These tomatos in the greenhuse are growing well and fast ...
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November 9, 2010
These tomatos in the greenhuse are growing well and fast ... |
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October 26, 2010
Mat just recently made a storm window (as seen here) and installed it in the greenhouse . |
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Here is last weeks dried fruit. The fruit in the greenhouse doesnt go bad if it sits out for a week!!!! (cause its dryed/drying ) . |
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Its 19.6 C in the greenhouse today . |
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October 19 , 2010
Here's the dried fruit from last week ..... Most of the fruit is dried and in a pile.. |
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October 12 , 2010
This is about what 7 apples and 5 pears fill . The left tray (plus a 1/4 of a tray more ) is all apples , and the right tray is all pears exept the dried stuff at the top .
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Its currently 27.1 degreees in the greeenhouse... Mmmmmmm , those fruits should dry fast!!!!!! |
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September 29, 2010
Mats drying more fruits , and vegtables too now such as beets!!! |
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At about 10:30 this morning it was about 18.8 degrees celcious in the greenhouse. Alittle cold. |
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September 21 , 2010
Mat placed sliced friut, such as pears and apples, on screens in the greenhouse to try to dry them. The plan worked quite well , they dried nicely . |
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April 27,2010
There is alot of new seeds just planted today, and also lots of little plants growing such as : melon,cucumbers,zucchini,watermelon,lettuce,peppers,basil,onions,cabbage, eggplant,parsnips,broccoli,tomatos and salad mixes. |
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At 2:15 on April 27,2010 ,Inside the greenhouse was is a nice warm , 26.6 degrees.
The clock on the thermometer is not the right time , it is of by 1 hour and eight minutes. Updated by Clare |
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April 20, 2010
Here is a strawberry plant, but wait, it is no ordinary strawberry-less strawberry plant, no it is not, look closer!!!
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Oh yes , it is what you think..... There is a strawberry,not just one, but three!!
(What Clare does not know is that Mat already ate three others)
by Clare
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Look how warm it got up to inside, 26.1 C . . |
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Here are some cucumbers planted a month ago. They seem to be growing fast.
At 3:00 i checked the tempature in the greenhouse again and it had cooled off a full 5 degrees, leaving it at 21 degreesC. . |
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The greenhouse is very green and also pink with red. The strawberry make it that colour.
Updated by Clare |
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March 23, 2010 Yikes those tomatoes have really grown...... |
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Strawberries anyone?? |
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Febuary 2, 2010
Mat just recently planted some more plants in his greenhouse.Here we have: Zuchini,Beans and Brussel sprouts. |
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Some more seedling's starting to sprout.This time they are: Leeks,Bok-Choi,Mixed Cosmo's and red tomatos.The other plans still cuntinue to grow.
Updated by Clare |
| This is the new greenhouse in the fall of 2009. Quite an addition to the house and promises to be a real challenge to understand and use it. In Dec of 2009 I installed a heated root/ earth section. |  |
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January 12,2010 Mat added a tap to the Greenhouse so he can water the plants with a hose ,rather than going back and forth with a watering can. |
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The tempature is really nice, 33 degrees Celsius. I could stay in there all day!!
Updated by Clare |
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Dec. 23, 2009 This is the box I built that will house the copper tubing. Here it is drying infront ot the biodiesel heater. |
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Dec 24, 2009 Here is the layout of the tubing. Yes this is Christmas day but I could not think of anything more enjoyable to do. |
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This is the pump that circulates the hot water to the greenhouse. And yes it does get insulated. |
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And finally the plants and tubing connected are in the box with the heat turned on. |
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Mat painted Part of the wall black so it will absorb heat. |
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Mat put a white tarp in front of his greenhouse so that the sun will reflect off the white
and on to the greenhouse. Updated by Clare |
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November 10, 2009 Mats plant update:still growing!! |
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Here are the other plants, also growing.
Updated by Clare |
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Nov 3 2009 New tomato plants among the lettuce. |
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Plants doing well. |
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The tempature in the greenhouse.
Updated by Clare |
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Otober 20, 2009 Mat in the greenhouse. This is the below grade section with drying stinging nettle leaves, drying sweet potatoes and the lettuce. |
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Closing the wall to insulate the large window for the night time. |
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Pushing against the swinging wall to give the greenhouse insulation for the night-time. |
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Mat opening the door to cool the greenhouse when the sun is too hot. |
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And this window is where the excess heat from the greenhouse goes into the house. There is a plan to have it channelled to the upstairs bedroom. |
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Growing plants (a little small yet). updated by Clare Oct 15 2009 |
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The finished Greenhouse about Sept 09 2009 |
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Will Arlow putting the finishing touches on the greenhouse. |
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July 7, 2009 Another view from the south... getting busy on that south wall! I hope to add 36 evacuated tubes above the large window and a solar air heater above the greenhouse. |
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July 7, 2009 OK cement walls done and now the framing got the double walls and double roof. |
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June 8, 2009 WE could not rent cement forms so we built our own.... the inside wall is built just not put in place yet. |
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May 21, 2009 The foundation is done |
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May 8, 2009 This is the holes slightly enlarged with the water line repaired.. but still some reapirs to the drain are necessary. |
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Yes we broke the water line to the house and what a mess that was! Since it happened after hours I had to cobble up some garden hose and pipe clamps. I did not show the broken basement drain......!!!#####@@@ |
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So this is how it starts with a large hole... about may 4, 2009 |