Temporary Hot House
With lots of seedlings germinating in their punnets and frosts still lingering I needed somewhere to house a few little babies before they can go out in the garden.
We had a spare space between the shade house and the little hothouse so:
- more poly pipe went up
- attached to star pickets and the shade house frame
- a sheet of plastic that I'd used over the potatoes this winter (Doc had had enough by then
) - a tarp across the south end to keep the frosty breeze out.
As soon as the seedlings are out we'll take the plastic off and put up some shade cloth for another shaded area...something I can always use during summer!
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2 comments:
I'm building a 'hot house, with wood and plastic, to extend the seasons, somewhere in Januari probably. I'm not sure it will work, but I can try.'I'm just not sure about one thing, and thought maybe you knew. The plastic covers the front and all sides, but the sides will be 'flaps' which I can open when it gets too hot. However, I can choose to leave about 5 centimetres at the bottom free, so it all has room to breath. But will that take out all the heat? Do I need to close it up completely for it to work, or can there be a small gap at the bottom?
Samantha (who's a bit confused on this area (airflow or loose of warmth???))
Hi Samantha
I hope the next post has some answers for you. :)
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