saw, assorted tools and two women later: frame mostly rebuilt, 3 walls up, ant infested wood reduced to 3 foot scrap for burning, good wood restacked with spacers for better drying. Will treat with borax to discourage ants. They are on there way! __________________ Wish List: @Hmari, @Maltese beauty, @Col de Dame Grise, @Bryant Dark, @Lynhurst White, @Melcedonia Dark, @Panevino Dark, @Paradiso

schaplin

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Posted 1447907538	Reply with quote #6

Didn't make it to the house. Raining all night into morning. More delays. __________________ Wish List: @Hmari, @Maltese beauty, @Col de Dame Grise, @Bryant Dark, @Lynhurst White, @Melcedonia Dark, @Panevino Dark, @Paradiso

schaplin

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Posted 1447954006	Reply with quote #7

They unloaded and went out for supplies and lunch. Progress __________________ Wish List: @Hmari, @Maltese beauty, @Col de Dame Grise, @Bryant Dark, @Lynhurst White, @Melcedonia Dark, @Panevino Dark, @Paradiso

schaplin

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Posted 1447984198	Reply with quote #8

Now we are really starting (2:30 pm ish) Here they are setting up the posts. As darkness falls it begins to look like a greenhouse. __________________ Wish List: @Hmari, @Maltese beauty, @Col de Dame Grise, @Bryant Dark, @Lynhurst White, @Melcedonia Dark, @Panevino Dark, @Paradiso

Smungung

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Posted 1447985013	Reply with quote #9

Setting it up, fun or not? __________________ Matthew Mei Age:15 Zone 6A Secaucus, New Jersey Aquarist any questions pertaining to fish shoot me a message always willing to help! :) Gardener Fisherman

schaplin

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Posted 1447986703	Reply with quote #10

Long way to set up. Still in building mode __________________ Wish List: @Hmari, @Maltese beauty, @Col de Dame Grise, @Bryant Dark, @Lynhurst White, @Melcedonia Dark, @Panevino Dark, @Paradiso

snaglpus

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Posted 1447987884	Reply with quote #11

Sharon, what's the dimensions of your gH? What's are you planning for the ground floor? __________________ Dennis Charlotte, North Carolina/Zone 8a

schaplin

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Posted 1448034830	Reply with quote #12

24' X 40' Floor will be gh plastic with stone eventually. When are you coming to check it out? __________________ Wish List: @Hmari, @Maltese beauty, @Col de Dame Grise, @Bryant Dark, @Lynhurst White, @Melcedonia Dark, @Panevino Dark, @Paradiso

jenniferarino83

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Posted 1448061680	Reply with quote #13

Massive. It will be rewarding. __________________ Jennifer A. Brown Wishlist: NONE Boise ID ZONE 5

Iowafig

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Posted 1448068000	Reply with quote #14

Wow big GH is it a kit or are they building one from materials? Just got done shoveling 10" of snow for the first time this winter. I already miss summer...

snaglpus

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Posted 1448071994	Reply with quote #15

wow! That's pretty big Sharon! I'll stop by after I move my trees inside for winterization. __________________ Dennis Charlotte, North Carolina/Zone 8a

schaplin

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Posted 1448074747	Reply with quote #16

We finished at about 8pm. Greenhouse building in the dark. I feel like Indiana Jones. I think even my eyelashes hurt. __________________ Wish List: @Hmari, @Maltese beauty, @Col de Dame Grise, @Bryant Dark, @Lynhurst White, @Melcedonia Dark, @Panevino Dark, @Paradiso

Smyfigs

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Posted 1448176703	Reply with quote #17

Sharon, real nice green house! Nice piece of terraine. Lovely. My dream is to have a little piece of land to grow fig trees (in ground), chickens, dogs, my cat, a small cabin with a fire place to cuddle with my husband & daughter...and a green house!!! __________________ Meg-Hardiness Zone 10a Looking for... Socorro Blk Wuhan Jolly Tiger Lamperia Preta Herschtetten St. Jean Black Ischia "The best way to show my gratitude is to accept everything, even my problems, with joy." ~ Mother Teresa "Do not pass by a man in need for you may be the hand of God to him." ~Proverbs 3:27~ "He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted." ~Job 5:4

schaplin

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Posted 1448244068	Reply with quote #18

The day after the greenhouse build I woke up to this which I think is a pretty good statement as to how exhausted I was. Yes that is the TV remote in the phone charger. What's worse it that I do not have a TV so the remote was carried from another part of the house. I have no memory of any of this. There is still much until it is finished. The gas line and power have not yet been run. Floor needs leveling and then plastic and then stone to finish. Benches still need to be built but it is a serious start. __________________ Wish List: @Hmari, @Maltese beauty, @Col de Dame Grise, @Bryant Dark, @Lynhurst White, @Melcedonia Dark, @Panevino Dark, @Paradiso

Figgysid1

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Posted 1448244951	Reply with quote #19

Very nice looking greenhouse! LOL on the remote. :P. I did something like that one time when I was really tired, I put my remote in the freezer and left the ice-cream on the arm of the couch. __________________ (Zone 12a) Big Island, Hawaii, 2,400 ft elevation, Fern Forest. Avg. July High 77,Avg.Jan.Low 56 Precipitation days 290, annual rainfall 201.80 inches.

Jerry_M

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Posted 1448306083	Reply with quote #20

Nice looking greenhouse. Now everyone without a greenhouse can be envious.:) __________________ Jerry Canyon Lake, TX 8b Wanted: Cajun Gold, Louisiana Honey, Schar Israel-114 grams

Smyfigs

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Posted 1448328814	Reply with quote #21

Lol...maybe youre onto something there, Sharon! A new invention for a remote TV setup?! Awesome greenhouse! __________________ Meg-Hardiness Zone 10a Looking for... Socorro Blk Wuhan Jolly Tiger Lamperia Preta Herschtetten St. Jean Black Ischia "The best way to show my gratitude is to accept everything, even my problems, with joy." ~ Mother Teresa "Do not pass by a man in need for you may be the hand of God to him." ~Proverbs 3:27~ "He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted." ~Job 5:4

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