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11-14-2010, 05:39 PM
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skinned at Last
was a good day for it.
this is where i will spend allot of time
this winter in the warmth of winter sun.
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11-14-2010, 06:17 PM
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Wishin' for fishin'
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Brockton
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What will winter storms, ice and snow do to that ?
is it reinforced ? 
Will the snow just slide off ? |
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11-14-2010, 06:26 PM
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Location: Recently relocated to the shores of Rhode Island - East Bay!
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Cool, what's it for, growing?
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11-14-2010, 09:46 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: S. Easton
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Raven
was a good day for it.
this is where i will spend allot of time
this winter in the warmth of winter sun.
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Where did you find the plastic for this project? |
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11-15-2010, 06:02 AM
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Super Moderator
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Location: Georgetown MA
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Looks like ya "Got a little Captain in ya"
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"If you're arguing with an idiot, make sure he isn't doing the same thing."
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11-15-2010, 06:10 AM
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answers - - -
i have ten foot oak posts (free) going in for re- enforcements
raised tables going in for flats and potted plants
a concrete block wall, i'll be arranging as a soil retention wall
the plastic roll i bought with the structure
and it was priced out at $200 available
at Griffins greenhouse supply
yes, growing food  (getting way to expensive)
the left half (lengthwise) is higher up than the right half
which allows for colder air to drop down from the raised bed.
it's also on a slope going down so i'll have natural "air flow"
when it comes to ventilation in spring when it suddenly turns
into a 90 degree day.
as for winter storms....
i'm sure i'll be out there in the middle of the night for the
few Nor Easters pulling down snow that doesn't wanna slide off. |
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11-15-2010, 07:13 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman
Looks like ya "Got a little Captain in ya"
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the "Stance" helped me suck in my GUT ...LOL
you know, where ya put the remote  |
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11-15-2010, 08:18 AM
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Registered User
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Location: MA
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Nice!! Can't wait to see it when you get it packed full! Im excited too! Maybe finally getting my mushroom gig off the ground! I found a local microgreen farm I may partner up with to grow them! FU kitchen!!!!!!
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11-15-2010, 08:24 AM
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Also known as OAK
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Westlery, RI
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cheferson
NMaybe finally getting my mushroom gig off the ground! I found a local microgreen farm I may partner up with to grow them! FU kitchen!!!!!!
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good luck dude! |
Bryan
Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&
"For once I agree with Spence. UGH. I just hope I don't get the urge to go start buying armani suits to wear in my shop"
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11-15-2010, 10:19 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cheferson
Nice!! Can't wait to see it when you get it packed full! Im excited too! Maybe finally getting my mushroom gig off the ground! I found a local microgreen farm I may partner up with to grow them! FU kitchen!!!!!!
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For the Moment, Cheferson (i suggest)
you go to work with the mind set
that the warm..... kitchen in -->winter
is temporarilly paying expenses
for the mushroom business
and it won't seem so bad as b4......... |
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11-15-2010, 06:55 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
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Insanely jealous right now......  |
Simplify.......
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11-15-2010, 07:15 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Here and There Seasonally
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My BIL made a similar greenhouse heated with a horse manure/straw mixture in bins. The bins got to 180 degrees and warmed the whole thing. He started his plante at the end of February..
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He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.
Thomas Paine
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11-15-2010, 07:55 PM
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Old Guy
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Mansfield, MA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by O.D. Mike
Where did you find the plastic for this project?
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Stand closer to the camera and the medical herbal plants |
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11-16-2010, 06:39 AM
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Still tons of work to do....
but i'll be dry instead of soaked 
* WHENS the last time you went to the GROCERY store
and exclaimed; Wow the prices are Going DOWN !
$5 bucks for a loaf of bread....geeesch
Last edited by Raven; 11-16-2010 at 06:53 AM..
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11-16-2010, 10:22 AM
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Retired Surfer
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Sunset Grill
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Craig that looks awesome. Been thinking about doing one attached to the back part of my garden. Friend down the street made his with 2 x 4's and it has held up nicely. I like the idea of how light yours is. Regardless of the sthreat of snow. Like Backbeach said, a mix of cow poo and straw goes a long way in the winter. But the thing is with that smell wise you don't want it attached to the house. Excellant job Craig.
