Early Spring Greenhouse Work
Hello, steemies!
Welcome to my greenhouse
The weather has been a bit warmer than average for the past couple of weeks here in the south central Upper Peninsula, and the greenhouse has been getting nice and warm during the day with the sunshine. The nice days have started me thinking about starting on preparing the greenhouse for planting season.
On a really nice day last week, I decided to go out to the greenhouse and get started on the work. This was the temperature in the center of the greenhouse.
The back wall of the greenhouse is not as warm because of the outside temperature, but it was still pretty good.
I had started the work for the new season last fall but ran out of time because of the winter temperatures. I had emptied the used dirt out of all the big growing pots and had started filling them with fresh potting soil, but I only got 3 of the 10 pots refilled before it got too cold to continue.
Because we store stuff in the greenhouse during the winter, the first thing I had to do to get started was to move a bunch of stuff out of the way. This is what it looked like before I started. You can see my garden wagon with the bags of potting soil that I need to get access to, and the big pots that need to be filled, under the other stuff.
After moving all the stuff out of the way, it's much easier to work in the area.
The dirt in the bags had been frozen all winter, but when I checked them, the top bag was thawed out and ready to be used. Before I put the dirt in the pots, I mix in some vermiculite to add a bit of looseness to the dirt, and to help retain some moisture a bit longer. To mix the vermiculite into the dirt, I use a wheelbarrow and a hoe. I brought the wheelbarrow into the greenhouse and started the process of mixing.
I was able to get all of the dirt in the 2 cubic foot bag mixed and put into a couple of the big pots.
I still have a ways to go to get the rest of the pots filled, but with the warmer days of spring, it will be just a matter of finishing the job. I will have to get the pond fish back out in the pond before I can finish, because the winter tank is sitting where 2 of my big pots sit in the summer months.
That's all I have for this post, thanks for stopping to check it out!
I would like to know, what are your ideas on building a greenhouse that will survive hail storms. (as i see more coming in the future)
Do i build a steel roof that slides over the glass / plastic roof?
It could be that i build this as an insulative blanket, and then it has dual benefit. Close every knight for heat retention, and God playing golf.
You can buy clear polycarbonate roofing for greenhouses. It's the same stuff that's used for safety glasses. It should handle the average hail with no problem. I think you can find out what it's impact resistance is rated at. I used it when I built my daughter's greenhouse.