Two in RI building HFGH 8x10 and 6x8!
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Comments (37)A recent update from the person who received the yucca is that it is green and doing well. The transplanted cholla are doing well, of course, but it will be a while before I know if any sacaton survived. We have been making progress but not as quickly as we hoped. (No surprise there! ;-) ) We have the foundation blocks for the outside beds in place up to ground level and filled with dirt. Pavers have been placed, but not yet leveled, between the existing shed and the north edge of the foundation. We have the water and electrical stubbed in. We have the SHCS tubes in place for the outside beds of the east greenhouse and hope to start filling that section soon with the removed dirt. We have removed all planned use of poured concrete from our plans and have made this planned structure possible to remove easily while still unlikely to be blown away. (Mostly due to bolting the foundation via J-bolts to rebar under bond beam cement blocks.) DH will be checking to see what type of permits/inspections we will need for electrical, water, and structures. I suspect that it will be just water and electric. We won't fill in any more until we find out. It is getting hot already so we will be putting in the outside structure and shade cloth before the central shed and greenhouses. That way we can work in the shade. :-)...See MoreThe new HFGH 8x10! Help!! What did i do??
Comments (13)It looks as though your panic attack has subsided. Good. I have had the 6x8 for some years now (I think four?) and still enjoy it. Would love to move up to the 8x10 but not sure if there's room for it. So, lucky you! I'm 5'7" and placed mine on a foundation of 2x10's for a little extra height; there is room to work without stooping and I don't mind having to step over the threshhold. My greenhouse is in a somewhat protected spot, with a large white oak to the west, a fence and naturalized area to the north and garden shed to the east, but I've not had any problems with wind. It is neither tied down, with minimal anchoring at the corners. We did, however, run two protective layers around the perimeter inside - under the gravel and up along the foundation: first a layer of hardware cloth to exclude burrowing animals that may wish to overwinter there, and then a layer of Reflectix insulation to exclude drafts. A couple of years ago I swept the gravel off to the sides and set a gray paver walkway down the middle (I'm an incorrigible barefoot gardener). There are several options for shelves. Someone posted photos of shelves secured to center posts at each end. Very nice. Mine are white cedar on the cheap: a local manufacturer/retailer/installer of fencing materials sells their picket fencing seconds for $10/3'x8' section. Cut off the pickets ends outside the two horizontal rails, and we had a bench top just the right size. Our winters are probably a little warmer here in coastal NJ than your RI winters, but I use the GH all winter. We put on its winter coat, a clear solar pool cover, in early November, and the 1" foam insulation panel on the north wall stays up year 'round. The insulation panels on the north 1/3 of the east and west walls, like the strip of Reflectix insulation on the lower part of the north roof, come down in spring. I overwinter tender perennials, grow some veggies and herbs through the winter, rotate house plants through for R&R, have a few orchids, start forced bulbs, start other rhizomes/bulbs/tubers for spring planting outside, and grow some seedlings - most are wintersown, but the tomatoes have to be started inside because I just can't wait for that first fresh, home-grown Jersey tomato! My husband enjoys the greenhouse, too ... no, he's not a gardener, he just likes to sit out there and read, lol. Not a bad idea to leave room for a chair while you're planning your space. That greenhouse will be arriving soon ... good luck and enjoy! (And please keep us posted.)...See MoreGot my HFGH (6x8)! Now I have questions!
Comments (31)I ALWAYS play nice (well, at least MOST of the time!!!) Okay, pictures have been taken - but not DL'd to computer yet (I'm surfing @ poolside via WiFi... Oh the SACRIFICES I have to make! ;-) I think I've been inspired to post an addendum to my "Garden Page" (you can get there from my webpage, linked below). I haven't done it yet, but I'll try to post my GH erection efforts "Step-By-Step." They won't be as good as conifers'/Dax's pictorial, but I'll do my best (Gotta "Give Back to the Community," right?!!) I think the wood-cutting is still a "hair" off, but the 'errors' will be put on the back-side (next to a fence, where no one will ever walk / have an opportunity to bend the aluminum base). Or maybe I'll add some skinny/lath/shim kinda material for the Too hot to dig up veggies right now, so I'll postpone that 'til early evening (or early tomorrow morning). I'll probably move my "boring observations" to the webpage (When I start it!). I'll just make note, on here, when I post updates - so I won't bore everyone with my long-winded commentary!!! Of course, I'm *sure* I'll have more questions as I go through this - and I *will* post those questions here! And I just thought of another Q: Should I paint the RW base before I assemble it? If so, white (for reflective qualities)? Or black (for heat-sinking)??? Or should I just hold off on that altogether (bearing in mind that it'll be easier to paint BEFORE I assemble it)??? Any thoughts...??? Thanks - AGAIN - for all the support, insight and advice! And thanks - in advance - for enduring my upcoming questions!!! You guys ROCK!!! -Nancy Here is a link that might be useful: IMQTPI's Garden Page (I'll update it soon!!!)...See MoreFirst Year with 6 x 8 HFGH
Comments (5)Buyorsell, it sounds like you have a lovely greenhouse. I put down crushed bluestone and, while I do like the way it packs, it was rough on my sometimes-bare feet, so last fall I pushed it to the perimeter, poured and leveled some sand and laid a walkway in the center, 3 blocks wide, of the gray rectangular patio blocks. Life is so much easier now, lol. Maybe something like this would work for you? Are you planning on adding any basic weather proofing this winter? I had great luck with a light dusting of ordinary flour on the aphids; come back about an hour or two later and they'll be all dried up; just spray plants with water to clean them off. Spider mites are a little more stubborn. There are several products on the market, from organic to the heavy-hitting synthetic chemicals, to keep them at bay. If your plants are all ornamentals, you may want to consider a systemic, which is applied to the soil and taken up by the plant and poisons the pests that feed upon it. It's about time to start preparing our greenhouse for the coming season. Hope everyone will have a good one this winter! Diane...See MoreRelated Professionals
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