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A Small Backyard Greenhouse for the Home Gardener are enjoyit hobbies for may peoples [ort Covina Ifyou are asxong them ox n:ght beet from a small back rd greenhouse. A grentause com be iil easily amd incxperstoey in several ars wang simple hand lois an material lable at me ug uy sors ‘this publiabion presets plas and inshructions fora easily construct gree Ise that casts about $100 act may be use for many pranoces. Measuring 12 fel Ia 14 foe! (168 squcre ect), smal xough fo Le unobirusie but large enough lo eet thence of the series grocer. The completed structure is showin Ligure 2 ame gardening ad lars Selecting a Site Constructing the Greenhouse (Cause lve), wall drained plet forthe The greenhouse consits ofa wonder gpeenhouse. ic will ke used primarily ane which sveallaced Lows of fer plane propagation inthe tramer alyyayl ehlride (PVC) pipe Tre bows plaoeit in ata shade Won baile. ond location is the nooth se miizelivet hole up he car piste covering, shown in Figures though 3 bf atlarge, deciduous tre. It a parially ‘All ume tor construction should be rade site iemotevsilable, you can use a tented Zoe ground contact with ide clothe: a white plecticcover 0 ervirenmentally safe proservative such as trl the amount sunlight reach- tng the anterior. ae preem- house wil uae fo stein trae plan ne plants to manus, Iewaill need maxt semectnaeen Menon women Touiceel sateeaaes See SESSA i good avitiow Rename ies cpanel men coor mera Gy wads uz Build: Se eevee wee ecisty sal eee eet Bye Abedyed penne coisa in inopeie mit North Carolina, I 8) Cooperative Extension Service CCA. Amul wood preserved with ‘hericas mich as aentackloropc nolor creosote. Lumber seatet for ground contact lua highs ‘concentzation of porsecvnt and tdurefore wil lat auch lorger than sneeated or lghe'y seated ‘wood. Except fer the covering The structure iaould last 19 %0 2 7 Cha thee very Tt you ‘vill weet level the fsindacian bos, This is est dove by digging trench on the higasie dnsad of raising the low side, as ‘he foundation boards shuld contact the grand ata polets te fensuse a good ceal To keep rane water oat Rewer, the 2p ef te Jousvdalion doard shoul not be ‘plow ground level, paricularly sazound the door The porpase of thedLinch-by-binch pests twat comer (Rgure 4)intn anchor the (gram acl prevent i. toon smevinggin high winds. ‘The PVC pipe bows are attached tothe side boards ofthe Jlounation wth electric metalic tubing GMT) lamps (Hur). ‘betta nitach fae clamps nasal twtaw sida boards wth wood eres lef yon case the side Doards tothe end boards and comer ods, They muy be lightened afer the PVC pipe hae ‘eum slipped nto pave, ‘PY pipe mey be purchased je 10- or Hhcol lenglis in eher scheduled) or schedule # (weights Schedule PVC pipe ‘asa chidker wall and is stronger than schedule 43 oipe Tis “here fore recommended for yrovbuse fonserevon. The I2-foce width of te youre vas osen so thal 20h half rb ston of pipe to 10 feet Jong, PYC pipe may be easily cut vith alan ar, lthouglen ‘eter cut can be mnde ith = pipeculting tool specially da Sani for Pat papa Care ‘oust be laken during assembly bcauss the cement ed fasten PVCs astacting and permanent Itckould rot be used whe the Figure 2 Bows of FV pipe ae wsed tool up the plate lm covering. tenapercnue ia below SIP, Chee (he ditections othe an, Tks best olay all pats out on fist suzice for assembly. Ferthe ibs to be? fost apart, ow mide tipe must ne eo ntanieces abe DAL/D inches Figures 3 and 55) After al jimtshave been ‘gener ane allowed to ance. fora few minutes, postion the cenlive assembly ver the founels= ‘ion bears bead ees, ar sccine them inne ith ne FMT lampe, Assembly is bast dane by ‘senor mare nenple tn prevent oweuslresing tne cemented yei's ‘Tea feet of galvanized BMT posi- tioned inside the mdb wail ve added strength a the suture, ‘Stier al the PUG: rise have ‘een ecu, hen