Sunken Greenhouse Part 1: Dirt work
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2024
- This is the first of a series of videos that will chronicle my construction of a sunken greenhouse, otherwise known as a Walipini or Pit Green house. This isn't necessarily a 'how to' build a green house, but rather the steps that I'm taking to build one. The next part will be pouring of concrete footers, laying of block and getting the sub frame assembly finished and ready for the final roof. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks for watching:)
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#permaculture
The music used in this video is sourced from the TH-cam music library and my brother in law, Trey Harris.
Credits are as follows:
Intro music: Trey Harris
Main background song: Turn On by RW Smith
Damm, I've been looking for a solution like this since 2000...[no kidding]. I have a 8+ foot deep unfinished basement; 30 x 50'; and want to use the western side as an underground greenhouse [about 30 x 20-ish] and the east side[30 x 30] as an underground home. Thank you SO much for filming this; because everytime I talk to anyone and try to "Paint a Picture" of what I want to do; they "No Comprende" !
Would love to know if you succeeded with either or both! I am getting ready to move an 1850's cottage off the old basement which is too close to the highway. About half of the basement is still in pretty good condition, and I hate to waste it by just filling it in. so I've been wondering if I could turn it into a sunken greenhouse. It will be just to the south of the new basement, and I'm worried that it will obstruct the south side of the cottage once it's moved. The zoning inspector is already on board with this idea, saying there's no reason why I can't put my old basement to good use, especially for agricultural purposes. I should end up with about a 16' X 24' space, and the concrete stairs can remain. The low roof on this project we're watching may solve my problem by not obstructing the south wall of the house too much. At least the south wall of the house will just have windows, and no entry door. It may look a little odd to have a greenhouse right there, but it also may be worth it. As he says, "What have I got to lose?" I'll get the house moved and will know better whether it will look ok, or not. I think his low polycarbonate roof looks very nice. If anyone wonders why I don't connect it to the moved house, since the house will be so close by, it's because I don't want it to be subject to the building permit that I am applying for to restore the house. If it's separate, I can get an agricultural exemption for it.
I can’t figure out for the life of me who would dislike your videos man. Informative. Instructional. Interesting. What’s not to like?!
Nice work on filming and content. The thermal advantage of the earth is an excellent idea! -(Mr. Rain)
Thanks so much RCH!
Joe
I was going to do this in Flagstaff once I purchase my first home. It is also windy up here. I am going to make it into an Aquaponic system.
+Darkking Ice That sounds cool DI! I actually spent my first two years of college up there at NAU.. love the area up there! I'm also thinking of possibly some aquaponics as well:) maybe a murray hallum style ibc tote at the end of the hole... but still not sure... still figuring how my roof structure going to go:)
Anyone used geothermal in hot weather climates?
Interested in putting something like this to use in India
Keep these coming I love this project. Thanks for the quality garden porn Joe.
+Permaculture Prepper lol... I hope parts 2 and 3 will be more centerfold material;)
I see you plan your projects just like me. Kinda have an idea and just start making it. Change on the fly. Be flexible. Should turn out great.
+DW Marschall Yes, I'm not a huge detail planner on most of my projects. I like to work on a basic idea and let the project figure out the details;) Of course, while it works out fine and most projects.. sometimes the lack of planning causes me to make more trips to Home Depot than I ought to... but then again, I don't mind that either...lol!
Joe
Love your videos! Kind of getting a late start on them. I am amazed at how similar are areas are. We get about 13 inches of rain / yr, have lots of wind and digging can be difficult because of rock and decomposed granite. You have such great ideas which I hope to incorporate into our projects. Thanks a bunch!
Thank you for an interesting video / series. Looking forward to seeing the rest of them!
im building my earth house like this. if its no good ill turn it into a greehouse. love this idea of using earth for walls. put in form/rods, moisture barrier and stucco walls. man this is a great build
I love this guy, what a doll. I love how he is just doing this out of his own creative thought, and is kinda seeing how things will go, that's exactly what I do when I build things. adorable
Thank you for sharing with us! It's always interesting to learn all the different ways of doing a project. What would be helpful is if you could put your location in the first paragraph. Like nearest City, State, Country and growing zone. Including temperature highs and lows for summer and winter, frostline, and precipitation would be an added bonus. It really makes a difference when using these videos to plan a project so that people in different climes can adjust for frostline, temperature highs and lows, humidity, and soil type. Thanks again for sharing! Your greeenhouse looks good!
