Activating the Greenhouse Made of 100% Upcycled Materials in our Sustainable Community
In preparation for the upcoming freeze, we moved our plants into our sustainable greenhouse today!
@quinneaker broke down the important aspects of building a greenhouse in his article (with video): Greenhouses Are One of The Most Important Aspects To a 365 Day a Year Grow Operation. This Article Explains How They Work, Why They Are Important and What Kind You Will Need.
With his guidance, we constructed a temporary winter shelter for our plants! We factored in these important aspects to consider in building a greenhouse:
1. Materials
2. Light
3. Heat
4. Watering
5. Location
MATERIALS
@everlove is the strongest one at the GOE - she's more capable than males half her age!
We received a donation of straw bales, so we used them to build the walls of our greenhouse! We stacked them 3 high in the back and one high in the front to make a nice easy slope for resting our glass doors at an angle. We will cover the structure with tarps for extra warmth.
The back wall started to buckle after a rain, so we added a second row of straw bales for structural support.
Everyone lent a hand to get the task done!
LIGHT
We use repurposed glass doors to allow plenty of light to reach our plants.
HEAT
Straw bales provide a cozy nest for our plants. While the glass doors amplify the sun's heat, we also covered the straw bales with a black tarp to maximize passive solar energy. We will cover the structure with a layer of clear tarps when it gets colder, and have additional opaque tarps to pull over the whole thing to tuck the plants in on especially cold nights. Here in Texas, it may drop below freezing in the day time, but we generally have to open the structure during the day to cool it down some so our plants don't fry.
WATERING
We designed an opening in one end of the greenhouse to allow Eden Knight entry for water. Additionally, because #1 we will have to open it to release heat on warm Texas days and #2 we made a relatively short design, we have the capability of watering from outside the structure as well.
LOCATION
We choose a nice spot at the back of our property to construct our greenhouse. It faces the south to capture the most heat and light from the winter sun.
Then we filled the structure with our sweet herbs, tomatoes, and young trees!
We found a cool bug shell.
Then we celebrated the protection of our potted plants with a nice lunch!
@quinneaker's Greenhouse Consciousness video:
Cost of materials = $0
We hope you are inspired to create your own sustainable solutions for food production!
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Another valuable project done at the highest levels of sustainability.
There is no need for fancy or advanced technology, no need even for money. In truth the most sustainable life is a simple and natural life.
Easy~*~
An easy, simple, natural, sustainable, free life is an absolute blessing!
So grateful you set the example, @quinneaker!
Nice!! I am happy to have played a part in creating this.
Grateful for your contribution @apollomission!
Thank you for sharing our great day with the Steemians. There were so many pluses about this day.
This designs feels very resourceful, functional, and responsible. We were blessed with a workout at the same time. We created something with our hands that serves a beneficial purpose, we worked together as a team, we built our communication skills, honed our abilities, expanded our experience, enjoyed the creative process--and did it all with salvaged materials that now have purposeful use, instead of filling up the landfill. Our day was full of productive play that provided us with a safe winter home for our plants and seedlings. We didn't get paid but we did something highly beneficial for the entire community, and we didn't need to be entertained or distracted because we were already doing exactly what we wanted to do. It was another awesome day and this is a really great post. I'm grateful to be a part of such a fulfilling and rewarding experience.
And we didn't spend any money thus did not support the global military industrial complex!
Exactly!!! I believe most people do not realize the implications of their actions, and how supporting corporations is supporting the things they say they do not want. Steemit is a pretty open minded community, however, and I feel there is some awareness of that coming soon.
We have much more light to shine, and hopefully people will be ready to look!
That's going to be a really sturdy greenhouse
Suvate~
You guys are the real deal! Love it!!
The ultimate DIYers, and we can do it all! Thanks @hilarski!
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Thank you for your post.
It may be good to work together for a good cause. :-)
Have a happy life~
You're welcome! Many blessings to you @neojew!
I love this! Great work :D
Thank you!
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