tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699604597414325417.post3184815838713014138..comments2023-05-17T08:40:35.001-05:00Comments on GARDENISTA: Will it...or Won't it?TexasDebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11214888876514137890noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699604597414325417.post-75936640711755173422009-12-04T08:37:01.677-06:002009-12-04T08:37:01.677-06:00Thanks Iris! While the temperature inside the plas...Thanks Iris! While the temperature inside the plastic stays the same as outside so far, there is protection from the wind at least, so it always feels warmer in there. We are considering heating options at the moment, so Bob's comment about a red light warming unit is quite timely.<br /><br />So far the temps here are above freezing but they are falling steadily. 8:30 and no snow so far. Eyes on the horizon!TexasDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11214888876514137890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699604597414325417.post-80360862228892328742009-12-03T21:32:42.696-06:002009-12-03T21:32:42.696-06:00Most people in the country have a pump house to ke...Most people in the country have a pump house to keep their well associated equipment in, like the pressure pump, pressure tank etc. Lights or little heaters are usually used to keep the water lines from freezing. So I figured if I had to have heat for that I may as well build mine into a green house and kill two birds with one stone. It's worked very well through the years and even stays warm enough to start my seedlings for the garden in it. I use a red heat lamp bulb in a light fixture down low.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08820151806039495564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699604597414325417.post-17080129286430405182009-12-03T18:47:52.442-06:002009-12-03T18:47:52.442-06:00Great post, Deb! I cover the veggies and wimpier p...Great post, Deb! I cover the veggies and wimpier plants that I like allot and bring inside a couple of potted plants. Everyone else is on his own, especially when the forecast is not for more than two days' straight of frozen temps. I think your greenhouse is super COOL, even if it doesn't insulate much! Stay warm!Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05517165081477969468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699604597414325417.post-6000402868525900592009-12-03T08:11:39.657-06:002009-12-03T08:11:39.657-06:00Anon, I covet your 3 cans of plant wrapping. I ha...Anon, I covet your 3 cans of plant wrapping. I had repurposed covers I'd used for years that finally bit the dust and haven't replaced them all yet. I foolishly thought I'd have more time....<br /><br />Pam, I'm with you in my snowy skepticism. WIth the ground still relatively warm, it won't stick long but I wonder what it might do to traffic Friday. I have a son who works dinner shift in a restaurant out BeeCaves, and the idea of a commute plus any snow is not very fun.<br /><br />Jo, that chimney is a bird feeder hanging down. Since the greenhouse was put up the birds have been ignoring that feeder completely - I need to move it.<br /><br />We get annual frosts and freezes, with the occasional freezing rain (hands down the most destructive weather aside from hail around here) to varying extent. Snow however is quite a rarity so the potential always seems to cause speculative energy spikes. <br /><br />Fleas are a consistent problem year 'round here but they stick to the furry critters for the most part. Everybody is happy when a stretch of time below freezing takes the mosquito population out of the picture temporarily.TexasDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11214888876514137890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699604597414325417.post-19624421877117947062009-12-03T03:32:15.311-06:002009-12-03T03:32:15.311-06:00With us it is shepherds, rather than sailors.
Wel...With us it is shepherds, rather than sailors.<br /><br />Well, my meteorological friend, that was quite a post.<br /><br />Actually, I didn't realize that you got snow or frost at all down there. I wouldn't raise my hopes for insect elimination: we had a fierce frost over quite a long time last year and that didn't slow anything down. Well, take the Northern States, and Canada: blackfly gone? I think not.<br /><br />Bubble wrap?<br /><br />I put horticultural fleece over my fuchsias, which looks unsightly but seems to help. Take it off in the day time, so I still have a bit of colour around. The winter jasmine doesn't need it. They are so tough.<br /><br />BTW, is that a chimney stuck on the front of that green house? Probably not.joconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699604597414325417.post-63202479753937299902009-12-02T21:27:30.960-06:002009-12-02T21:27:30.960-06:00Like you, I do the hodgepodge when freezes threate...Like you, I do the hodgepodge when freezes threaten. Today I hauled inside two potted plants, huddled others together outdoors in order to throw a sheet over them when the freeze comes, and left others to fend for themselves. I'm still not banking on the snow---there's always such hype about our chances---but I wouldn't be unhappy to see a little of the white stuff here.Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699604597414325417.post-28920824241554915362009-12-02T19:34:08.332-06:002009-12-02T19:34:08.332-06:00I like the setting for your greenhouse.--Kinda'...I like the setting for your greenhouse.--Kinda' woodsy & mystical. :-)<br /><br />Last weekend, I grouped all of my potted plants together in three spots in preparation for the first freeze. I have three rubbermaid garbage cans filled with old blankets and row covers specifically for this purpose. <br /><br />Tomorrow evening (Thurs.) as soon as I get home from work, I will cover everything. It will take 30-45 minutes. Brrrr!<br /><br />I built a potting shed with seven windows to put my plants in for the winter, but never got around to hooking up the electricity. Thus, like your greenhouse, it's just as cold inside that shed as it is outside. Maybe someday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com