It’s a balmy 86° in the greenhouse
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Nice looking greenhouse
Nice setup. I don't think any greenhouses with plastic sheeting would last even a year where I am due to our high winds, but I like your setup.
It gets pretty windy here, it’s never budged. The most damage I have had is from keeping some spare roosters out here over the winter. The Quonset hut style is pretty wind resistant. This is 6mil greenhouse plastic.
I put plastic on a cold frame that I used on one of my beds. It was thick plastic, but it was shredded after a couple of months. Of course, where I live, in the winter, it isn't considered windy until it gets over 20 mph. 60 mph winds are common. Driving on the interstate we see semis blown over multiple times every year. You quickly learn to park facing into the wind so you don't have your car door caught by the wind and the hinges bent.
The joke around here is that when the wind stops blowing, everyone falls over because they are so used to walking leaning into the wind.
Yeah it’s not quite that bad here. 20 is normal, sometimes 35 happens. I’m at the top of a ridge just east of a big farm field.
I need one this size next year! Did you follow any specific plans or just go for it? Would you do anything differently next time?
It’s the Texas Prepper 2 cattle panel greenhouse. I added my own shelf system,2x4s sitting in joist hangers, so I can move the greenhouse and not have to level the ground, I just adjust the joist hangers. Rubbermaid wire shelving across the 2x4s.I added an extra beam across the top. And used wiggle wire instead of just stapling the plastic. Also added a window in the door so a breeze can go right through.