@survivalpodcasting Jack ... LOL about the ROCK ... one foot down in the ground, You live there and you know.... my dad is from Arkansas and so were my grandparents and folks all the way back to before the civil war (1 union and 3 confederates, but who's counting? LOL) ... anyway ... whew, a lot of Arkansas and Missouri (where I use to be from once upon a time) has a lot of ROCK and not very far down, especially anywhere NEAR the Ozarks, Ouachita (wash it taw) etc etc.
you should have dug deep trenches with a back hoe and put the corregated PE pip in them and draw heat from the ceiling and heat up the ground under the green house. you could use a solar cell to run some efficient 12 volt blowers on each tube.
@josephdupont Sure all it would have taken was explosives. It is so easy to look at stuff and say what someone should do. The reality is about 12 inches down you hit flat white quartz and granite. Not rocks but rock slab.
You might try putting 5 drums of water against that back wall and then with a little plywood, instant benches for your seed trays that will benefit from the heat that the water will store up. I say 5 drums since your structure is 10 ft wide and drums are usually 24+/- inches wide. 275 gallons of water (2280lbs) can hold a rather large amount of heat. A question, is the poly cover HDPE?
Your problem will be keeping the plants warm at night. You need a mass to hold that heat from your solar collector especially in the evening and colder/overcast days, perhaps a tank with aquaculture?
@BonnieBlue2A - That is the entire point of the 8 inches (about a ton) of gravel. That is why I want Steve's opinion before I put in the gravel, if it isn't worth it fine, but right now it be a LOT easier then after the gravel goes in, the gravel is going in one way or another.
@BonnieBlue2A - Also from talking to a lot of people I am really getting off the aquaponics band wagon, it appears to be a LOT more trouble then it is worth.
Cool green house. Much bigger than my little 6X6 unit. Now you have made me want to upgrade. Keep up the good work.
biscuitfarmer 1 week ago
@survivalpodcasting Jack ... LOL about the ROCK ... one foot down in the ground, You live there and you know.... my dad is from Arkansas and so were my grandparents and folks all the way back to before the civil war (1 union and 3 confederates, but who's counting? LOL) ... anyway ... whew, a lot of Arkansas and Missouri (where I use to be from once upon a time) has a lot of ROCK and not very far down, especially anywhere NEAR the Ozarks, Ouachita (wash it taw) etc etc.
DesertDood 2 weeks ago
hey jack!!! nice to see you on youtube. love listening to survival podcasting for a long time now
preparadox 1 month ago
Wow the paint jobs crap :)
tylerpickersgill 1 month ago
Nice work Jack! Thanks for all you do! Keep up the good work. Can't wait till next summer to see what it all develops into. Take care
MrTmarshall 2 months ago
Jack meant to say Winter Solstice not summer.
glockman1727ak47 2 months ago
had a similar one the oklahoma wind destroyed it in 2 weeks
kryptiea 2 months ago
you should have dug deep trenches with a back hoe and put the corregated PE pip in them and draw heat from the ceiling and heat up the ground under the green house. you could use a solar cell to run some efficient 12 volt blowers on each tube.
josephdupont 2 months ago
@josephdupont Sure all it would have taken was explosives. It is so easy to look at stuff and say what someone should do. The reality is about 12 inches down you hit flat white quartz and granite. Not rocks but rock slab.
survivalpodcasting 2 months ago
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Chriznak 2 months ago
You might try putting 5 drums of water against that back wall and then with a little plywood, instant benches for your seed trays that will benefit from the heat that the water will store up. I say 5 drums since your structure is 10 ft wide and drums are usually 24+/- inches wide. 275 gallons of water (2280lbs) can hold a rather large amount of heat. A question, is the poly cover HDPE?
carpus79 2 months ago
Nice.
RockyMountainPrepper 2 months ago
Your problem will be keeping the plants warm at night. You need a mass to hold that heat from your solar collector especially in the evening and colder/overcast days, perhaps a tank with aquaculture?
BonnieBlue2A 2 months ago
@BonnieBlue2A - That is the entire point of the 8 inches (about a ton) of gravel. That is why I want Steve's opinion before I put in the gravel, if it isn't worth it fine, but right now it be a LOT easier then after the gravel goes in, the gravel is going in one way or another.
survivalpodcasting 2 months ago
@BonnieBlue2A - Also from talking to a lot of people I am really getting off the aquaponics band wagon, it appears to be a LOT more trouble then it is worth.
survivalpodcasting 2 months ago