OMG!!! Where's the excavator during the first two minutes?
I can't belive it !! you do half work by yourself with the shovel !!!
HAhhahahaah that's unhuman work !!!
Yes superman exists!! hahhaahah. Very hard and good job!
Hey just so you know, the playlist is loaded backwards. Cheers for putting this up, I'm enjoying it.
Two thumbs up for father in laws! I almost took an Advil while watching you dig that thing out.
+John Beckman lol! so true! He actually would have been able to do the whole thing if I was willing to wait a month or two... but I wanted to get it down earlier as well as show that it 'can' be done by hand for those who might not have access to a backhoe or afford the extra expense. BUT... it's hard to beat the efficiency of a machine and a good operator. And my father in law is truly one of those 'jack of all trades' guys.. and a master of several!
Thanks for watching John:)
Joe
+homesteadonomics Handy fella to have around. I seem to be surrounded by the other type. "Jack of all trades and master of NONE!"
Love the reason #3
i just want to say I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!! i stayed up all night watching them! i love your enthusiasm, attention to detail, and the way you figure it out as u go! people with set plans for everything drive me nuts because its just not logical that there wont be a roadblock along the way! now!, with that said. i live in colorado semi desert 5a 6b. in my yard is some cement work from god knows what but it is below the soil level, not by much though. right now full of top soil so the first thing i thought was garden bed maybe 2 feet i was thinking since i came across some free cinder blocks to build the walls up with only one tall one (with the roof at an angle one very low wall and 2 triangle sides to run water into my other cement hole garden bed i wish i knew what was under and i do not see me as a single woman able to dig this out as much as i wish i could. im wondering if the cement and cinders would retain warmth much like the earth and id get enough sun to keep it warm inside.
Thanks so much Helena! I can't say if the cement and cinders would hold as well as earth but I think its worth a try and will definitely hold some warmth for sure. I think building up one wall is a good idea as you are a bit farther north and having a sunken aspect like mine might not add as much exposure as it does down here. So give if a shot... even if on a small scale and see how it goes : )
Cool video and thanks for posting. I was so into it that I lost track of time and wanted more at the end. Lol
+Reginald Roberts Thanks Reginald! Hopefully part two will give it a better look than just a bare hole in the ground.. I'm thinking most of the concrete and block work will come in that video then the roof structure in the 3rd part... but still in the planning phase..lol! thanks for watching Reginald and stay tuned:)
Joe
If all fails you already made your own cemetery
or a swimmin hole
A good size for a cemetery plot you could rent space in there for some income
Have you ever checked that rock for gold or silver? You could have some. Granite can have gold and or silver in it.
I binge watched the entire series. Fantastic detail to quality build! I have a strange question - how cold does it get in the winter? I'm considering a very similar type earth sheltered greenhouse, and i'm loosely toying with the idea of building a modified high hoop house over the top to bump it up a zone in the winter and allow for a trellis system for annual vines to shade it in the summer. Would that be bonkers?
your greenhouse looks great i wish i had the space to build one as large as you did. i just built my first sunken greenhouse, i live in michigan so it gets a lot colder here. let me know what you think if you have a chance to check my channel. thanks and Subscirbed!
Cool thing! Looks promising! Great editing as well! Thumbs up! Good luck and take care! 🍄🍄🍄
I absolutely love this, I already started digging my hole before I seen the video, I would love to see your totally complete..TY
It's complete right now... check out part 2-7 :)
joe
I have off-grid property in Northern Nevada at about 4500 feet elevation that I plan on moving to permanently in 3-4 years. In the mean time I will be putting certain systems in place. The well, wind and solar power, water catchment, and some type of building, cabin, RV?? to stay in when I visit are the first priority. I have been watching you create your gardens, swales, and water catchment systems etc. and will be using many of your techniques. May I ask what elevation is your property?
