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Henry Martin spends his nights writing fiction and poetry, which predominately deals with the often-overlooked aspects of humanity. He is the author of three novels: Escaping Barcelona, Finding Eivissa, and Eluding Reality; a short story collection, Coffee, Cigarettes, and Murderous Thoughts; and a poetry collection, The Silence Before Dawn. His most recent published project is a collection of Photostories in five volumes under the KSHM Project umbrella, for which he collaborated with Australian photographer Karl Strand, combining one of a kind images with short stories and vignettes. He is currently working on his next novel narrated in two opposing points of view. He lives with his family in the Northeast.

Sunday, April 27, 2014

A greenhouse project, part III

I completely forgot about making a final post in the greenhouse project saga. Other than finishing the windows, making doors from recycled fiberglass doors and some scrap polycarbonate, sealing all gaps, and installing the roofing, I made some diagonal braces to keep everything nice and strong. Inside, I made raised beds from concrete block (4x8x16) and a walkway from concrete pavers.

Well, it's done. Actually, it's been done for a few days, and my seedling (that, until recently, occupied every window in my house) are happy in the new greenhouse.

For the time being, all the windows are insulated, but I have left a small gap between the roof material (polycarbonate by Suntuf) and the wood. I have to find a suitable expanding foam to seal all those little openings, as the closure strips from the manufacturer leave a plenty of room for air to pass through. Still, the temp in the greenhouse is considerably warmer than the outside air, even on an overcast day like today.

The local Suntuf dealer (Home Depot) did not have the ridge caps, so I ended up using aluminum flashing to cover the ridge.

Here is to a happy, extended growing season.
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