fiver
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that started out as a bare root stick and I been babying it along to see what it does,
I have a bare root walnut tree next to it that will be going out in probably june or so when the outside weather matches the spring green house weather.
we can get red-wood here but it is some pricy, those 4x4's around the perimeter of the base are redwood [12 and 10 foot long] and I had to take in a breath before writing that check.
the peppers do give me some grief getting going because of the temps in the shop when I want to get them going, oddly enough I can grow all of the egg plants, tomatoes, and Jalapeno's I want from seed no problem. [I only want the egg plants though]
I keep thinking of a 30$ heat mat to get the seeds going a bit better, but then I'd want a couple for the lighted section, and the red/blue LED lights, and well... LOL.
I figure I can buy a lot of 50 cent bell and other pepper plants early then up plant and baby them along for 6-7 weeks before putting them out for the cost of the extra equipment.
those poly tunnels you see there are ones I put together pretty much for pepper plants, and to get colder weather stuff going early spring.
the ones outside the fence already have broccoli,cauliflower,brussel sprouts,onions,beets,and carrot seeds going.
the cauliflower, cabbage, and broccoli should be finishing off in late june or so, then I will cut them off and over plant them with something else.
I think you can barely see the long one in the actual garden [between the trees] it will be filled with pepper plants all summer.
I can get the temps in those up to or over 100-F no problem through the [mid-70] day time and keep good over night time temps in there too.
I just open it about 9-10 in the morning to let them get their Sun light and to let the wind have at them, then close the lid about 2.5-3hrs before dark and let them gather enough temp to hold over night.
it seems to keep a fairly consistent temp all day and night that way and kicks the temps up to where peppers like to be.
this time of year they will hold low-mid 40's at night and close to 70 maybe 80 during the day depending on the light.
some days this time of year I crack them open, close them, open them further, crack them down again, close them at 3-4 or leave them open till 7pm. it sucks but it works.
I have a bare root walnut tree next to it that will be going out in probably june or so when the outside weather matches the spring green house weather.
we can get red-wood here but it is some pricy, those 4x4's around the perimeter of the base are redwood [12 and 10 foot long] and I had to take in a breath before writing that check.
the peppers do give me some grief getting going because of the temps in the shop when I want to get them going, oddly enough I can grow all of the egg plants, tomatoes, and Jalapeno's I want from seed no problem. [I only want the egg plants though]
I keep thinking of a 30$ heat mat to get the seeds going a bit better, but then I'd want a couple for the lighted section, and the red/blue LED lights, and well... LOL.
I figure I can buy a lot of 50 cent bell and other pepper plants early then up plant and baby them along for 6-7 weeks before putting them out for the cost of the extra equipment.
those poly tunnels you see there are ones I put together pretty much for pepper plants, and to get colder weather stuff going early spring.
the ones outside the fence already have broccoli,cauliflower,brussel sprouts,onions,beets,and carrot seeds going.
the cauliflower, cabbage, and broccoli should be finishing off in late june or so, then I will cut them off and over plant them with something else.
I think you can barely see the long one in the actual garden [between the trees] it will be filled with pepper plants all summer.
I can get the temps in those up to or over 100-F no problem through the [mid-70] day time and keep good over night time temps in there too.
I just open it about 9-10 in the morning to let them get their Sun light and to let the wind have at them, then close the lid about 2.5-3hrs before dark and let them gather enough temp to hold over night.
it seems to keep a fairly consistent temp all day and night that way and kicks the temps up to where peppers like to be.
this time of year they will hold low-mid 40's at night and close to 70 maybe 80 during the day depending on the light.
some days this time of year I crack them open, close them, open them further, crack them down again, close them at 3-4 or leave them open till 7pm. it sucks but it works.