Amazing project! :) Just being curious. Why didnt you excavate the whole interior area and then build grow beds around the sides. You could have gotten some really tall tomato plants growing in there :)
I was wondering the same. This is similar to a concept I'd like to do in the desert. Somewhat like an earth ship, but underground. Obviously not a completely clear roof. I'm envisioning a large deep rectangle with a similar roof just above the ground, clear in the front to grow things and covered with dirt on the back side.
hi everyone ,if anyone else needs to find out about diy greenhouse building try Lomonting Easy Greenhouse Mentor (do a google search ) ? Ive heard some interesting things about it and my co-worker got amazing success with it.
Assuming that the ground stays around 50 degrees F, does this mean that you can't heat the house warmer than that temp? I would think that in the winter, you'd heat the air, and the ground would suck up all the heat.
I want to keep my house around 55 or 60 deg F.
Is this correct?
Thanks
So I have some questions for you. Maybe you could help me answer. I have often thought of doing an in ground greenhouse however I think 🤔 would need grow lights as even though the roof is open during morning and evening hours would get no sun. So what do you think. Putting greenhouse in ground would let in less sun light during morning and evening hours. Would you buy grow lights?
If the water table was closer to the ground, let's say 2-3 feet. Would it be possible to do the same type of greenhouse using drainage?
Super awesome Reminds me of a Mike Oehler designed green house. Paul Wheaton talks about Mike's designs..."All the time".
Aren't machines great? By the looks of your subsoil, looks like your father in law saved you a lot of time and probably your back as well. Can't wait to see how this project progresses.
+helidodge Thanks HD! Yes, the Mike Oehler stuff is part of what inspired me... as well as other projects from around the web. The back hoe probably saved me 6-8 hours worth of work to get that last couple feet!
Hopefully it's going to come around quickly once I get the footers poured and the blocks layed. I'm hoping to get that done in the next week or so!
Joe
Keep up the insurrection! :)
attractive cute guy!
Llegando desde Aguascalientes México 🇲🇽 y dejando mi super link 👍 también mi comentario!
Con este hermoso video encontré este canal ! Lastima que en ese entonces yo no tenía una cuenta para apoyar y comentar ,ni tampoco tenía mi canal ,y aún no savia nada de redes sociales!
Ahora ya te platique que ya Tengo mi canal y ya se comentar ! Y volveré a disfrutar estos videos que me motivaron tanto para que yo tuviera también mi casita de campo y un huerto orgánico!
Y de esta manera estos videos tendran mi apoyo!
Ahora este será mi sueño llegar a tener un pequeño invernadero ! Qué hermoso video! Saludos 🌵🌻👩🏻🌾🇲🇽
If it fails, you can probably rent it out for about $500 a month, if you put a wood stove, compost toilet and sink in there!
Great video and great idea, I am considering building a something like this or a Geothermal High Tunnel for us.
+Modern Homesteading at High Desert Hollow That's awesome, I'd love to see it if you do. I've got you subbed... so that would be super cool to see:)
Joe
Looks awesome. I appreciate how you can start building from the vision in your head and not get bogged down by over planning. It's nice to see a project develop in such a organic way and its cool to see how design as you build.
+Ben Huttash Thanks Ben! It's certainly not the most efficient process but it works for me and in the case of many projects allows me the ability to problem solve as things come together. Of course sometimes it forces more trips to home depot though...lol! I'm hoping to finish the concrete and block work this week.. then start on all the framing and figuring out all the details in between:)
Joe
+Ben Huttash Hey Ben... just checked out your channel... I got a buddy who lives up near Denton. He has a small glazing (windows, doors, etc,.) business. Used to be called south county glazing but can't remember the current name. Was just there a few years ago... anyways, i'm checking out your ferro cement vid now:)
Joe
+homesteadonomics Thanks for checking out my channel I haven't added a video in a while but have some in the works. I am star struck in the youtube sence of it, that you would take the time to comment and chat with me seeing as your channel is huge in comparison to mine. I love your channel and I love DIY projects. Also a while back you suggested some channels you like and I want to thank you for introducing me to BossoftheSwamp. He really has the lock down on the nostalgia of the simple life.
