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Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 11:15 pm
by masscactus
Very nice, looks great and great work! I looked at/considered this design but couldn't really envision how it would all work out. Now I see.
Is the plastic tight on the frame? You used one continuous sheet from the bottom over the top? Does the tubing flex a lot?
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:06 pm
by John C
masscactus wrote:Very nice, looks great and great work! I looked at/considered this design but couldn't really envision how it would all work out. Now I see.
Is the plastic tight on the frame? You used one continuous sheet from the bottom over the top? Does the tubing flex a lot?
It's kind of tight, but is still pretty loose. Yes it was one sheet of plastic. More than i thought it would but not unless you bend it yourself.
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 7:08 pm
by CoronaCactus
It's alive!
Looks good, John.
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 7:20 pm
by Tony
That'l work.
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:44 pm
by John C
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:52 pm
by iann
Very organised!
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:12 pm
by CoronaCactus
Very nice. Good job, John.
I'd suggest a bottle of the cheap weed killer (the kind that also kills the grass) to soak the floor. You'll soon have annoying blades of grass growing through your gravel.
BTW, what is the tall Echinocereus in the 2nd *plants go in* pic? Looks like E. ledingii!
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:34 pm
by Buck Hemenway
I second the grass killer motion.
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 12:55 am
by Moonbeam
Next...you're gonna be building shelves.
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 5:39 am
by Saguaro123
It's looking great John!
Nice plants and very clean greenhouse.
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 7:38 am
by lancer99
CoronaCactus wrote:I'd suggest a bottle of the cheap weed killer (the kind that also kills the grass) to soak the floor. You'll soon have annoying blades of grass growing through your gravel.
Buck Hemenway wrote:I second the grass killer motion.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
C'mon guys!
John, you have almost the same substrate in your g/h that I do, and yes you will get grass and other weeds growing....but it takes about five minutes every two weeks to remove them...better than adding more poisonous chemicals?
-R
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 5:48 pm
by John C
Thanks everyone!
CoronaCactus wrote:BTW, what is the tall Echinocereus in the 2nd *plants go in* pic? Looks like E. ledingii!
I believe it is E. Viridiflorous. I'll post another pic of it.
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 5:49 pm
by John C
lancer99 wrote:CoronaCactus wrote:I'd suggest a bottle of the cheap weed killer (the kind that also kills the grass) to soak the floor. You'll soon have annoying blades of grass growing through your gravel.
Buck Hemenway wrote:I second the grass killer motion.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
C'mon guys!
John, you have almost the same substrate in your g/h that I do, and yes you will get grass and other weeds growing....but it takes about five minutes every two weeks to remove them...better than adding more poisonous chemicals?
-R
That's true too.
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 12:19 am
by masscactus
WOW Grass gets absolutely no love at CactiGuide.com! So funny!
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 2:35 am
by lancer99
masscactus wrote:WOW Grass gets absolutely no love at CactiGuide.com! So funny!
Only because it is an invasive noxious species that is high maintenance, often requiring fertilizer and regular cutting, thereby wasting fossil fuels and contributing to both air and water pollution
-R
BTW, I didn't mean any disrespect to Darryl or Buck...they are dealing with things on a completely different scale, and have commercial considerations. But for a small greenhouse, it's just my opinion that these things can be handled manually.
