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Posted by mary_max Z 5 Utah (My Page) on Fri, Jul 13, 07 at 20:44
| Just wondering if you have a greenhouse? I wonder if they would last with such harsh winds we get? Also wondering if a person would need to get permission to have one in their yard? Just curious. Does anyone have one? I remember seeing some at Costco but always thought they would be in the neighbors back yard in a wind storm. |
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| I HAD one! It blew over the fence into the neighbors yard!We had it heavily weighted down and it still blew panels out several times and eventually went over the fence and then on a trip to the dump. It was one of the Harbor Freight green houses that don't cost very much maybe 3 or 4 hundred dollars but still a complete waste of money. Someone not far from me has a really nice one that was built with a 3 foot brick wall base and its beautiful. If I ever get another one I think I will save up and do it right. |
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| Oh that is awful!! I am so sorry for you. It really does not surprise me with the winds around here. I really thought that would be a problem. When the wind starts to blow here I am out the door making sure things are in order. So you think the more expensive ones would do the trick? Guess the one at Costco would not be right for a windy area. They cost only 300 or 400 dollars if I remember correctly. |
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| Can you post a link to the greenhouse you're looking at at Costco? |
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| This greenhouse was in the store all set up. They normally have them in the spring time. It is no longer there. Next year you can check it out. |
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| The reason I asked is that I looked on their website and they had quite a few greenhouses. Some of them looked like they'd blow down if you walked past them quickly, but others looked pretty sturdy. |
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| I had one in SLC several decades ago and even back then I could not afford to heat it in the winter, even with bubble insulation. It was perhaps 6 by 8 ft. Related story; It was near an apricot tree. The local kids persuaded an boy, fresh out of Russia, to climb upon the greenhouse and steal some apricots. He fell through the roof. Fortunately, unharmed. |
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| I bought a Sunglow greenhouse from Costco when they had them on sale a couple of years ago. It spent 18 mo in the box outside. NOT something I recommend. The electric components are in a tray and even tho the boxes were covered, water got in and ruined most of the panel, which I had to replace, but they were stock items at the local hardware store. I finally got it put together last Sept. and I LOVE it. If done right, it will withstand hard winds. We put it on a base of railroad ties and really anchored the frame to them. The way the panels are installed gives them little wiggle room and thus the air can't get a toehold to rip it apart. We had some horrific winds down here last winter in So. Utah and nary a loose panel. I managed to get a great harvest of greens all winter. One thing I would do differently is not put the intake fan behind the door when it's open. I used the electric heater that came with it only on the coldest nights and supplemented with an oil radiator directly under the plants on the shelf. I researched several greenhouses and all the attachements and for the money, this one had EVERYTHING-timer, grow lights, mist and watering system, heater, fan, thermostatically controlled exhaust and intake fans, shelving, potting bin, wire shelving for storage, and shade cloth. My grandpa said "always buy the best you can afford" and "invest in land". Both philosophies I've tried to follow. cheers |
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| Nearly everyone, including us, have greenhouses out here in the Escalante Valley Desert. Most are pretty good sized and generally more expensive than the Costco product. We were fortunate to get our greenhouse (20x12)at Cal-Ranch for $527. It's stood through several windstorms with gusts to 60 mph. We buried railroad ties in the sand, and then anchored the framework to the ties. Before winter, we'll also pound in some T-posts and bolt those to railroad ties. Out here, we have to have them just to get a decent growing season. Our last frost this year was June 5 and the first frost last year was August 28. You can find pics and the story of installation in the link below. While you're there... be sure to click back to the current part of the blog and vote for me to win the contest to "get paid to blog for a year". |
Here is a link that might be useful: It's picture time! Photojournal update of farm projects
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| Okay, this is definitely not a $500 Costco greenhouse, but it looks impressive. Has anyone seen anything like it? The site says there are 16 in Utah. I loved the pictures with it covered in snow and then the day after... |
Here is a link that might be useful: Geodesic Greenhouse
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| i have built several pvc arch greenhouses i have had one in my back yard for ten years if it is anchored into the dirt you should have no problems the only thing is that you will need to replace the plastic sheeting which i have only done once in ten years you need to make sure you get the uv protected greenhouse kind unfortunately this is probably the most expensive component here a link to a deck conversion i did |
Here is a link that might be useful: deck greenhouse conversion
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| I do not have a greenhouse but I am thinking of building a cold frame. I winter/spring sow my seeds and with this crazy weather this year I think that would serve as a good solution to cover them on our cold nights like last night. |
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Dh put one up for me last year.
Guess I kinda got planting fever and started my cabbages etc. a bit too early. With all the cold weather and rain we've been having this spring they now need to get planted ASAP, gettig a bit long in the tooth. Maybe tomorrow.. |
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