Greenhouses

Got a greenhouse? This is the place for you! Share your trials and tribulations on packing your plants and fish into a confined space!
  • They Die Happy: Ethanol a Potential new Pest Management Tool

    They Die Happy: Ethanol a Potential new Pest Management ToolIPM is Integrated Pest Management. Because aquaponics is an ecosystem approach to agriculture, pest control can be difficult. However, what if there was a method for IPM spot treatment that killed insects well, leaves no residue, is…

    By Dr. George B. Brooks, Jr.

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  • Greenhouse Heat

    Has anyone experienced problems with either their plants or fish heating with a wood stove?  I was wondering if there would be any fumes from the wood fire? 

    By Jim McKown

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  • Seeking greenhouse / component manufacturer

    We're assisting a client who is planning a 24 by 50 foot educational greenhouse facility. This will be an institutional grade project. We are seeking manufacturers who offer preengineered package greenhouses or greenhouse components who may have an interest in the project. If you know of same,…

    By Phil Kabza

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  • Cooling a Greenhouse - Aquaponics

    I would like to start an active discussion on Cooling the Aquaponic Greenhouse. NO LIMITSThis discussion will have no limits to the creative ideas and crazy ideas that may bear fruit or inspire those creative juices in our minds. With this much Passive solar mass - WATER - we could open up the…

    By M Cosmo

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  • greenhouse cover?

    I am looking at installing a hoop style cover over our broken pool to convert it into a greenhouse. I need to know what to cover it with and where to find it. Preferably not horribly expensive since I have 8 kids and 2 mortgages and limited funds......Hence the greenhouse to grow some of our food…

    By Dana Choate

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  • Painting/Staining Greenhouse Frame

    I'm enlarging my 8x10 GH and want to coat the 2"x4" framing I will use. Does anyone have suggestions for the best way to do this for longevity and appearance. Color recommendations also welcome.

    By Jeff S

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  • etfe film

    Has anyone had any experience and or knowledge of using etfe film on greenhouses? pro's , con's :D

    By carl sass

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  • Insulating material for greenhouse construction

    Over the winter I purchased a used steel framed greenhouse.  It is 45' x 15' with 8' side walls and a peak height of 17'.  I am planning on constructing the greenhouse this spring.  It will be south facing and have a concrete foundation.  I am trying to decide what material to use on the sidewalls…

    By Cliff Dillon

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  • Rob's Geodesic Dome Greenhouse

    Hi Everyone! We're Expanding! We are pleased to announce that we have just received the necessary permits to build a new greenhouse. This 1200 square foot, state-of-the-art building will utilize some of our latest technology to enhance the building’s energy conservation, as well as monitor and…

    By Rob Torcellini

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  • Passive Solar Greenhouse in Texas

    greenhouse%20East%20wall%2072413.PDFThis is my greenhouse design for Texas. Breaking ground this week. I actually worked as a consultant for the state of Texas in 1980 and we built some of…

    By Mark Hall

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