Bulldog11
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Hello everybody, just thought I would start up a thread on greenhouses. Over the last year I have put 2 greenhouses on the property. Since I don't have anybody to help me, I chose to pay a crew to install the larger greenhouse. The ridge height is 17', and I didn't have any ladders or lifts at the time. This greenhouse will house my full season plants, and I already have recycled soil with cover crops going for this season. I will soon turn the cover crop in and plant a new spring cover crop. 17'H-30'W-50'L
The second greenhouse I just finished 100% by myself. It was kind of a pain in the ass for some steps, like pulling the plastic over, but well worth it. This greenhouse should be much easier to heat in the winter, and I will use it as my breeding/winter crops. I did buy a blackout curtain for it, but I am having troubles figuring out how I will pull it over by myself everyday. If anybody has any pointers I am all ears. 8.5'h-12'w-50'L
I have been in the trades over half my life, and this was a very easy build as far as concept goes. If anybody needs help building or researching a greenhouse please ask. First bit of advice, buy your greenhouse from Farmtek! They are amazing with their customer service, every part I needed was in the package. They did send the wrong plastic, they sent clear plastic instead of fogged. When I called they didn't even try to say I ordered the wrong thing, and instantly refunded the old plastic and shipped out the new plastic at their cost. Can't speak highly enough for Farmtek.
On the flip side of that, Don't use Envirotech. They are the worst company I have ever dealt with. They didn't finish the job, left garbage all over my 4 acre property blowing around, left material and frankly didn't have a clue how to build or sell greenhouses. For example, they sold me two roll up doors, however you can only open them from the inside........dumb asses.
Hope everybody is getting the spring itch, I know I've got it big time!
The second greenhouse I just finished 100% by myself. It was kind of a pain in the ass for some steps, like pulling the plastic over, but well worth it. This greenhouse should be much easier to heat in the winter, and I will use it as my breeding/winter crops. I did buy a blackout curtain for it, but I am having troubles figuring out how I will pull it over by myself everyday. If anybody has any pointers I am all ears. 8.5'h-12'w-50'L
I have been in the trades over half my life, and this was a very easy build as far as concept goes. If anybody needs help building or researching a greenhouse please ask. First bit of advice, buy your greenhouse from Farmtek! They are amazing with their customer service, every part I needed was in the package. They did send the wrong plastic, they sent clear plastic instead of fogged. When I called they didn't even try to say I ordered the wrong thing, and instantly refunded the old plastic and shipped out the new plastic at their cost. Can't speak highly enough for Farmtek.
On the flip side of that, Don't use Envirotech. They are the worst company I have ever dealt with. They didn't finish the job, left garbage all over my 4 acre property blowing around, left material and frankly didn't have a clue how to build or sell greenhouses. For example, they sold me two roll up doors, however you can only open them from the inside........dumb asses.
Hope everybody is getting the spring itch, I know I've got it big time!