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"Kris Krieger" wrote in message
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>> "Kris Krieger" wrote in message
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>>> That's true, it's often good to try out something basic before
>>> jumping in whole-hog (I usu. tend to do the latter >AHEM< ) It's
>>> definitely true that home-grown produce is usually delicious. Are
>>> you thinking of using it to start seeds only, orusing it to go from
>>> seed to harvest?
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>> Yeah I'm thinking about doing all of it inside the greenhouse.
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> Be sure, then, that the greenhouse has soem sort of venting in the roof -
> it can get amazingly hot inside those things, even plastic ones - I've
> put cloths and then clear plastic over soem plants, and even plastic
> collects a lot of infrared.
From what I've seen the Walmart model has a *hinged* panel on one end and I
may place one of those box fans there to keep the air moving.
The roof panels are hinged as well so the air can circulate.
> I don't know how soon you can pu tit up and get benefit - there is
> obviously a *lot* that I don't know, and greenhouse gardening falls into
> that very large category. Are there any Ag extension services in your
> area? You shouldn't be too far from the U of Illinois (Bloomington)
> IIRC; does the U have an extension? If so, that would be a great info
> source.
I am perfectly located exactly halfway between 2 college towns, Bloomington,
IN and Columbus, IN and both have those resurces.
I may get some tips from some of the local farmers in the area that I've
met.
Farming is bigtime around here.
Its funny, the land around here is either flat and farmed or steep hills
with woods for hunting, none of it goes to waste.
Down in FL everything was flat, with buildings on it - no farmland and no
woods, unless you went way inland.
>> However if it doesn't start getting warm around here I may have to
>> start this stuff inside the house and then take the plants out to the
>> greenhouse when it warms up.
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> If htrere is room and if you're not allergic to soil mold (a potential
> thing), that'd work!
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>> Last year my wife grew something like 80lbs of tomatoes and about 40
>> bell peppers and some other veggies and some of them were eaten by the
>> wild animals and insects, so I'd like to keep them away, thus, the
>> greenhouse.
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> Yikes, that's a lot. Again, if there is an Ag school or extension
> service, check there for tips'n'tricks.
>
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>> I'll be building the 8' x 40' deck along the south side of our house
>> this summer so in the future we will be using that space to grow stuff
>> too.
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> THat sounds like it'll be a very pleasant thing :) Any "outdoor
> kitchen" accoutrements?
You know it man.
I likes to grill.
I already have water and electrical out there so I need to get that floor
down and then work on that *kaveman kitchen*.
We also have a lot of wild birds right in that exact area so I have an idea
on creating a wildbird haven just off the south side of the deck, complete
with a solid roof and ample eating and drinking
facilities for them. We likes to watch the birds.
>> For now, the greenhouse will go on the northside of the yard as
>> there is a wide open space there, maybe 50' x 100', that gets lots of
>> sun.
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> THat *is* a good-sized space. I wish I could offer useful advice, but as
> above, it' sone ofthose things I don't know much at all about, and I'd
> rather say "I don't know that" than just blither as tho' I know something
> I don't.
>
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