After years of going without, we finally broke down and bought a good commercial greenhouse. I’ve mentioned it here, but this week I was finally able to finish and release the build video. We were delayed by having a baby among various other items, but the video is now finished and shows you an overview of how this greenhouse was put together.
The excuse is that we need it for our plant nursery.
The reality is that it’s just epic.
In the video, I don’t do a full step-by-step build, but you do get a look at how it was built and how it looks when finished. In the video we also cover how to keep a greenhouse warm (in a mild climate) without spending money on electricity.
This is a good commercial greenhouse we got for a very decent price from Greenhousekits1.com. We started it on September 28th, and finished it at the very beginning of November. Now we can propagate plants through the winter and build our nursery stock when everything is still dead outside.
A huge thanks is in order to our friends James and Holly, who helped us work on it for almost a month. I must also thank Carolyn Smith, who gave us a series of superchat donations over the last couple of years with repeated statements about them being “for the greenhouse fund.” Okay, Carolyn, we finally did it! Thank you for the push. I must also thank my mother Jenni, since she shared some inheritance money she received after my dear Grandmom passed away. And finally, I also thank Greenhousekits1.com, as they gave us a discount in return for us featuring their company in my videos.
This is the model we bought, in the 24 x 96′ configuration. This will allow us to get a good jump on spring and have lots of plants available in the spring of 2024 that we wouldn’t have been able to grow otherwise.
Thank you, everyone, and thank you Lord for the resources and some land of our own to build on.
Have a great weekend, and welcome to the lovely month of December!
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That is a nice greenhouse. Congratulations buddy. Are you going to grow mangos now? Lol
Yes. We have about 10 in there now! One grafted tree in bloom, and 9 others (or so) we started from seed.
Sweet!
Thats awesome, glad to hear. That’ll be my goal once I get the zone pushing down pat. Citrus and bananas seem to have lived the light freeze last week.
Господи, помилуй – Lord, have mercy. All are sinners and fall short of the glory of God. If fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, then the Liturgy’s constant call for forgiveness is the first step of the journey. Thank God for the gift of faith. Thank you too, David for sharing it.
Yes indeed.
Pine needles, composed or burn?
Use them for mulch. They break down very slowly, but it’s better than burning them.
The greenhouse looks great! Great job!
Epic greenhouse indeed! Congratulations. How handy it must have been to have all of those little (and some not-to-little) helpers to climb up the frame to pull the film over, too.
You are indeed blessed.
I love your greenhouse David! Fantastic! I’m thinking you definitely will be able to extend your groin season. I love to hear the positive, on how somebody is truly Blessed! Thank you for sharing this!
Oh you just inspired me!! We just bought a king size mattress that came in a huge plastic bag. I’m going to make a mini green house out of it. Why didn’t I think of that before. Good thing I didn’t throw it away yet