New greenhouse

Lori · Post by **Lori** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 12:09 am

This is the greenhouse my husband built for the Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden Society (as a volunteer). It is the same design as the one he built for my cycad nursery: 10X20 feet, cedar frame, double-walled polycarbonate. My greenhouse has proved very efficient in winter in our zone 8b climate.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 8:56 am

Lucky Lady Lori!

Very very nice.

Barb
PS--in my next life I'm gonna marry a carpenter.
Heck, in my next life I'm gonna BE a carpenter

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 9:56 am

Very nice Lori-

more fun times ahead!

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 2:00 pm

I want a greenhouse like that too! Nice.

CTPalm · Post by **CTPalm** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 4:25 pm

Wow that is really nice! I wonder if your hubby would volunteer in Connecticut? haha Paul

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 4:27 pm

Lori,
very nice!
W has asked me to build her a greenhouse for years.
I better hide this thread from her

--Erik

CTPalm · Post by **CTPalm** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 5:57 pm

Lori,

Seriously does you husband have plans/blueprints for that green house? I bet many people on here would love 'em!

Paul

Wollemi25 · Post by **Wollemi25** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:41 am

What is the usually tempature difference between inside the greenhouse compared to outside?

Lori · Post by **Lori** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:11 am

Wollemi25 wrote:What is the usually tempature difference between inside the greenhouse compared to outside?

Well, for instance, right now at 8:00 a.m. it is 5.3 Celsius outside and 12 C inside the greenhouse. I have two oil-filled electric heaters set to about the medium setting. It works very well. We had some -5 temps this winter and it never went below freezing in the greenhouse. Even if the electricity goes out for a day or so, as it does sometimes in our rural area, the protection of the greenhouse seems to be enough to keep it just above freezing.

Lori · Post by **Lori** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:16 am

CTPalm wrote:Lori,

Seriously does you husband have plans/blueprints for that green house? I bet many people on here would love 'em!

Paul

He has some hand-drawn plans and a materials list. I am happy to share that with whoever is interested. Just email me and I'll send you a scan.