+Ben Huttash hahaha... I'm just a regular guy like anyone else! Keep posting on your channel and it will grow:) And yes, I love bossoftheswamp a lot... JC seems to be a super genuine guy and just has a very likable personality too. And one heck of a craftsman as well! Anyways, I really do appreciate your comments Ben and am available to chat anytime:)
Joe
Please rearrange the playlist for this project so that the first video is at the top and the next video is in sequence down the list to the final video. As it is right now, everything plays in reverse order.
I miss the Southwest dirt. No roots. Indiana soil is so good, plants and trees grow everywhere.
you look like that one actor, it's they eyebrows, how your eyebrows peak up like a peeked roof. now it's going to bother me to find the name of the actor.
+shakaama haha... now I'm worried..lol... hopefully it's not one of the really crazy ones :)
+homesteadonomics oh god, i can't think of his name. it's killin me.
If you take a shot everytime this guys does a thumbs up, you'll be pretty wasted.
That is awesome. I have seen photos of one in South America somewhere. I wish I could do one here. But would end up with a pond. We have too much rain in Missouri. But I am so happy for you. E :)
+TheEmptynester Thanks E! I'm excited to finish it and see how it works out... and yes, wetter places this minght not work so well... but I'd trade you the rain in a heart beat;)
Joe
Hahahahaha this is one heck of a mommy and me project.
How does the location of the green house fit into the topography of your property? Why did you choose that spot to build? How will the dug out material be used? How much and what type of insulation will be used on the north wall? Cheers,
Bill
+William “Bill” Walter Oh man... those might have to be in a Q&A video just for the greenhouse:) But here are some quick answers... the extra fill will most likely be bermed up against the north wall to act as earthen insulation. The rest will be added to a future swale project that I'm planning.
As for the location... it was a location that was close to the house and in an area that I couldn't think of doing anything else in that spot. And it has full east west exposure with no tree obstructions.
And lastly, it is a bit higher than my garden and will allow me to funnel rainwater to my garden area from the greenhouse roof (as well in a tank inside the GH too).
Joe
If you dig the soil out in a way that leaves solid dirt shelving they work fantastic for prop
Your play list is showing backwards.
Lord, please bring me a husband like this 🙏 amen
I have a much simpler method, but I do like this.. Makes a damn good lettuce and spinach garden in the middle of our Canadian winter..
can't call you lazy, that's for sure. will the roof be curved or flat? are you going to use the dirt as a wind breaker or is it just there until you spread it around.
+uKNOWuLIKE that Hey Mackey! I'm still deciding on the specifics for the dirt, but it will most likely be bermed up against the north wall of the GH and the rest will be moved to a swale project that I have in mind.... and some may be used as a windbreak as well. As for the roof... I'm thinking now of an offset pitched style roof with the majority of it sloping to the front (south side of the GH)
Joe
I got a hole in my back yard about 8 foot in diameter left over from hot tub that was removed. I was thinking about doing a sunken greenhouse project myself, you did give me a good idea on not building it to the edge probably a foot or two around from the edge to make the ground level a good place for plants. I would had not thought about doing that.
Hey where is this located?? we are looking to do this in alberta canada
Is there anyway to get a list of what you bought yo make the green house i have no idea what to buy i live on a very windy hill
Digging! I love digging! It's so therapeutic. Well, sailing and welding are too. They short out the monkey brain and put you in a different, better place............. :) Fun video!
hey.... Thats the Best moment to think about "collect and recycle the draining water" that's possible!!!! and industrial greenhouses using this technik. ... Its just a kind of tank, where the water from your greenhouse drops in if it's through the ground.... and so you can safe a lot of water!!!!!
