bogydave
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Alaska Green House, last year toms & cucs pic

Hi all:
Here is a pic from last year.
Pictures over full, lost some
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DoubleDogFarm
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Very nice Dave!

Did you design or was the house a kit.

What variety of tomato? Greenhouse variety?

Eric

bogydave
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Thanks
Made my own plans, a barn style built to handle windy winters
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Bobberman
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Is that made with clear fiber glass? Do you double insulate?

bogydave
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Single-wall , clear "Suntuf" a polycarbonate .
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Would a nside layer of plastic give more insulation in the dead of winter or does the suntuf insulate enough? Do you put water storage for extra heat or do you have heat!

bogydave
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-20°f winters with wind & 5 hours of daylight. 1
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Bobberman
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I think that a cheap layer of thin 3 to 4 mill plastic insie your reen house would extend the season for you a month on both ends of summer and spring! Youn would have to include about 500 gallons of water for heat sorage during the days@ I think you have the perfect area for it to work.
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In Pa. here I have the solar greenhouse and can keep the temp above 30 even in january without additional heat sorces except for the water storage! 50 galon drums can also be used for the work tables! I am thinking of adding a small 110 voltage 10 gallon hot water heater for my sweat chamber plus to add a few degrees to the temp on very cold 5 day spells! Extending the growing season a month in bothg ways is great! Actually I can grow lettuce all year in my greenhouse and even parsley!

bogydave
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Thanks for the idea, but:
In Alaska; Solar in January is funny, 5 hours & the angle is just above the horizon at 6°.
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Bobberman
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WOW I did not know that.



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