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Originally Posted by mushtaq86
Hi Mark
Looks great  you have put a lot of hard work in there, just wondering if you have taken these things in consideration with a pvc build greenhouse and how you will deal with them.
1 Keeping the greenhouse vented
2 High winds
3 Heavy Snow on top of the greenhouse
4 Having a single door, instead of double doors, for moving plants
5 will the height be enough as most bananas get tall |
Thanks mushtaq86,
I have considered those items you pointed out.
1 Greenhouse venting is mostly needed to remove excess heat. Since I don't have excess heat this time of year, I decided to leave it sealed up till spring. In the spring I will add vents near the door and fans on the back wall.
2 High damaging winds are very rare here. We do get wind up to 35 or 40 mph on occasion. 2 weeks ago we had a wind event and the greenhouse sailed right through it. My biggest concern is if the plastic rips, and the wind gets under it. That would be one big kite! This plastic is very tough, I just need to cycle it out every few years to keep it from getting brittle.
3 Heavy snow is extremely rare here. Usually if we get snow it is less than 2 inches and it is gone in 1/2 a day. If I do get a snow event, I will probably just pull the snow off with a long broom.
4 Except for the potted plants and extra pups, the bananas are staying planted directly in the ground. So the single door is perfect for my needs. There will be very little back and forth with the plants.
5 Many of my plants will get too tall for the greenhouse. This is the part I am excited about. I have a idea in my head, not my idea, of a way to deal with that. I will not go into detail until I get to that point and have pictures to back it up. But I will leave you hanging. There is a way to shorten a plant without loosing leaves. So I get to try this idea, which has been successful for the member who told me about it. Very exciting!!!