+Tradstone701 yep... that's already on my mind Tradstone.. I'll probably put some makeshift gutters on and have a two way diversion to a tank in the greenhouse and when that is full, then a pipe going to another tank at the garden. I'm guessing that'll be in part 3 or so:)
Joe
Hi, I found you videos looking for greenhouse ideas. I just bought 5 acres in the Douglas, AZ area, from what I read in the comments, it sounds like you might be in Cochise County, too. So we might share the same climate and building dept. I going to pay close attention here. Thanks so much for taking the time to make your videos, I sure they will prove invaluable to me.
+Linda May Hi Linda! Cool that you got some land here in AZ! I'm not in Cochise Cty though... over near the Sahuarita/Green Valley area. But I love that area down there! ... and from my own experience building in Pima Cty.... you should have a much better time dealing with permitting in Cochise county;)
Joe
Your off to a great start, very interesting!!
+Red Beard Carpentry & Woodworks Thanks RBCW! It's been something that I've been wanting to try for a while now!
Joe
Nice! Its a lot of work but well worth it. I almost sunk my greenhouse but decided against it. I'll be interested to see how yours gets put together and more importantly how well it functions.
+Mark Hanson Thanks Mark... I'm excited to see how it comes out and how effective it really is too... if not maybe I'll make it into a hot tub or root cellar:)
Joe
have you considereed adding a walipini style s addition
Your land reminds me of my home state of Arizona. This is something I have thought would work well on my family homestead in the Verde Valley of northern AZ. I'm worried that it would be susceptible to fire ants, gophers, and flooding though. I can't wait to watch the rest of the videos in this series! Thanks for sharing!
Awesome project! How deep is your green house?
Any rainwater collection system built into this project? You got a lot done in a short time Joe.
+Ted Alexander hahaha... you bet there will be:) Will have to figure out most of the details when the roof structure is up, but I'm thinking of some sort of tank or barrel inside the greenhouse and then a diverter to a garden tank for when the inside tank is full. ... but that may change...lol!
Joe
good luck looks to be very interesting! (which is code for glad thats not be doing all that digging lol)
+Mark Thieme LOL! thanks Mark! Hopefully it'll start looking more like a greenhouse pretty soon!
Joe
You should have posted a before and after of your forearms after all this digging. Lol
I had this idea to drop one 4 feet below the surface but I didn’t have the luxury of a backhoe. It took me a year to dig it and remove the soil with a wheelbarrow. I’m at the stage of wall retention. I’m using 4x8 pressure treated plywood instead of concrete block: mildew reduction and wood is a better warmth promoter. Florida has experienced the coldest temperatures in years so I had to drop a tent over my project in 2023 because I haven’t got to the permanent structure yet, but this year (2023) there’ll be a permanent structure like yours before 2024. Your videos will be an inspiration to me. Thanks!
Alright that is a great plan, master mind.
Man I cant do that where I live, it would collapse, with the red clay. Would be awesome though
Cement it
You can do anything. You can have a sunken greenhouse without having exposed dirt walls inside. In other words, just build wood or cement walls to hold the clay back. Like a real basement or something, it has its own walls, not just dirt or clay.
I am like Jess...I was thinking about water, relating to drainage, and I too noticed the helper on the backhoe...
+Randy Rought yes, she's getting real world practical skills at an early age:)
Thanks for such a detailed video! Nice work!
Thank you. It was very creative and interesting. It is excellent. It has very low energy consumption and high maneuverability wherever the greenhouse is built.
Are you worried about flooding?
+Michael McMillan Hi Michael, Flooding shouldn't be a problem as the final grading of the ground will slop away from the hole. Also, we are at about 4000' elevation at the base of some mountains and aren't in a flood plain. But I am planning on having rainwater drain into an interior tank or barrel from the greenhouse roof.. so if I don't have a secondary diversion, that could end up being a problem. But I likely won't install that tank until i figure out the overflow diversion first:)
Joe
For older folks or those who want to make sure they can get into the greenhouse, install ramp down into it. You can pictures of all kinds of ramps on pinterest greenhouse ramps, ramps, ramps ground storage or pithouse ramp...you get the idea. You never know when you might get hurt or the old knees can’t take steps. Also, make your openings at least 5’ in case of walkers or wheelchairs and for wheel barrels to carry supplies. A friend made theirs so they could drive in and out. Very large but cool. wish I had pictures, they are gone now.
