I finished the greenhouse today. The greenhouse is made from mostly recycled materials. I used discarded sliding patio doors for the glass, a screen door from Freecycle.com, 4″ stone floor, concrete patio planters for containers. The soil is 100% organic and my hopes are to provide at least a salad a day for the rest of my life, organic of course. The music playing is Wayana (sp?) on a rummage sale CD player that’s running off of the sun through 3 solar panels into a car battery, then through an inverter. It’s the first day for the solar panels. If I used an Ipod, I could power 50 -100 of them with what the old CD player is using. That would leave lots of electricity to power a laptop, the router, cable modem and printer and 12 volt florescent lights. Even the batteries in the digital camera can be recharged by using the solar panels. I’ve just discovered LED flashlights with batteries also rechargable off of the sun.
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I am selling plans …
I am selling plans on how to build Pyramid Shaped Greenhouses on ebay. I produced the plans myself. Go check it out at ebay and search: Pyramid Greenhouse Building Plans
A friend sent you …
A friend sent you that message while surfing on my mac. I think your greenhouse is well built. Your foundation will help stabilize the extreme hot days and extreme cold.
i will let my friend know you are an extreme recycler. good on ya!
all of the …
all of the materials were either given or left overs from jobs. In hindsight I think the concrete containers were a lucky find. the rock floor still isn’t allowing weeds to grow.
that’s an awful lot …
that’s an awful lot of concrete and rock for such a small greenhouse. Have you found this to be a cost effective method of growing veg?
I use the same …
I use the same harbor freight solar kit at my house for small appliances and emergency lighting… Its a good little starter kit for solar… I’m going to be purchasing a grid tie kit to supplement the power bill., good job!
this vids almost 4: …
this vids almost 4:20 long lol
Hey, check out my …
Hey, check out my website at ScientificallyGreener(Dot) com and get all the new and improved Equipments to build or buy your own solar panels and wind energy turbine systems ScientificallyGreener(Dot) com is a website that sells the most modern environmental products available
Love your little …
Love your little greehouse!!!!!!!! SOLAR ROCKS!
Harbor Freights …
Harbor Freights stuff is all made in China and poor quality at best.
Opt to purchase a quality controller from someone like xantrex or other big name manufactures.
4 kw was going to …
4 kw was going to cost me 40,000 u.s. dollars. with no federal or state incentives. most people rarely have over 10kw or solar. Unless you area billionaire or a commercial entity 300kw is not feasible.
One man’s trash… …
One man’s trash… truly another man’s treasure.
I applaud you
if i want to put a …
if i want to put a solar power in our house how much will it cost if i have a 300kwh ??
ok, send me …
ok, send me instruction and adrres to buy a equip. Capitan
Something that …
Something that solidly build should last a while. You may be able to go vertical with some hanging PVC tube planters, and run some tomatoes or strawberries in them. A sheet of mylar film, like an emergency camping blanket or one of those car windshield reflectors, can also work for you.
Hello crazy …
Hello crazy religious man.
Cool,me and my dad …
Cool,me and my dad have just finished our DIY solar power. We have 84W of solar panels in total charging 3 car betterys through a regulator. I also picked up a 600w inverter off ebay quite cheap ^-^.
I want a greenhouse, we grow so much stuff in our garden but the tomatos just don’t like english weather haha
I love the green …
I love the green house , i have the same solar panel set up check out my video response
solor panels …
solor panels sometimes fail if they are not on a flat surface. Make sure they arn’t bending even the slighest bit, as this could cause the conductors to slightly seperate.
a nice set up you …
a nice set up you have there. my last comment didnt show for some reason.
i also asked what is the actual name of the song playing i tried to look it up. i am going to set up a green house soon.
thanks
(cont.)That means …
(cont.)That means that I should have control of the integrity of that which fuels me.
The solar system sadly failed all around. I replaced the controller twice and now the panels aren’t producing any power at all. Rechargeable batteries I purchased from Harbor Freight also have failed so I won’t use them as a source of reliable solar products sad to say.
I am getting a …
I am getting a salad a day and more. There were dry periods though when I was between plantings. That won’t happen anymore (I hope) because I’m more familiar with how the greenhouse functions along with the cycles of the growing season. I am changing my entire yard into an Urban Garden. I’m more than half way to that goal now. I’ve planted around 50 Papaya plants with the intention of having a Papaya smoothie every day forever as well. I’ve also deleted animal protein from my diet.
So, update us.
How …
So, update us.
How is your garden doing?
A salad a day?
Good story…
can you run a heater
can you run a heater
Liberal myths, …
Liberal myths, liberal lies. Solar power should be banned within 1000 feet ot schools or areas where children play. Solar panels are a dangerous propaganda tool to lure children away from God and the conservative lifestyle to a lifestyle of satan, homosex and paganism. One world One religion.
Thank you I don’t …
Thank you I don’t feel so small out here now knowing there are others that are thinking.