Thursday, April 28, 2011

Greenhouse pics!

It's been a busy and productive week!  I've been hammering away at the garden, I built the framework for, and put together my new greenhouse, and I've started training for my part time job counting people.

The frame sections.  2x4x10', cut to an angle at the top, and joined with a triangle of plywood.  Braced with a 2x6, the bottom of the "legs" are cut flat.


The end cap being braced.  I ended up bracing with rope, as you can see in the bottom photo.  It works excellent! 


Just needs plastic, some end plywood, and a door.  I will be putting some padding at the top of each frame section to avoid cutting the plastic on the screws holding the rope on.  I will paint the whole thing white to protect the plastic and reflect light.  


I've already sectioned off the garden with old tires (I'm not using them for planting this year), I've got about 1/3 acre or so this year, including the greenhouse.  Over the next few days I need to build a table, get some planting trays, make some soil cubes, and start some peas in the ground.  The greenhouse plastic will have to wait until I can get some assistance in May.  I will make a temporary shelter for the soil cubes, which are pretty small.  I have a frost blanket too, in case it gets really cold, but it's been pretty decent, no freezing overnite for the last 1.5 weeks.
Well, it's off to work again!

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