Ontopic 2020 Eat Your Veggies - GARDEN THREAD

Idk, ours was just wood frame, sheet plastic walls, and corrugated clear plastic roof, like tin roof sheeting but clear plastic instead. And a cheap little oil-filled radiator space heater. Wasn't for growing food, was for keeping her tropical ornamental plants and things alive over our so-called "winter" but I doubt it would do it without the heater.

Even sealed up good heat retention just isn't that great with plastic sheets. Could extend the growing season a little bit but kinda unpredictable with the weather. Could still get too cold from 2 or 3 am til sunrise.
 
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Idk, ours was just wood frame, sheet plastic walls, and corrugated clear plastic roof, like tin roof sheeting but clear plastic instead. And a cheap little oil-filled radiator space heater. Wasn't for growing food, was for keeping her tropical ornamental plants and things alive over our so-called "winter" but I doubt it would do it without the heater.

Even sealed up good heat retention just isn't that great with plastic sheets. Could extend the growing season a little bit but kinda unpredictable with the weather. Could still get too cold from 2 or 3 am til sunrise.
You probably got two whole fewer tomatoes than @Valve1138 will with his relentless minimaxing.
 
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FWIW I set ours to kick on at 50f. Kept things in the mid 40s in there but our cold nights might only dip below freezing for a few hours.

You might just need to keep it above 32 but you'll be fighting a colder outside temp than we are.

A double layer of plastic might stave it off for a little while longer. A sheet on the outside of the frame and a sheet on the inside. You need something clear at least on the roof angles to not filter out too much sunlight.
 
Idk, ours was just wood frame, sheet plastic walls, and corrugated clear plastic roof, like tin roof sheeting but clear plastic instead. And a cheap little oil-filled radiator space heater. Wasn't for growing food, was for keeping her tropical ornamental plants and things alive over our so-called "winter" but I doubt it would do it without the heater.

Even sealed up good heat retention just isn't that great with plastic sheets. Could extend the growing season a little bit but kinda unpredictable with the weather. Could still get too cold from 2 or 3 am til sunrise.
He should have just committed to some double-wall polycarbonate greenhouse panels. He can afford it. That or just bought a GH kit that included them. $400 and it would be done&done. *After an afternoon of assembly while the missus gives him a hand.
Plastic sheeting
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He should have just committed to some double-wall polycarbonate greenhouse panels. He can afford it. That or just bought a GH kit that included them. $400 and it would be done&done. *After an afternoon of assembly while the missus gives him a hand.
Plastic sheeting
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I imagine there's still a budget involved as they probably don't want their broccoli to end up costing more per pound than the prime beef they're serving it with.

You know me, I do shit the poor man's way. What I described worked good for us but again, different purpose and we're not starting from nearly as cold a temp as he is.


Broccoli . Fall-winter crop. Unheated greenhouse might stretch it out enough to get some.
 
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I imagine there's still a budget involved as they probably don't want their broccoli to end up costing more per pound than the prime beef they're serving it with.

You know me, I do shit the poor man's way. What I described worked good for us but again, different purpose and we're not starting from nearly as cold a temp as he is.


Broccoli . Fall-winter crop. Unheated greenhouse might stretch it out enough to get some.
True - if it only is making $50/year then it might not be cost effective. When I was younger I used to scavenge door walls and double-pane windows people put out (yes, the curb, why are you asking?) and do cold-frames sunk in the ground with the door walls,etc.
 
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He'll definitely have them. The number one trick to avoiding them is to plant your crop later. They want to lay their eggs on bigger plants but are generally gone by 4-ish weeks after last frost.
ehh, thats regional. here they dont show up until mid june, which is.................

well shit, thats about 4 weeks after last frost. I woulda thought last frost was way earlier
 
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ehh, thats regional. here they dont show up until mid june, which is.................

well shit, thats about 4 weeks after last frost. I woulda thought last frost was way earlier
Yeah, Google the lifecycle of those pricks. They can be avoided. I'll put out tomatoes and peppers Memorial Day weekend, but I'll plant my squashes around/after Father's Day. It works.
 
Yeah, Google the lifecycle of those pricks. They can be avoided. I'll put out tomatoes and peppers Memorial Day weekend, but I'll plant my squashes around/after Father's Day. It works.

mine are already in the ground, but ill replant if they kill em in july. For the ones in the ground ill try burying the root stems in soil as they get big so the moths can only lay eggs on individual leaf branches rather than the main stem
 
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