raunes and door may be constricted. though there isa cooe ox only ene ced. both end fumes areexcen- tially the sare. The two diagorals ‘anes end give stength io the [sree and make W easy to secure the cover Tae top ofthe nd frame may’ be fastened tothe fends with either a scod arweee (ora eal sheet mctal sip bt into aT shape TEweed serous re ‘wd, the PVC pipe must be pre elled to prevent sling, Select the type of cover mater- sal aecording tothe intended n=6 cf the preentuuse, Ci ur 6. tl platir pomioxne film i ger seraly bet i the house will ke ‘uaed for growing plas, IK will be used exclusively for aeopagat- {ng or ove=wintering plans, cor Sider using 4 or forall ky oF ‘white copolymer film. White we Pigmer fm echaces the amonant ‘of hea: and ight win the house tnd therefime Limits actuate i ‘hete factors, azoing conditions sure realy coretant uring prnpegation er aver the inte. ‘However, sang leat plastic {wth a30t6 80 poreeat pelypro pyle shade colho: preennouse ‘whitewash avallabo feern hori sulla supply companies wail ‘produce nosey che same eter “The cover maybe atached swith emall sacks, but staples we ‘uch faster nnd are maw secur: ‘Aliow the cove: te exten several ‘inches pont the bottnn of the Foundation boards, and cover the ceca material with paced sil 9 Prevent the entrance of rales and Faint An inc of couse sand ‘or fine gravel en the floor val Seduce pooblems wath md and “wood Operating the Greenhouse leis emontia Pathe hone boas Ugh as posses ttt wall, rein beth beet and bemicty. Problems: with everheatig con usualy ve solved ey simply open. ing the deo. Supplemental hest ean he provided it reded during ‘ery ood weather erat ist by dpe o: move ba Lia or mall Flere eaten, Ary: eeeteal Sevier sd nthe dona envison= enol «grove sould be connected only #9 a cau quinpedl with an proved grvund Sault care interrupter ureven very ‘meters wil aiaallyovedrsat a greennouse this small acd may 8 Sram well fat propel ven ‘ated. Bill of Materials em —Guantiy Deserpion tb esie geen 13 %4 48, 16. % bereennnad la EVE pipe, sone #0, 70 fet ong 316° FVC roan, sehoaule 33 SPV Ws ete 60 3/4 galvanized social metalic ming (EU) aap 20°21 hulad No 2 pine bose 25°12 ested Ho, 2 vine beside 2817 Weated No 20% beats 21a" XU wasted No ZDre bears 41><4"Iteated No, Bre bearce 234"! nested No 2 pie beates 1n3¢ 499C12 ested No. Pra bears to be cut ‘er doorpans) Sao dor hinges Sheet of pani, 4% 70, € mi anol FvCdaaner ‘Cano FUG coment 1251 gantnd cewek metal uhng (EMT Mecoisreous nals soca and sapien “The preeshonse wl ator tocily upport up to inches of hry snow Ifthe snow is desper o> ‘onneually we one o2moze femporary supports shuld be provided along the aiib to reveal collapse. [3 larger greenhouse inrequired, the lenath may be inrested, Do net increas te width of ste house without incrensing the sie of the riba, Doing 20 would aeioury redoce {Use ablily of the apuce lo wila- sland snow end wind loads. Uses small greerinouse can he gull ‘eft! throughout the year for Figuie 4 Foundation side and ond bands a sched thy 4 poset anchar nay dliecent parores Ln he {he structure, Note tbe EMT carpe on the side bods hold the IVC pipeta, eat'y sping it Gan be used to ferminate and grow nedaing and ‘vegetable plats earlier Guan syould otherwise be posts], fhe summer team he used ether ‘withor without a mit oysin or Iruaidiver a proyagation house te scot cuttings ean Pe sed the fll mo tne winter voepable Plants, Dari she winter ican protect patio plants are. other har but contairerized woody plans. igure 5.The mit pipe ect into sections about 21.2 inches long and ‘joined wth PVC roest which Une be ae stace Te feet! EMT Placed ice the id or sre Pepe by (MD Bayete, Exes Agra Bnincing Spat TE Bidsrieck Sxonson Hernlune Sptaee 0,000 eae plo tonne anne pnt a8 =a a 10005, 7 B. abd shes by NORTH CAROLINA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE 2796 —1on) —GBE—280059 ‘Reprirt