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[Chicken Rustler]

OK so with all the experts talking about building green houses..... have ya reshearched to know what the proper roof angle is for for your location??? Yes there is such a thing.

Greg the LED's look like a great idea and will consume very low energy but since LED's also generate VERY LITTLE HEAT I wonder how beneficial they will really be. I would think that you would need to use the incandescent rope lights so you would get a little warmth from them. just MHO.

 

[Greg Richardson]

CR. Yep, thought of that.
Less heat is why we save energy on them so I was wondering is there still enough there to make the trade off worth it compared to spending more for regular lights.
That was on my list to check after I saw that link the other night.
Earliar tonight checked mine for heat.
I think it will be enough but really won't know till I try it.
I think the key for more heat is make where the rope lights are an area totally enclosed so no heat gets out no cold air in.

Going to be some trial time with this system to see if saving energy using LEDs are worth it or not.
I'd rather try to save $$$ then always wonder if it could have worked.

 

[Greg Richardson]

For those of you who haven't bought your seeds yet you might be interested in this link.
I really like the fact these seeds are all grown for this area.

http://www.greenpeople.org/webpage....el=0&linkpage=http://www.uprisingorganics.com

 

[hallerlake]

Looks like an interesting site. locally adapted is good.


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[PitterPatterPalace]

We've gotten seeds from them before. Germinated fine.


We're going to look at a Springer pup this weekend. You can see a pic at the bottom of our latest blog post: http://pitterpatterpalace.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/long-time-coming/

 

[Cowgirlgrace]

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Also, the average temp for a seed starting bed should be around 70*

 

[ByN8ureHomstead]

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I have ordered seeds from Tomato Growers before, I like their catalog and their web site. Last year I found out they get their seed from Monsanto/Seminis so I will not buy from them again.

 

[Cowgirlgrace]

I've read about the three sisters thing but never actually tried it yet. I'm sure it works but wondering about spacing. In a normal corn planting i can't see there being enough heat (because of shading)and light for beans and squash so the corn muct be planted farther apart in this method? Or if useing mounds there is how much space between each mound? Curious to see everyones results with pictures!

Illia, most of the summer squash varieties work well for me. I usually pick any that sound flavorful and productive. They mature early, like 60 days, so I usually plant 2 succesion crops about a month apart and direct seed outside. The winter suqash I pick the shortest season possible and start them indoors and plant out transplants. I prefer the ones with moister sweeter flesh (personal taste)and I stay away from the huge ones unless you are planning on doing preserving. The largest I've bought have been around the 5-6 lb size and the smallest are the dumpling or delicata, more single serving size. Some of those are gimormous so make sure you know the poundage. Some get 20 lbs.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

Well since we have managed to turn our chicken thread into the new garden thread....

I guess I may as well sneak my brown thumb knowledge in here. I have been told by others much wiser than me that there are a couple of other seed "brands" that are specific for our area. Now I don't want to look like I am advertising for them so I won't mention any names but thier initials are Ed Hume and Territorial (sp). I know that territorial has a "wild flower mix" that has a variety of local seeds and is supposed to be awesome for the bees. I plan on getting some of this and scatering it in several places around the farm.

Greg please be careful with your experiment. Keep a close watch on it to make sure that what ever type of light/heat you use doesn't generate too much heat and become a fire hazzard. From the pics it looked like they used wood to support the top and that would be my concern that the wood could get too hot if things were sealed up. I suppose you have already thought of this but I would rather be an echo than to hear some body had a fire etc due to an over sight.

 

[ByN8ureHomstead]

All this talk about squash I have a question. Do you have any problems with squash bugs on your squash or pumpkins?