2013 - Volume #37, Issue #1, Page #25
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"Hot House" Made From Windows
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They decided to build a greenhouse out of old windows. The walk-in greenhouse is situated on a terraced hillside. The greenhouse itself is 12 by 20 ft., with the back 9-ft. height sloping to 7 1/2 ft. at the front. The walls were framed with 2 by 4’s. The roof consists of 26-in. translucent acrylic corrugated panels attached to 2 by 6 rafters. The entire frame of the greenhouse is treated lumber. Windows and sliding doors of all shapes and sizes were built into the walls.
Inside the greenhouse, there’s an in-ground planting bed as well as a planting shelf that sits atop a row of 55-gal. plastic drums, painted black and filled with water. The water warms up during the day and gradually releases the heat into the greenhouse at night, creating a moist, warm environment – perfect for growing fresh vegetables.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Jim and Lois Blansit, 1544 Keithley Rd., Walnut Shade, Mo. 65771 (jamesr78@centurylink.net).
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