Creating a Four-Season Passive Solar Greenhouse From the Ground Up
Paperback
Publication Date: 24/12/2016
WINNER in the 2017 National Indie Excellence Awards in Home and Garden!! FINALIST in the 2017 National Indie Excellence Awards in Green Living!! If you have ever dreamed of growing your own vegetables and flowers year-round in a passive solar greenhouse, this is a book you will be interested in. The greenhouse described in this book provides the owners, neighbors, friends, and family with an amazing abundance of vegetables in all four seasons. Ted's Greenhouse describes the process of building this 484 square foot passive solar polycarbonate greenhouse from the foundation to the finish. Included are chapters on passive solar design, siting the building, permits for the building, cost considerations, materials, and greenhouse coverings, with a special emphasis on the polycarbonate that is used to sheathe this building. A complete set of building plans is included, along with a description of the building process, step by step. While the book does describe one specific design, the plans could be adjusted to fit various budgets and situations. Also covered is information on how to use the greenhouse for plants. Chapters on soil, experiences with a variety of plants, pests and diseases, and how to heat and cool the greenhouse are included. The addendum adds reviews of various products that have been tried in this greenhouse, and resources that are available to the greenhouse grower. There is a materials list and a cost breakdown. Ted's Greenhouse is an elegant, functional building that will add joy to your life and beauty to your property.
- ISBN:
- 9780692373378
- 9780692373378
- Category:
- Greenhouses
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 24-12-2016
- Publisher:
- Pale Green Jade Press
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 108
- Dimensions (mm):
- 279x216x7mm
- Weight:
- 0.37kg
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