Posted on 12/12/2014 1:37:49 PM PST by greeneyes
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I love bringing in and overwintering flowering plants. They are expensive, so it’s worth the effort, and they are so nice to have when it’s grey and stormy. :)
I use only glass. Thanks.
My apologies.
No problem, people who brew kombucha should learn all they can before starting.
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Trying this for covering a conduit frame geodesic dome greenhouse (cut pieces of pipe insulation as bearings between conduit joints and plastic). It’s very clear and has thin blue lines here and there (blue lines no problem for me). It’s very windy and extremely cold here in winter. In the spring or summer, I’ll let you know how it held up.
20 ft. x 100 ft. Clear Reinforced Poly Film
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Max-Katz-20-ft-x-100-ft-Clear-Reinforced-Poly-Film-209696/204079061?keyword=max+katz
Desert Domes
http://desertdomes.com/index.html
[Geodesic dome calculators, instructions and other great resources.]
Constructing Our Geodesic Dome
http://byexample.net/projects/current/dome_construction/
(nice, easy 2v dome for not-so-windy places)
I’m building a 4v dome. It’s very windy here sometimes (over 100 mph).
How To Build A Geodesic Dome: 268 Square Feet for $300
http://diyready.com/build-a-268-square-foot-geodesic-dome-for-300/
[Choose the silly answer about Walmart in the popup to follow the text, pictorial and video instructions for free. The YouTube videos are most instructional.]
Covering such domes can be a challenge. Take plenty of time for designing and building. Have fun. :-)
BTW, if property taxes aren’t a problem for you with greenhouses, the wood frame domes may be much better and easier to cover with better covers (like multi-wall polycarbonate, if well sealed at joints). There are quite a few tutorials for those around the Net and even some videos at YouTube.
The hams are now salted, wrapped, and bagged.
Hopefully they’ll turn out as good as the ones I cured last year.
This batch came from Farmland so the outcome is in doubt.
Looked in on the thread expecting to see a lot of moaning about not being able to garden... but no!
Love making kraut. Just do a quart at a time since there’s just me. I use my wine-brewing sterilizer and don’t have to boil the bottles or utensils; set it in the enclosed unheated porch after a week and it just keeps getting better. Super easy and delicious.
Thanks for posting. I am actually half Polish so we always call it kapusta but for this thread I figured some people would not know what I was talking about. I guess a small batch would be ready a lot quicker. We are in west Michigan and have an attached garage. So mid October to Christmas is about right time wise. Happy to “meet” another kraut maker.
I invite everyone interested in the best seed for vegetables, to check www.rareseed.com.
All out veggies last year were raised from their seed, started in late January and early February (we're in mid-Missouri.)
We had 100 percent survival of the seedlings and a great supply of tomatoes, peppers, etc all summer.
We still have a area of perennials that need to be cut back and weeded. We had our grandson empty the planters on the deck and save the old potting soil. Lady Bender had a hip joint replacement 5 months ago and is back walking a mile & a half a day weather permitting and is looking forward to the new flower seed catalogs. Stay warm and healthy...
That is so impressive...where are you living that you’re growing things like this! Really fantastic!
I think my husband was surprised that I brought them in but he knows how cheap I am. Plus, I was so impressed with the geraniums. They are work horses. And the mandevilla was just so beautiful all summer, no matter how hot it got or how dry, it soldiered on too.
On the coast of FAR northern Calif 100 miles from the Oregon border. Keep in mind that the Calif coastline is about 1100 miles long...
Sounds like all is pretty darn good in benderville. LOL Thanks so much for the pictures. You don’t know how much I love to see them especially this time of the year. It spreads a lot of cheer!
We haven’t ever tried to do this. Hubby’s Dad used to salt stuff and smoke stuff all the time when he was little, but he doesn’t remember much about how to do it.
I actually have a Back to Basics book that tells a bit about how to do it. Since we can’t seem to get my blood pressure under control, it’s probably not a good year to try it, though. But maybe some time.
Thanks for all the links. I’ll have Hubby take a look. My dream is to have a big sun room added to the house, so that I can go out the patio door and into this huge room.
About 3/4 devoted to plants and the other quarter to a nice hot tub. LOL
Nice. I’m thinking that next year, I may try forcing some bulbs for Christmas decorations. Something with a nice fragrance.
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