Build-A-Long with Stinky: $150 PVC greenhouse

[Weedhound]

What would be your thought on replacing the plasting with something like shadecloth?

For like.....arial reasons.

Hard?

[stinkyattic]

You could put shade cloth over the plastic, or even build a second, smaller hoop within the first that you could have the shade cloth attached to (if you don't want your shading action to be so obvious to passerby who understand WHY you keep that shade schedule, lol), but your primary sheathing should be poly. The shade cloth is just meant for darkening, not for actually keeping the elements out.
It's not going to be a factor for my friend, who is WAY too paranoid to even CONSIDER growing pot! haha

[stinkyattic]

I re-arranged the receiver tubes so that the primary ribs are at the ends and in the middle. Home Depot STILL didn't have the elbow I needed so I used a T instead for that last pesky missing rib. Oh well.
So where were we? RIbs were almost up. So let's start there. The ribs have to be in place, and then the ridge pole has to go on.
Here's pics if that process.
1- The view down the tunnel
2- Method of attaching ridge pole
3- The ribs need to come together in pairs if you want added rigidity
4- Showing pairs mated- you need to zip-tie them together after sliding them towards the middle of each section
5- Aww yeah, I KNEW all that work putting the Little Giant on the freaking car roof was gonna be worth it. That thing is HEAVY!

[stinkyattic]

Now cover it! We didn't have the time or desire to do a double layer, since it would have entailed ANOTHER trip to home depot and no one was in the condition to be driving, lol.
1- Showing edge clips made of scrap PVC with a section removed at an angle so as not to tear the plastic, idea courtesy of a local greenhouse geek.
2- Marge, Thelma, and Selma stopped by to pull sheeting
3- Some people just NEED dreadlocks. Here's a pic showing the contortions one must go through to attach the flaps over the vents
4- The vent as it looks closed. There's a weight in there. A piece of iron gas line pipe is ideal, but it MUST be significantly wider than the vent hole to work correctly!
5- The ends need work still but it's essentially useable at this point.

[FrostAie]

that is pretty awesome i wish i could set something up like that where I live. I have to resort to fields and tree lines. With risky time consuming waterings

[stinkyattic]

This greenhouse is actually intended to house hot-weather crops: Tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants, and some types of herbs. I told my friend that, especially with lights in there, it would not be a stretch to expect the neighborhood kids snoopin' around to see if they can't steal some pot, or a slow drive-by by her friendly local PD. Some people have the balls to pull off greenhouse grows. I don't personally know ANY of them. That whole idea scares the bejeezus outta me, lol.

[Weedhound]

nice property and house. :thumbsup:

[stinkyattic]

Ugh I know, I WISH I could afford something that nice. These days, you HAVE to have 2 incomes to even TOUCH a decent piece of property! And damned if I'm getting married just to improve my socioeconomic status!

[Weedhound]

Lol, these days that doesn't guarantee either does it?

That thing is a LOT larger than I thought it was going to be. What do you do about humidity in a greenhouse? They must get mold problems and such.

[stinkyattic]

That's what the vents are for, open the vents, roll up the sides or open the ends, and let thermal currents do the work for ya!