The greenhouse is done! (almost)

First, a picture of it in progress (notice the buggy behind the greenhouse, you can vaguely see it through the plastic, as well as the wheel to a cart on the left):

Next, you can see it in place:


And finally, a view to show its position. What you can't see from these pictures, is that there was a special venting "window" in the back of the greenhouse that lines up perfectly with a window in the barn. Now, you may be wondering why such a thing was done. I will tell you. That barn is full of cows and horses, and maintains a rather constant temperature of about 40 degrees, even in the dead of winter, on the coldest of nights. As the days get warmer outside, the temperatures in the barn will rise as well. That will get the greenhouse heated without the use of extra equipment and work.



A few things to note:

The plastic is actually in two layers, one on the outside of the frame, and one on the inside. The principal behind this was based on the works of Eliot Coleman, as written in his books about winter gardening in colder climates, along with research from many others who have worked with high tunnels and greenhouses in northern climates. The two layers provide a better insulation against the cold winter temperatures.

There will be shelves built into the greenhouse, in fact, I haven't been to the farm yesterday or today, so they may already be in place.

I didn't think to ask dimensions of the greenhouse, so if that is of interest to you, please accept my apologies, you will have to wait a bit to find that information.

For those who don't know, the purpose of this greenhouse is not to grow plants to maturity, but just to get them started until the weather and soil conditions allow for plants to be put in the ground. At some point in the future (near or far, we have not yet determined), the LFF hopes to put up a high tunnel or two so that growing may be done "under cover" and in the ground at the same time, and hopefully extend the season even more.

For those interested, I have started a Facebook page for the Lambright Family Farm. I am hoping that communicating through these various venues will meet the needs of all of our members and friends.

Stacy