Green House covering - Page 2

snappybob · January 2, 2011

Well most of the covering is on now. We'll have another cold front soon enough. We'll see how it does in the wind.

Funny that you should mention the wiggle wire channels. I was told about them at the nursery. I have one channel running down each side. They work really good.

Elsewhere the covering is held on with binder clips, staples and crossed fingers.

desertlzbn · January 2, 2011

I bought a 22x50 ft roll of greenhouse 6 mil plastic for about 200 plus shipping, from Gothic Arches Greenhouses for my big greenhouse. It works great. The problem with the drop cloth plastic out here is that we get about a month out of it before it starts to break down.
I also made a small hoop house and covered it with the greenhouse plastic and then at night I cover it with a tarp from HD for added protection when it gets down below freezing. Thank goodness that only happens a few nights of the winter here.

kath · January 2, 2011

It looks GREAT! Very neat. No experience with this, so I don't know how to keep it from being blown about in the wind.

Mark0820 · January 2, 2011

That's a nice looking greenhouse.

Dawningstar1 · January 2, 2011

Love your greenhouse looks like you put a lot of work in it... great job!!!

Stepheninky · January 2, 2011

If the plastic makes like a wave across it when the wind blows (not sure if I am explaining that clear enough) then one thing they do here on hoop houses and tobacco tunnels they add a cross rope. you would tie a rope from bottom corner to opposite bottom corner so that the two ropes cross in the middle of the top of the greenhouse like an X, you can adjust these ropes so that it tightens the plastic to the frame of the tunnel. This sturdies it up a bit. Just an ideal if the winds become an issue. The greenhouse looks awesome by the way.

alamo5000 · January 2, 2011

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Originally Posted by Stepheninky

If the plastic makes like a wave across it when the wind blows (not sure if I am explaining that clear enough) then one thing they do here on hoop houses and tobacco tunnels they add a cross rope. you would tie a rope from bottom corner to opposite bottom corner so that the two ropes cross in the middle of the top of the greenhouse like an X, you can adjust these ropes so that it tightens the plastic to the frame of the tunnel. This sturdies it up a bit. Just an ideal if the winds become an issue. The greenhouse looks awesome by the way.

I was thinking the same thing. Only it doesn't nessesarily have to be an X. He probably could get away with just running little ropes across the top every few feet.

I would go ahead and do that to be honest. It looks good but a 35mph wind could change that.

Worth1 · January 2, 2011

It looks great

but will look better with plants in it.

What mil covering did you use?

Worth

snappybob · January 2, 2011

The covering is 4 mil. I just loooked back through my posts and noticed that I have not mentioned where I got the idea for the design. It came from a website called Erics Projects http://www.ericsprojects.com
I changed it a little bit but not much. I liked the idea of the cattle panels. It made things go a lot easier I think. The rope suggestion is a good one. I think I will do that.

Worth1 · January 2, 2011

I like the cow panel idea. I have some 3/4 inch rigid conduit that I have bent to form a house.

It is huge, something like 16widex16tallx20long I could grow a few small trees in it.

I could weld the cow panels to it for strength AND support the cover.

Looks nice.

Worth

stormymater · January 3, 2011

would someone post a pic of a cow panel pleeeze? Having read about these for several years now & not having a mental pic of what they are is aggravating (esp after going to our farm/feed store & getting blank stares when asking for several)...TIA

Stepheninky · January 3, 2011

Here is a pic of a cattle panel. You might ask them if they have feedlot pannels for cattle.

This ad is old by the way they usually run at most places around $20 but they occasionally do go on sale. Think I paid $16 each for the 5 I have last year

Basically it is like a 16ft section of wire fence that is 48" tall except it is very heavy duty and does not bend very easily.

stormymater · January 3, 2011

Thank you! That helps a lot!

RinTinTin · January 3, 2011

Cattle panels have a million uses around the yard. They can often be cheaper than CRW. Quick, cheap trellises that can easily be relocated, and last for years.

snappybob · January 6, 2011

We are supposed to have a few days of lows in the mid 20's here next week. This would be a great time to gain some knowledge on heating the greenhouse. I plan to buy a heater this weekend and some tarps to close up the ends. I'm going to get an electric heater with a fan. How big of a heater do you guys think I will need to keep it above freezing enough to have my tomato plants in there at mid 20's? I'm not going to put them in there this weekend but I want to see what would happen if I did. I don't want to risk some calamity like popping a circuit breaker in the middle of the night. This will be a test run.

January 2, 2011	#20
Dawningstar1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 36	Love your greenhouse looks like you put a lot of work in it... great job!!! __________________ Plant a thought, like a seed it will flourish with love, sunlight, water and shelter from the storm

January 2, 2011	#16
snappybob SETTFest™ Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 214	Well most of the covering is on now. We'll have another cold front soon enough. We'll see how it does in the wind. Funny that you should mention the wiggle wire channels. I was told about them at the nursery. I have one channel running down each side. They work really good. Elsewhere the covering is held on with binder clips, staples and crossed fingers.

January 2, 2011	#17
desertlzbn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tucson Posts: 659	I bought a 22x50 ft roll of greenhouse 6 mil plastic for about 200 plus shipping, from Gothic Arches Greenhouses for my big greenhouse. It works great. The problem with the drop cloth plastic out here is that we get about a month out of it before it starts to break down. I also made a small hoop house and covered it with the greenhouse plastic and then at night I cover it with a tarp from HD for added protection when it gets down below freezing. Thank goodness that only happens a few nights of the winter here.

January 2, 2011	#18
kath Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: zone 6b, PA Posts: 5,664	It looks GREAT! Very neat. No experience with this, so I don't know how to keep it from being blown about in the wind.

January 2, 2011	#19
Mark0820 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 907	That's a nice looking greenhouse.

January 2, 2011	#21
Stepheninky Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 682	If the plastic makes like a wave across it when the wind blows (not sure if I am explaining that clear enough) then one thing they do here on hoop houses and tobacco tunnels they add a cross rope. you would tie a rope from bottom corner to opposite bottom corner so that the two ropes cross in the middle of the top of the greenhouse like an X, you can adjust these ropes so that it tightens the plastic to the frame of the tunnel. This sturdies it up a bit. Just an ideal if the winds become an issue. The greenhouse looks awesome by the way.

January 2, 2011	#23
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	It looks great but will look better with plants in it. What mil covering did you use? Worth

January 3, 2011	#26
stormymater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pleasure Island, NC 8a Posts: 1,162	would someone post a pic of a cow panel pleeeze? Having read about these for several years now & not having a mental pic of what they are is aggravating (esp after going to our farm/feed store & getting blank stares when asking for several)...TIA

January 3, 2011	#29
RinTinTin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Seattle Posts: 581	Cattle panels have a million uses around the yard. They can often be cheaper than CRW. Quick, cheap trellises that can easily be relocated, and last for years.

January 6, 2011	#30
snappybob SETTFest™ Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 214	We are supposed to have a few days of lows in the mid 20's here next week. This would be a great time to gain some knowledge on heating the greenhouse. I plan to buy a heater this weekend and some tarps to close up the ends. I'm going to get an electric heater with a fan. How big of a heater do you guys think I will need to keep it above freezing enough to have my tomato plants in there at mid 20's? I'm not going to put them in there this weekend but I want to see what would happen if I did. I don't want to risk some calamity like popping a circuit breaker in the middle of the night. This will be a test run.