My New Greenhouse from Steve’s Greenhouses

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I got this green house from Steve’s Greenhouses, www.stevesgreenhouses.com Installing it took some real effort as the area I had available was forested, not level and covered with brush. A Track Hoe took swift care of that. Here I discuss some ideas I have for solar heat storage, the person I mentioned is Steven Harris (different from the Green House Steve) his site is http We will provide a lot more updates as we use the greenhouse and equip it.

Would covering our roofs with aluminum foil decrease green house warming?

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Question by Mr Average Joe: Would covering our roofs with aluminum foil decrease green house warming?
I heard that painting our roofs white would decrease global warming.

How about aluminum foil?

We could cover our entire earth that is “bare” with reflective cheap aluminum foil.

Will that produce a significant drop in global temperature?

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Answer by thegeologist
By painting dark surfaces with a more reflective color, solar energy could be radiated back out in to space before it turned into infrared energy (heat). Foil would be more effective than white paint, but the additional costs would probably outweigh any benefits.

The main purpose of the lighter colors would be to keep buildings from absorbing the extra heat and requiring more energy to keep them cool. That reduction in energy consumption would allow for less burning of fossil fuels and thereby reduce the amount of carbon dioxide released.

There won’t be a significant drop in the global temperature right away since the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has a residence time of several decades to over a century.

One rather fanciful proposal was to put a large foil shade out in space that would cut the amount of sunlight reaching Earth.

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How to make a green house environment friendly ?

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Question by : How to make a green house environment friendly ?
http://www.livestrong.com/article/214610-how-to-make-a-greenhouse-environmentally-friendly/

By doing this instructions will this decrease the amount of carbon dioxide ? Please correct me if Im wrong Ive just started !

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Answer by Mike
Yes, that will help.

Reduce energy consumption in the home.
Reduce materials usage in its construction.
Locate it near services so commuting is decreased.
Use organic materials and cleaners inside it.

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How do i make the best green house effect project in a plastic 2 liter bottle?

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Question by diamond: How do i make the best green house effect project in a plastic 2 liter bottle?
this is for my physics class and soo far i have though of putting sand in the bottom with glass and then a mirror and putting a magnifying glass obove it so the heat can refelct and then a screen on the outsude to trap it and foil balls on the inside. So help me out yall!

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Answer by ecolink
There’s a good experimental set up on this site – complete with instructions and diagrams.

http://www.ucar.edu/learn/1_3_2_13t.htm

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Q&A: How do you clean green house fiberglass roof panels?

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Question by Karren R: How do you clean green house fiberglass roof panels?
Moved to older house with attached greenhouse. There are 3 fiberglass panels on roof. Have cleaned off most of the black ‘gunk’ but they still show lots of dirt areas. What’s the best way to clean and what’s best to use?

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Answer by uk_staffie
Try some AutoGlym Caravan and motorhome cleaner. I have used that on many different fiberglass things, even on my boat. Works really well and seems to remove all the black and green algae.

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