Beau, Cord and Max on the last day.
Check it out - what a beaut! 18' X 64' This greenhouse is in the Gardner area - a lovely warm micro-climate for growing indoors and out. It is aerodynamic, and has snow shields on the front winter vents, and over the upper vents. They all have automatic openers on them. Natural convection provides the ventilation. There are two layers of barrels instead of 3 as this is in a warmer clime.
There is a combination of double-paned glass and clear twin-wall polycarbonate on the south wall to provide a Rocky Mountain view and to diffuse light and cut cost.
The boys double dug the beds and I sent tomato plants along - to get them started - it was so fun. It will be interesting to see what else they grow this winter.
There is a combination of double-paned glass and clear twin-wall polycarbonate on the south wall to provide a Rocky Mountain view and to diffuse light and cut cost.
The boys double dug the beds and I sent tomato plants along - to get them started - it was so fun. It will be interesting to see what else they grow this winter.
Double dug (Bio-intensive) beds ready to plant.
What a floor plan! They left room only for a table made of two blue barrels with a board on top. The rest is for growing. This is such a cool pic - I want to plant it - don't you? Think of all the possibilities and potential.
Okay - enough drooling. Hopefully - I will finally post the rest of the pictures of the building of this thing on the greenhouse pages. I gave it up - I don't know why but am fully aware I must continue and finish.
Cord, once again, learned so much building this thing and is currently designing the next one in Salida which involves an attached shed and porch. He is a great designer and is working away on it. There are talks for a greenhouse in Howard, Alma, La Veta and Walsenburg - we have to just keep on building - go Cord!
Many thanks to our good friend Rick, who built this along with Cord and the boys.
One more...
Okay - enough drooling. Hopefully - I will finally post the rest of the pictures of the building of this thing on the greenhouse pages. I gave it up - I don't know why but am fully aware I must continue and finish.
Cord, once again, learned so much building this thing and is currently designing the next one in Salida which involves an attached shed and porch. He is a great designer and is working away on it. There are talks for a greenhouse in Howard, Alma, La Veta and Walsenburg - we have to just keep on building - go Cord!
Many thanks to our good friend Rick, who built this along with Cord and the boys.
One more...
The other direction.
End of day.
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