Message from @dmac100

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2017-09-29 04:19:54 UTC  

Depending your climate, tomatos generally are pretty forgiving.

2017-09-29 04:20:58 UTC  

I have a pretty good sized garden, melons, tomato, cucumber, beets, carrots, peppers, etc... Most of it isn't very tempermental. The melons are especially "aggressive" growers.

2017-09-29 04:21:33 UTC  

How are the carrots growing? I would be interested in growing those

2017-09-29 04:21:34 UTC  

Some of the peppers I've not had luck with. And birds can be an issue.

2017-09-29 04:21:54 UTC  

They taste great, but don't look anything like what you see in the store.

2017-09-29 04:22:22 UTC  

Much more imperfect. I think it's cool myself.

2017-09-29 04:22:47 UTC  

A little variety seemse like it would be nice

2017-09-29 04:23:39 UTC  

@Polak It really depends on your growing zone and annual rain amount.

2017-09-29 04:23:51 UTC  

I have 8 chickens too, they are suprisingly easy to care for and they function as pest control and a garbage disposal.

2017-09-29 04:24:32 UTC  

Indeed, highly climate dependant. I happen to live in a good area for it.

2017-09-29 04:25:21 UTC  

We get ~50in of rain here. I have a decently sized yard, but currently renting. So i would need to do it inside or build something in the backyard

2017-09-29 04:26:01 UTC  

A greenhouse is actually fairly simple to construct.

2017-09-29 04:26:11 UTC  

Not much to it at all.

2017-09-29 04:26:13 UTC  

@Polak I live in Wisconsin. This means that some vegtables like watermelon and sweet potatoes are off the table.

2017-09-29 04:26:53 UTC  

Sometimes mine get so much water they burst.

2017-09-29 04:27:35 UTC  

They are so prolific though, it hardly matters.

2017-09-29 04:27:37 UTC  

@Rin if you don't care about it lasting more than a few years you can make a greenhouse from $50 worth of pvc and painter's plastic.

2017-09-29 04:27:56 UTC  

Yeah, I've seen small ones made with PVC.

2017-09-29 04:28:21 UTC  

I'll look into making one, will only be here for two years so dont mind it if doesnt last much longer than that

2017-09-29 04:28:41 UTC  

That corrugated fiberglass stuff is not really expensive anyway.

2017-09-29 04:28:52 UTC  

I like the pvc ones because they are super easy to move and cheap to make.

2017-09-29 04:29:01 UTC  

Yeah.

2017-09-29 04:29:48 UTC  

I had one with really thick plastic over a plastic tube frame, I got it for starters until they were big enough to plant.

2017-09-29 04:30:07 UTC  

Was maybe 6' tall and 5' wide.

2017-09-29 04:30:21 UTC  

It lasted until the first good storm.

2017-09-29 04:30:47 UTC  

I weighted it down with bricks, but then the wind just shredded it.

2017-09-29 04:31:00 UTC  

if you're willing to buy 8 or 9mm plastic it should last a few years.

2017-09-29 04:31:18 UTC  

But this was a small shitty one, you could build something way better.

2017-09-29 04:31:25 UTC  

With real PVC.

2017-09-29 04:31:53 UTC  

And something more substantial for the walls.

2017-09-29 04:32:31 UTC  

No duh. The real problem is that the larger diameter pvc doesn't bend well. I suppose you could use pex tubing instead.

2017-09-29 04:33:34 UTC  

If you used the thicker walled PVC it would probably be fine here, the plastic that one was made of was junk.

2017-09-29 04:34:07 UTC  

any idea what thickness it was? I'd guess 3 or 4mm.

2017-09-29 04:34:28 UTC  

It's the walls that are tricky because most materials strong enough to withstand a good storm don't let enough light through.

2017-09-29 04:35:12 UTC  

Other than glass and acrylic of course, but that's kind of expensive.

2017-09-29 04:35:23 UTC  

Light shouldn't be a problem if it doesn't have to compete with shade.

2017-09-29 04:36:17 UTC  

This stuff was maybe a 6 mil plastic clear sheeting.

2017-09-29 04:36:39 UTC  

I was hopeful but it just didn't hold up.

2017-09-29 04:37:28 UTC  

How was the plastic attached?

2017-09-29 04:37:36 UTC  

the frame was mostly okay though, even being made of that shit plastic tubing.

2017-09-29 04:38:29 UTC  

I'm talking about the plastic sheeting.