Discussion forum for the various methods and structures used for getting an early start on your growing season, extending it for several weeks or even year 'round.
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#16 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Illinois, zone 6
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The fix was $30. The plastic was fine. It came out a little lumpy, but it just made it through this winter, holding about 6-8" of snow twice. That was really pushing it; there was a lot of sagging. The storm that collapsed it originally was about 8-10" of ice pellets. Ice is really heavy. My clearspan building made it through just fine, though.
I like the Gothic Arch, but it requires more plastic, and wind load becomes an issue. The high tunnel I am building now for my mom and stepdad is an a-frame. We are hoping it will shed snow. It's 16' at the peak, though. I am hoping it will stand up to wind. My high tunnel that collapsed is only 8' high at the peak. It is horrible about snow, but it will shed wind easily. I think it would take a tornado to blow it away. The end walls of the high tunnel are five 4x4 posts set in concrete. One layer of 6-mil plastic pulled those posts inward several feet on each end, and yet the plastic was fine. The force required to pull those posts over was tremendous. It snapped several metal bolts. And yet the plastic never tore. I would have never guessed that would have happened. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Newfoundland, Canada
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I'm glad you could fix it! Snow loads are wicked here too, although wind loads are.. even scarier for a hoop house.
My greenhouse is attached to my house.. it was rebuilt once already, about 12 years ago, due to the crushing effect of a really heavy snow load, sliding off the roof and smashing the greenhouse below. That was a simpler design - the rebuild has a mini-roof to take snow load better, but cuts down on the amount of light. Here's what it looks like from the window above, at present (except that more snow is falling, at the moment). |
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#18 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: northern MN
Posts: 26
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Here is my attempt ..just finishing up the frame, the endwalls are the hardest. |
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#19 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Bozeman, Montana Zone 6b
Posts: 333
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100 gallons added last week.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Bozeman, Montana Zone 6b
Posts: 333
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100 Gallons added last week.
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#21 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: northern MN
Posts: 26
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I like the heat collection.
What is in the containers below the milk jugs? |
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#22 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Den of Drunken Fools
Posts: 38,539
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I bet the milk jugs are full of moon shine.
Worth |
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#23 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Bozeman, Montana Zone 6b
Posts: 333
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Soil for my plants
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#24 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Bozeman, Montana Zone 6b
Posts: 333
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Actually white wine.
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#25 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Posts: 329
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My water jugs were not UV stable, & went wall o waterfall
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500 sq ft of raised rows zone 8a |
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#26 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Bozeman, Montana Zone 6b
Posts: 333
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Here are some pics of my greenhouse one day apart.
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#27 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Northern Minnesota - zone 3
Posts: 3,226
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I hope everything inside stayed snug and warm!
And don't send any more of that white stuff my way this spring! ![]()
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#28 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Bozeman, Montana Zone 6b
Posts: 333
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37f was the low so all is good.
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#29 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Den of Drunken Fools
Posts: 38,539
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Where did you get all of those magenta colored pots?
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#30 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Bozeman, Montana Zone 6b
Posts: 333
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Walmart the were $3 on sale instead of $14 so I went pink
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