Replacing the GH Roof & Building a Palm Shelter
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Mark, Been using a small electric heater with the thermostat re-calibrated to about 40*F
Going to experiment this year this year with lights & different heaters to find what works best.
Steve
Going to experiment this year this year with lights & different heaters to find what works best.
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Well done,that looks really sharp!
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Sheesh I'd hate to see how much rolled roofing costs in Canada then!
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Sheesh I'd hate to see how much rolled roofing costs in Canada then!
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Thanks Jim, hoping to have better luck with this one! (Shelter and Palm)
Barb, I suppose they could always dig their way into it (at least until the ground freezes
Steve
Barb, I suppose they could always dig their way into it (at least until the ground freezes

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oppalm wrote:nice work steve. Are you planning on spending some quality time with your washy in that plam hut. I think you could hang a flat screen on one of those walls and watch football on Sundays. ?
Your killing me

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The shelter's loaded up (couldn't find room for the TV


Steve



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Steve, if those are jugs of water, did you add salt to them.
If so, how much?
Barb
If so, how much?
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Barb, Just plain water. Besides lowering the freezing point, is there any advantages to adding salt?
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Another poster had mentioned salt.
I haven't tried it.
Thinking of winter roads/sidewalks, salt is an advantage that might work for us in containers.
Barb
I haven't tried it.
Thinking of winter roads/sidewalks, salt is an advantage that might work for us in containers.
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I don't have a degree but changing the freezing point might actually help us. All of our outside planted palms are easily hard at freezing when dry, we only use these water jugs for two reasons. One emergency heat source, and two to keep the temperature from fluxuating to much. I'm not sure at what temp salt water freezes but if it's 20 or something wouldn't it be better to use the energy to freeze the water then or at 32 where are palms are fine anyways. Just a thought, what do you guys think?
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Worth a try...it certainly won't make it worse.
Wonder if we have to use the large salt crystals (like ice melter), or just regular salt?
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Wonder if we have to use the large salt crystals (like ice melter), or just regular salt?
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So I'm sure you saw pictures of my structure. How much did it cost you last year to heat with the small heater. I bought a small one with a thermostat and was going to set it to 40. But I am also going to pick up some c-9 bulbs as well in case the first bill is like
Hoping it's not though.
Great job on yours! I'm jellous of the windows!!! I'm thinking I may need to have mine covered by the end of next week. They are call for some colder weather, crap!!

Great job on yours! I'm jellous of the windows!!! I'm thinking I may need to have mine covered by the end of next week. They are call for some colder weather, crap!!
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Thanks for the comments! The window is convenient, but also means it heats up quicker (need to open it up in the mornings with warmer days)
I heat the green house and part of the house with electric each winter, so the best guess I could come up with is $10-$20 extra per month. Maybe less, maybe more
For me, solar gain plays a large part. A sunny day and the heater only runs a few hours at night, a week of overcast days and the heater will run 24/7
This is from a web site calculator which will give you some idea, (a worst case scenario), 100 C9 lights at 350W running 28 days straight at .10kwh
(You can plug in whatever values you want to get a rough idea)

Here's the link http://www.handymath.com/cgi-bin/electr ... bmit=Entry
Steve
I heat the green house and part of the house with electric each winter, so the best guess I could come up with is $10-$20 extra per month. Maybe less, maybe more

For me, solar gain plays a large part. A sunny day and the heater only runs a few hours at night, a week of overcast days and the heater will run 24/7
This is from a web site calculator which will give you some idea, (a worst case scenario), 100 C9 lights at 350W running 28 days straight at .10kwh
(You can plug in whatever values you want to get a rough idea)

Here's the link http://www.handymath.com/cgi-bin/electr ... bmit=Entry
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Salt
Thanks for the info on the salt, need to do some more reading
Steve

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Thanks for the conversion Steve! That really helps people out. I think theres a rv solution we could use to keep all our bottles to a freezing point at a solution of our choice. (Ichanged my mind) What ever that point is It will be hard to get back the energy unless the days are warm or we incorperate heat. (-temps in the bottles set at 20 would be good) Sorry about the sea water, rv solution is way better.
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Good luck to everyone with their winter protection!
Finished mine up, (roof & caulking), even put in a wireless thermometer, no more scraping frost off the window to see inside

Sealed the bottom with soil and it's all set.

Steve
Finished mine up, (roof & caulking), even put in a wireless thermometer, no more scraping frost off the window to see inside


Sealed the bottom with soil and it's all set.

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John, Think I have a spare 200W heater, maybe try that in a 5 gallon bucket and see what happens?
With no heat, temps. inside the shelter held a steady 5*F above ambient all night, (38* this morning, 43*F inside)
Steve
With no heat, temps. inside the shelter held a steady 5*F above ambient all night, (38* this morning, 43*F inside)
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looks good Steve. I like that the window will open and close it what I was meaning. A place to let out heat on warmer days.



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Thanks Aaron, I knew what you meant
Was having trouble with the window, took me a couple tries to get the right size opening. (I forgot it had to be installed backward to put the latches on the outside........lol
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Was having trouble with the window, took me a couple tries to get the right size opening. (I forgot it had to be installed backward to put the latches on the outside........lol
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Sure looks good. Amazing the care you give your plants. 

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I'm gealous Steve! I have some serious building to do pretty soon along with digging. I dug up one banana so far woo hoo! Just 15 more to go, not to bad except most of them are pretty hefty in size. Time for some wheaties again I guess.
I'll post some pictures of the banana seperating operation I did, it will help in removing pups.
Great job Steve, you must have a feeling of relief now.
Bill
I'll post some pictures of the banana seperating operation I did, it will help in removing pups.
Great job Steve, you must have a feeling of relief now.
Bill
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It's nice to have everything ready!
I had two Ensete glaucum planted out, they only grew a couple feet this year. Hardly any roots either when I dug them up?
Musa basjoo grew well in that area last year, I'll have to figure out what I was doing wrong
Steve
I had two Ensete glaucum planted out, they only grew a couple feet this year. Hardly any roots either when I dug them up?
Musa basjoo grew well in that area last year, I'll have to figure out what I was doing wrong

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Update..........
The shelter has worked well, but has grown too small. Been setting it up on cinder blocks the past two winters for extra height.
I'll build a lighter one this year.......... The old one now serves here

I'll build a lighter one this year.......... The old one now serves here


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You got a new pup!
Hmmm...cinder blocks to raise the height.
Wondering if I should do that for my Trachy hut.
Barb

Hmmm...cinder blocks to raise the height.
Wondering if I should do that for my Trachy hut.
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