Sunday, October 13, 2013

Columbus Day Weekend



 Saturday, October 12 started off crisp, then turned into a quintessential "nice day". Bob Onosko was the expert on site today to prepare the end walls of the greenhouse.

As we built the bottom frame to hold the "wiggle wire" my thought turned to viewing Wojnar Greenhouses in Saunderstown. The greenhouses are tethered from the center bar around large fish barrels filled with water. The water collects radiant heat during the day and also provides weight when the wind kicks up.

File that thought under - one more thing I didn't consider.

Talking with Lew - discovered that those black plastic plant trays that are a staple of garden centers - in a high wind, slice the plastic of the greenhouse walls.

Next steps... build the frame for the storm door (purchased and on-site) Duct tape the top brackets along center beam. Shrink wrap end walls and stretch the plastic over the top.
The last photos are from Wojnar Greenhouses.



Do I stretch the plastic for November? Or do I wait until spring? 


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