This is an awesome must see! The Pond Plant Girl will show you how you can build your own 5 ‘ x 10’ cold frame green house for under . Join the fun and laughs too!
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That’s pretty cool! I’m surprised you were able to do it for under $25
Somehow I don’t think construction sights like you taking their woods 🙁
Sorry, but that’s neither a greenhouse (as the title says) nor an actual cold frame (as you call it in the vid). It’s a hoop house, which of course you can build for under $25–it’s only plastic sheeting and a handful of PVC pipes. The title of the video is misleading; not sure what the purpose was for that. Congratulations on your hoop house, though. I hope it helps extend your growing season nicely. They’re quite useful. 🙂 You can also use them on top of raised beds for the same purpose.
I have been thinking of using pallet to make a green house.
Good work handy girl… You gave me a good idea with the pvc pipe…. A little small but a person can use the same plan & use 2 10 footers with a sleeve in the middle of the arch to make it taller. Thank you. Ps… A person wouldn’t have to glue the arches in place that way it’s collapsible & you can tale it apart for winter or whatever.. Ether way good work.
You should re-label this cold frame, not greenhouse.
the wooden cold frame. works awesome. period. end of sentence. tomatoes grown in that frame were at the end of the season over 15 foor tall and took up the whole front of the house. a small condo. anyways. keep up the good fight.
I have tried the cold frames.. they work pretty well. thanks
Hi Chilly - This basic greenhouse design does work well for growing herbs. I used it a couple years back. It also provided the needed shade in the heat of summer, but forgot to stake it down and it blew away!
would this work for herbal?
but it’s a women, lawl i wanna make a green house my self
I love how cost effective this idea is.
Keep dreaming about your ideal cold frame. If you want something badly enough and honest enough then God will provide you with a way to get it!
i like this ch!
after I went trough the videos in you tube I knew exactly what to do, I went to the hardware store and bought conduit the grey color pipe at the electric area, ( not pvc,) I am not contradcting any one, just so you can save more it runs about $1.20 per pipe. and thanks to all who placed the videos is greaaaaaaaaaaaaat
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yep. shes an expert gagja cultivater
This green house works well for me. This year I am going to use Visqueen from Discount Visqueen.com. It is thicker and is transparent. Should also hold up better to the elements. I am also going to use smaller and more flexible gauge pipe to make a smaller air space above my plants. If you get any snow, you might consider reinforcing with chicken wire and run some C7 xmas lights inside for extra warmth. Will post a video when it is complete. Thanks for watching! GAiL
nice job, i am no expert, but i am going to try this on the weekend comming up. there is a home depot near here. thanks for the great post
Would it be possible to transform the hayloft of a barn into a green house in usda zone 4?
Chemically treated wood and some plastics should only be a concern if they are touching vegetables. This year, I am going to use clear 6 mil Visqueen that is designed specifically for greenhouses. The price is decent and it lasts longer than regular drop cloth plastic. Thanks!
Nice video. I’ve done a cold frame w/junque too. Mine utilizes wood instead of PVC and I’ve had to anchor it in the ground as the wind is extreme here sometimes. It was very nice to get some fresh veggies, but it hasn’t paid for it and the energy to do for that and the compost so far – we won’t go there.
I’ve also used plastic that a person uses to protect the floor when painting. But I’ve heard that some plastics and some woods are actually toxic. Any thoughts about that?
Nice video. I’ve done a cold frame w/junque too. Mine utilizes wood instead of PVC and I’ve had to anchor it in the ground as the wind is extreme here sometimes. It was very nice to get some fresh veggies, but it hasn’t paid for it and the energy to do for that and the compost so far – we won’t go there.
I’ve also used plastic that a person uses to protect the floor when painting. But I’ve heard that some plastics and some woods are actually toxic. Any thoughts about that?
Nice video. I’ve done a cold frame w/junque too. Mine utilizes wood instead of PVC and I’ve had to anchor it in the ground as the wind is extreme here sometimes. It was very nice to get some fresh veggies, but it hasn’t paid for it and the energy to do for that and the compost so far – we won’t go there.
I’ve also used plastic that a person uses to protect the floor when painting. But I’ve heard that some plastics and some woods are actually toxic. Any thoughts about that?
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I like the concept presented here, although the hippie terminology makes me a bit uncomfortable. I believe in sustainable living, conservation and maintaining nature even if we have to make sacrifices to do it. However, I feel like if someone lit a match in that house it would go up in ash in seconds. I think I would prefer something like recycled denim for my house with fire retardant. Still, I admire the efforts these people are making toward being more nature friendly.
nothing new for central asia
I don’t need to prove anything,, your a douche idioat says 80 years there will be no more oil,, i suppose you believe Al Gore convenient lie designed for useful idiots like you to impose a world wide carbon tax where Al Gore and his minions own the carbon exchange company, he will make billions each year off it,,and your just a douche,,Nothing wrong with going green, solar, wind,, its all good,, but to get into peak oil and global warming,and mother earth is bullshit
prove it besides the atmosphere cant take thousands of years of oil burn ing
homes in the country side of serbia are around 7,000 euro.
I have heard it all,, The fact that you use the very term “PEAK OIL” tells me that you bought the propaganda because some scientists made a convincing argument. First of all “PEAK OIL” studies were paid for by oil companies who secretly also finance many of the environmental groups in an effort to keep prices high. There are thousands of years worth of oil that is untapped and the Russians proved there are vast quantities much deeper. I am all for conservation, but base it on truth
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I wish you would Google Peak oil for all the details
in 80 years there will be no more OIL really?? get a clue,,
Are straw bale homes weather resistant, as in extreme heat, extreme snow, lots of rain?
If you are building out in the pristine countryside I agree this is great, really like the idea. But if you are not deep in the countryside why not be REALLY eco friendly, by a USED house! Add insulation and solar light and water where possible (and over time) – result is non vanity, trully environmentally friendly living.
Just my tuppence.
é tao verde que rancou um monte de arvore pra fazer,
hippies!
I disagree when you say local materials are irrelevant. Which is better – using locally made bricks or importing bricks form half way round the world? Why would you embed the additional carbon into the building’s footprint when you could avoid it and get the same property for less negative impact on the environment?
I think you fail to take all factors into consideration in your other statements. E.g. not everyone commutes long distances or they may use public transport. It’s situational.
Using “local materials” is irrelevant. The house only needs to be built once, and should last for decades. The energy it takes to ship materials overseas is nothing compared to the energy it takes to build and heat the house. Even worse, this house is in the country, so anyone living there would have to drive long distances to get anywhere. Green FAIL.
I see that the wood framing was build right on top of the dirt with no cement base? That will leave those homeowners prone to termite damage in the future… =(
Besides that, I really like the idea of straw built homes. This home is a good example of a TRULY eco-friendly home.
It’s a shame more people don’t catch on to this movement. Even if people don’t care about our environment, it just makes sense financially….
$1.59 for unleaded, goddamn those where the days!
Great house!!!! Bad Bad hair!!!!!
i want to investigate doing green remodeling on a home but having trouble finding a green contractor on Long Island NY. it seems like an obvious investment to me.
Just think this could be hemp bales after the oil for Hempfuel is extracted.
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Good to see white- folk recognizing that they are inseparable from mother earth!
Lets hope that their Oil Company Giants will recognize this truth as well!
Is it a requirement to build straw bale homes to have a funny pony tail?