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Serial Mailbox Killer/Seal Fisherman
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11-16-2010, 12:45 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
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looking good. Now get this book and get to work. Let us see the progress please.
this guy is great
http://www.amazon.com/Winter-Harvest.../dp/1603580816 |
"A beach is a place where a man can feel he's the only soul in the world that's real"
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11-18-2010, 06:33 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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Paul
i have several of his Books (Eliot Coleman is the man)
A vegetable brainiac
but I saw that new one recently IN mother earth news
and i'm happy to see it's come down 10 bucks
SEPP HOLZER my current avatar, is a genius
his farm in Austria is changing the World
he built so many ponds that he changed the climate there.
he even grows his own fish |
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11-18-2010, 07:13 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: MA
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So what do you plan on growing in their Raven? Can't wait to see!
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11-18-2010, 01:35 PM
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mostly salad stuff
Quote:
Originally Posted by cheferson
So what do you plan on growing in their Raven? Can't wait to see!
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Dinner of champions
its not the only green house i built...i also built the glass house too
where i'll start everything in flats
i still have to work on the floor to get it flat inside. but its weather tight now!
i have some brush to get cleared out b4 it snows. These windows face EAST
front windows facing south..........
i'm putting in a concrete block retaining wall for the raised bed where my left foot is...
the whole length is say 6 feet by 75 feet long.
the other half will have the typical tables for flats and potted plants
The windstorm we had last night Blew the plastic right off
so today
.....i put my compressor into the wheel barrow and shot a CLEAT on both sides to kick it's ass.
A very tough job to do solo with 15 mph wind i can assure you!
but now i'm back on schedule AGAIN
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11-18-2010, 01:38 PM
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Location: MA
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nice!
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11-18-2010, 03:16 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
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Craig's commune.
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"A beach is a place where a man can feel he's the only soul in the world that's real"
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11-18-2010, 04:09 PM
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it's my (our) SAFETY NET
some people build BomB shelters
I have created a food machine - LOL
I don't (won't) trust the government to provide
me (US) with food
in the event of an emergency ....
I trust the growers quality even less
it's an ENERGY thing .....you cut it and eat it
within minutes.... |
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11-18-2010, 05:17 PM
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Also known as OAK
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Westlery, RI
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Raven
I have created a food machine - LOL |
You must be a damn good food mechanic looking at these pics |
Bryan
Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&
"For once I agree with Spence. UGH. I just hope I don't get the urge to go start buying armani suits to wear in my shop"
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11-18-2010, 06:39 PM
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Soggy Bottom Boy
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Billerica, Ma.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Raven
it's my (our) SAFETY NET
some people build BomB shelters
I have created a food machine - LOL
I don't (won't) trust the government to provide
me (US) with food
in the event of an emergency ....
I trust the growers quality even less
it's an ENERGY thing .....you cut it and eat it
within minutes.... |
I bet you have a big stash of ammo to |
Surfcasting Full Throttle
Don't judge me Monkey 
Recreational Surfcaster 99.9% C&R
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11-18-2010, 07:57 PM
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Old Guy
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Mansfield, MA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tattoobob
I bet you have a big stash of ammo to
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Don't get him started. |
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11-18-2010, 10:03 PM
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Registered Grandpa
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: east coast
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Nice work, Rav.
Would a roof or gutter heater tape strung along the center ridge support
help to keep the top from icing up? |
" Choose Life "
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11-19-2010, 06:04 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tattoobob
I bet you have a big stash of ammo to
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guns make way to much noise BOB
good idea Dave... i was wondering how liquid windshield silicon
would adhere to the plastic as i have a gallon handy |
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11-19-2010, 09:56 PM
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Registered Grandpa
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: east coast
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The tape runs about $1/ ft. Check out how safe it would be to warm the
plastic,even though you would mount it on the poly frame, it's used on asphalt shingles and metal gutters.
Windshield wiper fluid would prolly work too, but a lot
more hassel.  |
" Choose Life "
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11-19-2010, 11:19 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Libtardia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by justplugit
The tape runs about $1/ ft. Check out how safe it would be to warm the
plastic,even though you would mount it on the poly frame, it's used on asphalt shingles and metal gutters.
Windshield wiper fluid would prolly work too, but a lot
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If you melt the snow you'll make ice... And ice will destroy the roof.
Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device |
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11-20-2010, 07:17 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by justplugit
The tape runs about $1/ ft. Check out how safe it would be to warm the
plastic,even though you would mount it on the poly frame, it's used on asphalt shingles and metal gutters.
Windshield wiper fluid would prolly work too, but a lot
more hassel. |
thinking the silicon might help unstick freezing rain
i'd love to have a heated space in winter but
i haven't figured out how to do that yet...
Economically............. workin on it though |
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