My "New" Greenhouse. (Sub-title: My Recycled Greenhouse)

Jay Nolen

Mr. Behr,
Thank You for your kind words. As they say here in the Bonsai world..."It's a work in progress".

I currently do not have any benches inside the house. My tropicals are on a folding table in the center of it. I do have one 1400 - 1500 watt heater and some fans inside too. Last nights 44 degree F outside temp resulted in a 61 degree F inside temp. We'll see about tonight.....

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Jay Nolen

Mr. Will,
Thank you also, for your kind words. Yes, I saved alot of money with this lucky find.

dracothered

Hi Jay,

What is this twin-wall panel stuff? And where did you get it, also what size does it come in?

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Corbin
Draco the Red

Jay Nolen

Hello dracothered,
Coroplast comes in 4 foot by 8 foot sheets just like plywood. It comes in many colors. The stuff I used is called natural or transparent (although its not transparent, its more of a milky white opaque. It can be had from most plastic supply houses. I purchased 20 sheets @ $7.00 per sheet.

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bonsaikc

You are a fortunate one indeed! Good luck to you!

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zenwarrior

Wow, that's inspiring! I wish I had an old greenhouse to fix up. Thanks for sharing.

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Goober69

Jay,

Great project you have there!

When I was in high school my science teacher built a greenhouse using all sorts of technologies to reduce costs (they built - and very cheaply I might add - a solar panel to heat water to warm it, etc.)

One really cheap item they used to warm it was 2 liter soda bottles. They lined the north wall with bottles stacked on top of each other. The bottles were filled with water. During the day the sun would warm the entire greenhouse, including the water in the bottles. At night the bottles would give off heat into the greenhouse. I am sure this would help you a little if freezing is that much of a problem where you are.

They even tried using food dye to see if other color water would get warmer. I believe they said a shade of green worked best although I have always heard dark colors absorb and give off the most heat.

So maybe trying this technique would save you on the energy bills a little. It cant hurt right?

Just thought I would drop that little tidbit of information. I have always wanted to do a project like yours and was curious how well the soda bottles helped.

Good luck,

Tony

dracothered

Hi Jay,

This stuf doesn't look like it could hold up to heavy snow. Am I correct about this, it looks like plastic cardboard from the picture?

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Corbin
Draco the Red

mgc

Well Done Jay! The best things, usually, are those things one makes out of virtually nothing.

Mike