This episode was a labor of love, and I’m excited to hear your thoughts🌱 What’s one lesson you've learned in your own gardening or greenhouse journey? Or maybe you’re just starting, what's holding you back?
@@myclevergarden one of the big things that I'm building to is using solar power for extra ambient lighting especially UV spectrum once i have a battery setup to store power after dark i could use that to keep plants on summer light cycle anytine of year.
Nice example of controlled/smart greenhouse. YT threw it out to me presumably as I’ve been on the same journey now about to head into my third year. Similar challenges, humidity in the shoulder months is tough to control unless you’re going to utilise energy hungry solutions such as air exchange with dehumidification. My biggest challenge has been cooling and like you have found the addition of shade netting this year has been effective. Next year I may add a swamp cooling setup utilising geothermal stable temps. I have winter to think about it. I have met my own targets to keep plants alive and growing until the lack of light becomes a problem without needing any active heating. Anyway you can see the videos on our channel, all the best.
Thank you! It's so good to hear that you're doing so well in your third year. It feels good to hear the challenges I've encountered are just part of having an enclosed warm place for my veggies 😄
Excellent set up! I'm growing indoors for the winter here in the Ozarks, if I stay in this area next year I think I'm gonna build a greenhouse that's dug down about 4ft into the ground and comes up about 6ft above ground for the structure. Keep on keeping on man! 😊
Thanks! That's a fantastic idea. I wonder if by fully insulating the North wall, no windows, and using some type of GHAT you could hear and cool it year round only using fans?
@myclevergarden I built up a long mound on the north side of the garden stuffed full of potatoes as a northern windbreak and then added an extra 4" of dry straw on top of the herbs and they continued growing outside till November, not bad for some subtropical plants lol
Thanks so much! Yes and having raised beds really makes it accessible which is a bonus. Yes we're loving all the pesto and basil bombs we froze!! It feels like such a luxury 😁
@@myclevergarden You are very welcome, I grow basil as well but in counter top aerogardens, I have 3 soon to have a 4th one, so I can grow a lot of stuff.
Thanks! I run it very little unless it gets very cold with a wind chill factor. TL;DR The heater turns on only when it dips below 10-3C/50-38F depending on how I have it set. At 5C it hardly runs until we get a prolonged cold snap. That happened in February when it hit -34C/-30F! So the setting, and how often it runs, depends on what I'm trying to grow and when. For me it does not seem worth it to heat it much when we have very little light. If I add supplemental lights I'll have to rethink that perhaps.
This episode was a labor of love, and I’m excited to hear your thoughts🌱 What’s one lesson you've learned in your own gardening or greenhouse journey? Or maybe you’re just starting, what's holding you back?
@@myclevergarden one of the big things that I'm building to is using solar power for extra ambient lighting especially UV spectrum once i have a battery setup to store power after dark i could use that to keep plants on summer light cycle anytine of year.
Nice example of controlled/smart greenhouse. YT threw it out to me presumably as I’ve been on the same journey now about to head into my third year. Similar challenges, humidity in the shoulder months is tough to control unless you’re going to utilise energy hungry solutions such as air exchange with dehumidification. My biggest challenge has been cooling and like you have found the addition of shade netting this year has been effective. Next year I may add a swamp cooling setup utilising geothermal stable temps. I have winter to think about it. I have met my own targets to keep plants alive and growing until the lack of light becomes a problem without needing any active heating. Anyway you can see the videos on our channel, all the best.
Thank you! It's so good to hear that you're doing so well in your third year. It feels good to hear the challenges I've encountered are just part of having an enclosed warm place for my veggies 😄
What a beautiful and well constructed greenhouse, it's an amazing place. I really appreciate the video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent set up! I'm growing indoors for the winter here in the Ozarks, if I stay in this area next year I think I'm gonna build a greenhouse that's dug down about 4ft into the ground and comes up about 6ft above ground for the structure. Keep on keeping on man! 😊
Thanks! That's a fantastic idea. I wonder if by fully insulating the North wall, no windows, and using some type of GHAT you could hear and cool it year round only using fans?
@myclevergarden I built up a long mound on the north side of the garden stuffed full of potatoes as a northern windbreak and then added an extra 4" of dry straw on top of the herbs and they continued growing outside till November, not bad for some subtropical plants lol
@@iantalmadge3410 what a cool idea!
great video!
the plant look beautiful
Thanks, I really appreciate that 😊
Nice video, I love your raised bed setup it makes it very efficient, also, your basil plants looks very nice basil is amazing.
Thanks so much! Yes and having raised beds really makes it accessible which is a bonus. Yes we're loving all the pesto and basil bombs we froze!! It feels like such a luxury 😁
@@myclevergarden You are very welcome, I grow basil as well but in counter top aerogardens, I have 3 soon to have a 4th one, so I can grow a lot of stuff.
So interesting thank you! How much do you have to use the heater?
Thanks! I run it very little unless it gets very cold with a wind chill factor.
TL;DR
The heater turns on only when it dips below 10-3C/50-38F depending on how I have it set. At 5C it hardly runs until we get a prolonged cold snap. That happened in February when it hit -34C/-30F! So the setting, and how often it runs, depends on what I'm trying to grow and when. For me it does not seem worth it to heat it much when we have very little light. If I add supplemental lights I'll have to rethink that perhaps.