It's Cold

[big rockpile]

Just went to the Greenhouse. 68F had to water some stuff. Got little Green Beans, Potatoes are growing, Beets and Lettuce coming up.

I was thinking this was normal below Zero found out its record.

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Me and my wife was talking over things I could grow Vegetables during the Winter.

I'm thinking have fresh she is thinking sale.

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[Oliver Buckle]

I thought 'Frost in Missouri?' and looked up your weather, it says -12C, that's cold. You must spend a fortune on fuel to keep your greenhouse a 20C. Could you possibly make growing winter veg. for sale pay?

 

[big rockpile]

Probably not. My wife said last month it cost the same to heat it as it does to heat an Apartment we have.

 

[Oliver Buckle]

Perhaps if you did something that was quick and didn't take too much space, like small trays of salad leaves?

 

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New morning not real good but wait and see the sun is going to shine some today but the Greenhouse is down to 37F but this is supposed to be coldest it's going to get in this stretch.

I'm going to sell Tomato, Pepper and Cabbage Seedlings this Spring.

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Just went out and checked the older plants are not happy but I think going to be ok.

Seedlings were very unhappy so turned their Heat Mat on.

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Heat I was told by another with Greenhouse and Propane business not to use Propane but Google and their saying Propane is ok. One guy says what if Electric goes off? You stand a chance of losing plants.

So I'm considering Propane.

Thoughts?

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My Son says wood. I bought a cord and he told me not to again, said he would keep us in wood which he is struggling to.

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[Oliver Buckle]

If I had a house that size I'd put a double glazed box along the bottom of the south side with a copper pipe painted matt black in it feeding a big tank in the greenhouse by convection. It wouldn't do everything, but it would be a lot of free background heat.

 

[Mike Allen]

Hello Rockpile.
Can I ask a few questions without offending you?

How do you rate your gardening experience?
What are the dimensions of your greenhouse?
Is it wood or aluminium framed?
Glass or glass substitute?
Does the glazing go to the ground, or is the lower height, ground to bench height boarded/bricked?
Do you really need to grow stuff during the winter period?

 

[big rockpile]

Hello Rockpile.
Can I ask a few questions without offending you?

How do you rate your gardening experience?
What are the dimensions of your greenhouse?
Is it wood or aluminium framed?
Glass or glass substitute?
Does the glazing go to the ground, or is the lower height, ground to bench height boarded/bricked?
Do you really need to grow stuff during the winter period?

Only been Farming and gardening 65 years.

Have a bunch of Tropicals and going to sell come Spring.

It's 14X24

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[Oliver Buckle]

My brother built a box like I described about five foot long, it heated his hot water tank in the house even on dull days.
The other thing, bubble wrap along the North side keeps my greenhouse much warmer in winter.

 

[big rockpile]

Got some more resent pics.
I'm planning on selling plants, Embroidery work, Eggs, Worms and Firewood.

We are next to a State Park.

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If I had a house that size I'd put a double glazed box along the bottom of the south side with a copper pipe painted matt black in it feeding a big tank in the greenhouse by convection. It wouldn't do everything, but it would be a lot of free background heat.

I have Black Barrels with water in them to help with heat. Need a thousand gallons of water to heat but I fall well short of that. Plus it has been cloudy since I put them in so they have not heated up.

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Like my wife said she got the Greenhouse for me because I'm no longer able to drive or hunt.

Give me something to keep me busy.

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