Obvious question but I'm going to ask anyways:
Out water table is pretty shallow, but I was wondering if it was possible to still do this regardless.
We also live in an in-ideal area for am above ground green house
flattened soda cans are not a replacement for rebar caps
Looks like it would be good makings to a root cellar.We're not far apart geographically I see.Looking forward to seeing the end result.
+DesertDigger1 yes, if the greenhouse doesn't turn out... that's probably the thing I'd turn it into:)
Joe
Darn,with that hard soil you could build a hottub,no concrete needed.Kind of good for stability,I guess.
The other way to break the soil up is a rototiller.
So when you’re saying that the temperatures are more consistent what are we talking about? Would building a structure like this in the deep South or the Bahamas help with summer heat? Where cold is not a problem. Because I think you live in a really hot place also? So is the heat the reason why you built this greenhouse?
Joe, you really work hard for the family. How will you keep snakes out if they try to get in there to keep cool in the heat of summer ?. Best Wishes from the UK.
+UK Tony Thanks Tony! I'm hoping the door, frame, and block work will all fit tight enough to the poured concrete footers to mitigate that problem. But with that said... I'm sure I'll get a snake or two in there eventually. But then that just reminded me of another project... a homemade snake pole! So maybe if one does get in there it'll make good footage;)
Joe
Thanks for posting this video. I'm drawing up plans for a green house right now and I stumbled on the underground idea. This may be a dumb question but why didn't you install drain tile around the perimeter? Thanks for your time.
Hi Jason, Not a dumb question at all:) But I have to say that I'm unfamiliar with drain tile? can you let me know what it is and I'll try and answer:) btw... I have 6 more parts to this series that may answer the quetsion as well:)
Joe
I did watch your progress through the videos before I asked because I didn't want to waste your time with redundant questions - you seem pretty busy like me! When we dig basements in Wisconsin we excavate below the frost line and run perforated "tubing" around the perimeter called drain tile. It leads to a hole in the basement floor with a sump pump that (when triggered) will eject any excess water.
But I'm guessing I already have my answer... it sounds like that isn't a common practice where you are. Thanks!
HI Jason, that's kinda what I was thinking regarding draining the water away. You're right, it's not a practice around here as we don't have a high water table and get less rain and don't often hit dew points. So water accumulating in the bottom of the GH isn't much of a concern. We had 3 inches of rain in a few days here in Sept and the most that came in was about 10-15 gallons via the stairway... the sides by the block are graded to slope away from the structure and only had some minor moist areas along a couple of the block seems during that time. But it is a good question!
btw... i visited the Milwaukee and a couple coastal spots north of Milwaukee this summer and loved it! We flew out of Phoenix when it was 115 and when we were in Milwaukee, folks were apologizing to us because of the heat wave they were having... it was 85 when we landed:) Beautiful place, great food, nice people!
Joe
We do get nice weather on occasion but it's winter about 5 months of the year. Tonight we will be back below zero again after a balmy 18 degrees today. Time to turn on the heat lamp in the chicken coop... the Wyandottes are prissy little critters! Anyway good luck with your projects. I'm thankful you made time to post this - it's really helpful to see other people's ideas!
Hey there! This video is fun. I mean the project is fun and your approach too :-)
That is similar to what i am thinking about doing with my second greenhouse. I want to make it a more temperature stable greenhouse so that is how i came up with the ideal of only having a geo-dome for a roof, in essence, a transparent dome over a hole. Just using a 1/3 of the dome because the sides won't be needed because the sides are a hole in the ground. But i will still build a wooden wall, but it won't need to be geo-dome style sides, those can be just straight perpendicular to the earth. Then also, there will be huge containers of water where sun is allowed to shine on in the winter, and shaded out with leaves purposely in the summer.
Thank you for sharing this! I am doing this in northern Michigan...the ground is so much different!!! Much easier to dig...
