To watch the progress on our fourth greenhouse follow the link http://www.selfsufficiencyhowwedoit.com/greenhouse-project.html .
Monday, March 24, 2014
Our Greenhouse Project
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Installing a Greenhouse Vent Opener
In our greenhouses we have a large window at one end and a door at the other end. We have always manually opened them when the weather gets warmer or the sun shines and heats up the greenhouses before the end of winter. We have intended to install automatic vent openers for quite awhile, but kept putting it off.
Today two Bayliss Mk 7 Autovents were installed in each of two greenhouses. I decided to build a new window vent above the door near the peak of the roof.
The first step was to build a inner and outer frame out of 2 x 2's. I cut the pieces then drilled holes to screw them together and screw the frame to the greenhouse beams. Both frame pieces were glued and fastened together with screws.
The next step was to fit the vent in the spot where I wanted to install it, and cut a hole in the greenhouse panel.
Then the frame was screwed into the 2 x 4 studs in the greenhouse. A scrap Polycarbonate greenhouse panel and foam strips were installed. Then the vent opener was installed.
Today two Bayliss Mk 7 Autovents were installed in each of two greenhouses. I decided to build a new window vent above the door near the peak of the roof.
The first step was to build a inner and outer frame out of 2 x 2's. I cut the pieces then drilled holes to screw them together and screw the frame to the greenhouse beams. Both frame pieces were glued and fastened together with screws.
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The frames had a twist in them so I used 25 pound weights to straighten them while the glue dried.
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| Weights Used to Straighten
After they dried, I installed two hinges.
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| Inner and Outer Frames |
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| Hinges Installed |
The next step was to fit the vent in the spot where I wanted to install it, and cut a hole in the greenhouse panel.
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| Fitting the Vent Frame |
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| Polycarbonate Panel installed |
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| Finished and Adjusted |
Sunday, March 2, 2014
MARCH 1ST PLANTING SCHEDULE
The end of February and March is the time to get the ground in the greenhouses ready for this season. We dig in rotted manure, start lettuce, radish, green beans, and carrots in the ground. We also start seedlings in peat pellets, such as bell peppers, and tomatoes. The vegetables that aren't freeze tolerant, which we start in the greenhouse floor we cover with a second hooped covering for double protection.
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