Disastrous End to the Quictent Greenhouse
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Published 2023-08-08
#greenhouse #quictent #gardening #gardenlife
I grew up on a farm on the edge of the Nebraska sandhills. A cattle ranch that bears our family name, founded in the late 1800s by my ancestors, is still owned and worked by my cousin. Life events have put me in the suburbs of a major metropolitan area in middle America, where my wife and I have raised our two kids. It's in this environment that I work to make as sustainable a life as I can, converting much of our backyard to grow food, including a garden, fruit trees and bee hives.
I attempt to use natural methods, as much as is possible, in my gardening and beekeeping. I garden organically and continue to learn to work with the soil and the plants, without the use of chemical supplements, herbicides or pesticides, to improve our harvest. Our honey bees are sourced from local colonies through swarms, trap-outs and cut-outs, and are kept, using treatment-free, natural methods, in Layens horizontal hives.
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All Comments (11)
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My unsolicited 2 cents is to use chain link top bar and a homemade bending jig to build yourself a heavy duty one. This is how I built the top covers on my raised beds out of 1/2" EMT conduit.
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It gave you much of what you wanted… So I’d call a decent pop for your buck, maybe not a bang, but a decent pop. And getting some of that experience was the entire point… Thanks for sharing.
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The 10x20 i got from them is sturdier than this setup you actually need an impact driver for nuts n bolts not those cheap press in tabs. The frame is solid i have 12 in u shape rebar holding down the frame it did not budge in colorado winds but the tarp blew off in the middle of the night gonna get more rebar stakes and paracord to keep the tarp down. But your a pioneer.
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Thanks for posting. Good luck with your next one.
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Thanks for sharing that, well-balance review and approach. I'll be interested to see what you come up with in the future for a greenhouse solution🙂
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$120.00😁"Waist not want not." sounds like a waisted money on a poor product.👍At least you always reuse the undamaged parts, make ya a good greenhouse. Thanks for sharing your time and experiences.
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A lot of people reinforce the joints with wood and spend a bit more on wood to get better durability. Especially across the joints on the top.
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The skin is still good. You have a frame. I think I would reinforce the week joints with full length 2x2 or such to get some more life out of it. Good luck.
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Sorry Brüh. Though if you wanted to backyard engineer, you vould use timber, good cuts, screws & glue. Even use the same netting. 🤷
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MONE FLEW OFF MY PORCH AND ALMOSE WENT INTO MY NEIGHBORS DRIVE WAY AND DAMAGED THER CAR
