I was reminded last week of how long it has been since I posted here. I must admit I have missed sharing our adventure. There is always so many things to do that sometimes things fall by the wayside.
So today I would like to share our recycled green house.
Some may know that most of our greenhouse didn’t get delivered after the truck business, however all the plastic panels have been put to good use.
All the wood for the frame was either free or we picked up very cheap.
The frame went up in two days, the best thing about using secondhand materials to build with is you can just start & finish where ever you like. The uprights are let’s say 2.4 so that’s how tall the wall will be. The old tin is this long and we have this many sheets so that is how big we can make the building. Having your building materials dictate how big you can build is fun & sometimes a little challenging.
The glass sliding door and window were free and turned out to be a perfect fit.
Having good quality powers tools makes the job easier & a generator is very necessary out here
Day 3 the silver paper went on, also a free find at the tip.
The tin came from Andrews brother from his shed that was burnt in a bush fire.
The greenhouse is facing north west so it gets sun all day.
We used all the plastic greenhouses panels from our old one for the rest of the walls.
To me this looks like the best most awesome green house ever.
We have a few gravel pits on our property, it might not look like it but the floor is gravel and is mostly level.
The hardest part of this build was by far the staging. I am glad i took the time to pull them down before we moved so they were mostly unbent. However the problem with this staging is its a pain in the neck to put together.
A greenhouse is very necessary down here if you want to grow anything over winter as we have a lot of frost and when we are lucky sometimes a bit of snow. This year will be its second winter, last year we had one really cold night that was -10 & so much frost it looked like snow the next morning, as a result it froze my pineapple plants, needless to say they didn't recover. Every growing year is different & its always an experiment.
Happy Adventures Nicole, Andrew & Sally Girl
Oh, I missed your blog posts Nicole. I'm glad you're able to share again - for however long. Excellent work on the greenhouse. A lovely, dedicated place for plants. With the changing weather patterns, it doesn't hurt to have that buffer.
ReplyDeleteWe're more likely to have the heat kill our plants, than the cold. Even during winter! We seem to have a few freakish hot days, in the middle of winter, and sets everything to seed. Weird. Maybe we'll get a freakish frost this year? Doesn't normally happen, but the climate is certainly unpredictable!
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DeleteHi Chris, i have missed catching up on all my fav blogs as well as posting about life here at Early Bird Farm.
Deletethe weather sure is unpredictable but that makes life more fun even when it makes you want to cry....
You two are so clever, that is an awesome greenhouse. We also had a -10 & a few -8's last winter & lost a few lavender plants but they were in the ground, I will have to frost proof my lavender garden this winter.
ReplyDeletehi Kerrie, it makes the job go easier and faster when you have all the materials ready to go. i also lost all my lavender to frost last year which is crazy as in town there are a few lavender hedges and they were not effected. Maybe because they were a lot bigger and well established.
DeleteNicole, I know a young family who have set out on an adventure like you did years ago. You can read about their progress on Em's blog https://asimplelivingjourney.blogspot.com/ Perhaps you could be an encouragement to Emma as you have been there done that so to speak :-)
ReplyDeleteHi Nanna Chel, thanks for the link i will head over and say hi
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