Fivers greenhouse and garden
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He leaves the amateur Hodge Podge to my house.
Shows me how, then laughs as I do it myself
Shows me how, then laughs as I do it myself
runfiveslittlegirl
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I'm a lurker but I've been around. Just busy with my kid, house, and a brood of chicks
I hope you're doing well.
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JWFilips
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This is my typical seed staring set up in my basement. I sprout the seeds with cotton fiber in glad containers and transfer to six pack hex cells!
The light is a 4 bulb fluorescent full spectrum tubes. ( got these from my studio! I use these in my big studio to judge color continuity of the products I photograph
The light is raised as the plants grow....then they go in to 3" individual pots....this is when it gets crazy....not enough light for the potted plants
I use cheap heat mats under the seedlings
The light is a 4 bulb fluorescent full spectrum tubes. ( got these from my studio! I use these in my big studio to judge color continuity of the products I photograph
The light is raised as the plants grow....then they go in to 3" individual pots....this is when it gets crazy....not enough light for the potted plants
I use cheap heat mats under the seedlings
runfiveslittlegirl
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They're 4millimeter thick tubes made in to one centimeter thick panels.
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R5LG--We are still using air and upright. Mostly.
I retired from lawnmowing a few years ago. I still like growing sweet corn, tomatoes, green/string beans, and zucchini. Red clay soil that supported citrus trees for eighty+ years grows lousy vegetables, though. We have fruit trees that we attempt to not kill off, and have some success in those efforts.
I retired from lawnmowing a few years ago. I still like growing sweet corn, tomatoes, green/string beans, and zucchini. Red clay soil that supported citrus trees for eighty+ years grows lousy vegetables, though. We have fruit trees that we attempt to not kill off, and have some success in those efforts.
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fiver
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that Garden is all in an effort to cut out the lawn mowing, or at least cut it down.
the Grass around the boxes and in the big U shape areas are gonna get covered in Gravel as soon as the plant here gets it crushed.
she didn't show the actual seed starting area, it's a high tech metal stool with a cookie sheet on top of it, and an electric fan type heater blowing under it.
they go from there to the fluorescent light setup, and shuffle their way across to the far side [where the light comes in the window in the morning] in the pic, and then out to the green house.
they will generally get up potted to quart size containers [or whatever I got on hand once those are full] at some point before making it out to the garden.
this is the first real year for plant holding in the green house, but the system is looking like a good one so far.
I think I might be able to get more stuff going even sooner by having it if I can get the seeds to germinate.
I don't expect this green house to last forever, but it was the best cheapest one I could find, and it proves out the system.
if I get another one it will be a much more expensive and permanent type, or I will design something and build it, or just get two of these and build them into one bigger one..LOL.
it made it through a fair winter here and handled some storms that dropped 8-9"s of snow so I'd give it a thumbs up for the price [if you make the or some of the necessary modifications to suit your area]
the Grass around the boxes and in the big U shape areas are gonna get covered in Gravel as soon as the plant here gets it crushed.
she didn't show the actual seed starting area, it's a high tech metal stool with a cookie sheet on top of it, and an electric fan type heater blowing under it.
they go from there to the fluorescent light setup, and shuffle their way across to the far side [where the light comes in the window in the morning] in the pic, and then out to the green house.
they will generally get up potted to quart size containers [or whatever I got on hand once those are full] at some point before making it out to the garden.
this is the first real year for plant holding in the green house, but the system is looking like a good one so far.
I think I might be able to get more stuff going even sooner by having it if I can get the seeds to germinate.
I don't expect this green house to last forever, but it was the best cheapest one I could find, and it proves out the system.
if I get another one it will be a much more expensive and permanent type, or I will design something and build it, or just get two of these and build them into one bigger one..LOL.
it made it through a fair winter here and handled some storms that dropped 8-9"s of snow so I'd give it a thumbs up for the price [if you make the or some of the necessary modifications to suit your area]
JWFilips
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fiver,
Do I see a Gooseberry bush growing in a pot on the floor of the greenhouse?
I guess that all that beautiful wood framing you did yourself....Is that Redwood?
I would love to get redwood planks to enclose my raised beds but Redwood planks are impossible to get in the Northeast where I'm at. I possibly could get Cypress planks but those like the Redwood when available cost a "King's Ransom"
you have over all a beautiful set up! I didn't realize the HF greenhouses were so spacious! That is 10 times more space then I need but I know I would fill it up in no time
Do I see a Gooseberry bush growing in a pot on the floor of the greenhouse?
I guess that all that beautiful wood framing you did yourself....Is that Redwood?
I would love to get redwood planks to enclose my raised beds but Redwood planks are impossible to get in the Northeast where I'm at. I possibly could get Cypress planks but those like the Redwood when available cost a "King's Ransom"
you have over all a beautiful set up! I didn't realize the HF greenhouses were so spacious! That is 10 times more space then I need but I know I would fill it up in no time
JWFilips
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fiver,
I don't know if you use them for germination but I have a few cheap Heating mats I got on e-bay for seed germination. They hold the little plastic 6 packs with the seeds I'm starting at 70 deg! I too like those little hex shaped 6 packs Actually I do think the transition to the bigger pots better then the square ones. With these heat mats and a light seed starting medium my tomato seeds usual pop their heads up in about 4 days , chilis take about a week! Germination is usually 90+ %
I do have my grow lights about one inch above the seed traysat this time
I don't know if you use them for germination but I have a few cheap Heating mats I got on e-bay for seed germination. They hold the little plastic 6 packs with the seeds I'm starting at 70 deg! I too like those little hex shaped 6 packs Actually I do think the transition to the bigger pots better then the square ones. With these heat mats and a light seed starting medium my tomato seeds usual pop their heads up in about 4 days , chilis take about a week! Germination is usually 90+ %
I do have my grow lights about one inch above the seed traysat this time
runfiveslittlegirl
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It's a currant berry that's waiting to come to my house. It's liking the green house way too much.
They're not redwood just pressure treated and painted in deck correct
JWFilips
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I wasn't sure if Red wood was reasonable out there in the west!
Current & Gooseberry look the same until they fruit. My first Berry bush I bought when we moved to My Wife's parents land & built our modest house was a gooseberry! A remembrance from my childhood. Many great pies she has made over the years since 1981!
I was walking the wood line a few years ago and thought I found a Rogue Gooseberry plant in there but to my surprise it was a Current bush! She has made some good jam from them recently. Both are not supposed to be grown near white pine but the ones on our property are thriving!
However we did have to cut down an old one (16" dia) last fall because it died. Not sure if the berries had anything to do with that
Current & Gooseberry look the same until they fruit. My first Berry bush I bought when we moved to My Wife's parents land & built our modest house was a gooseberry! A remembrance from my childhood. Many great pies she has made over the years since 1981!
I was walking the wood line a few years ago and thought I found a Rogue Gooseberry plant in there but to my surprise it was a Current bush! She has made some good jam from them recently. Both are not supposed to be grown near white pine but the ones on our property are thriving!
However we did have to cut down an old one (16" dia) last fall because it died. Not sure if the berries had anything to do with that