Who needs plans! Just do it! Awesome stuff cannot wait to see how it turns out! (= Cheers!
+Canadian Sasquatch haha... yes, I'm not always the best planner of things..lol! Sometimes it makes projects take longer and often times requires that I take more trips to the hardware store... but that's all just part of my problem solving process;)
I totally understand! My plans usually include "Oh, I should have done it that way" after the first 5 attempts at blindly doing it (=
lol... me too... I think I must secretly sabotage myself sometimes to give me an excuse to go back to home depot... or I'm just a glutton for making projects longer than they need to be...lol!
Hello, I was wondering if I could get a list of materials needed to duplicate your sunken greenhouse?
Had to come back to this page to send this. But was wondering how your green house worked this past winter? How was the temp in it, and the 118 degree weather we got this year.
Wow! I've never seen so FEW rocks! LOL! Everything in my area is rock and clay.
Earth has natural heat source
I would like to build one but I am not sure it is safe to dig such a large hole without shoring up the walls. I keep seeing videos where people just dig but these holes can just cave in. What is the best way to do this so the walls do not cave in on you ?
If you check out the later videos on this project you'll see that I do add a retaining wall in part 4. If the ground was staggered back enough then a retaining wall may or may not be necessary. But it really depends on your dirt composition (rock, clay, sand, etc,)
Anyways, sorry for the super slow response and thanks for watching:)
You have great ideas.
+Brand O Thanks Brand O :)
When you said a welcomed visit from your father in law, I thought you were about to dig up a murder victim
This is awesome. Can't wait to watch part 2 and 3.
+James Oaks Thanks James... they are out if you want to check them out.. part 4 is in the works:)
Joe
So I've enjoyed the videos and learned alot but I gotta ask what type of boots those are that you wear in most of the videos?
+Jay Collett Thanks Jay! The boots in this video are Teva's (can't remember the model/style)... but the boots in the majority of my videos are Clarks low rise boots. I think they were called the 'meldon' or something like that. Hope that helps:)
Joe
For the algorithm
nice took me so long to find anyone doing a decent step by step for a walipin. I want to do the same thing but x10
Sounds like an awesome project Ry No... I have 5 more parts after this one:)
joe
How is this turning out
Was wondering what the light entry is like in the winter when the sun is low. It might be fine down south but the farther north one would go the less light would get into it. So is it dark in the winter? Or areas of shade?
you usually want to design it specifically to face the area that gets the most sun in the dead of winter for max effectiveness...north facing slight slope would be nice
Looking good, Joe! Can't wait to see what's next. That decomposed granite doesn't look like much fun to dig through. We run in to a lot of caliche here in Vegas and that is some seriously tough stuff.
+Braxton Wirthlin haha... we've got some caliche too... pain in the ass to dig. The decomposed granite can be worse at times and in other areas, be much easier than the caliche... just depends... but I'm just so happy the hole is basically finished...whew! Should have the next video up as some as I finish the concrete and block work.... then it'll be on to the roof structure and all the fixin's:)
Joe
looks good. I wish our growing season was as long as yours. I was just looking thru the gurney's catalog. circling some fruit trees I can plant up here. u r really lucky where u live.
+yoopersurvival haha... in the summer I'm definitely wishing I lived in the UP near you! Just the pro's and cons of each place. BTW.... 2 of the jellies are nearing empty and the UP shirt has been worn at least 10 times...thanks! I'm planning on mentioning it in the next QA vid too:)
Joe
Hi! I love it! I always wanted to have a garden, but we don't have very much water where i live. I actually just uploaded a video of my chickens on my channel and would love it if you took a look at it! Thanks!
+Evan Alsop Thanks Evan! Will do:)
Joe
+homesteadonomics Hi evan... I just clicked over but couldn't see any videos on your channel.. maybe it's set on private? Anyways, just wanted to let you know I looked but couldn't find anything... let me know if you can get it viewable:)
joe
Interesting....!
You think like a engineer. I like the quality you put into your work.
I wonder how much time of the one hour allotted time was spent setting up the camera shot at 1:56