I can't believe it's really happening!

[Clark]

Magazine worthy!
:clap:

 

[Bob in Albany N.Y.]

I can tell you from personal experince, you'll love it. Those empty spaces will be filled in no time. Just beautiful.

 

[W. Beetus]

Awesome greenhouse! And all those plants fit into your house??

 

[goldenrose]

:drool::drool::drool:
ENVIOUS!!!

 

[SlipperFan]

Beautiful finally!!!! It looks like you just watered too. Easy wasn't it?

Yes -- watering is such a treat now! I can pay attention to watering the plant instead of worrying about spilling water on the floor!

Oh, so nice! And I still LOVE your floor! Wow!

Me too, John! Some people tried to talk us into a solid cement floor, but that's not what I thought would be best. So far, this is working out very well. I water the floor twice a day -- the cement stays wet for quite awhile, but the excess water drains down into the sand and some is released back into the atmosphere. I have humidity, typically between 60 - 80%

hey!? Is that a Pk hybrid in spike in the top photo? BTW those floors look like a showroom!!!

No Pk hybrids in spike as yet. But all the Phrags seem to like their new home -- I have several that have come into spike since their move.

Hi Dot,
That is an awesome G/H you have there. Do you have double glazed glass for the canopy and side walls??? And what type of heating do you use??? I am very curiuos as no one I know in our mediteranian temperate climate has gone to such a great deal of work to please our beloved orchids.

Triple pane everywhere except the awning windows and the ridge vent, which are double pane. I have two Empire heaters: One is attached to a day/night thermostat, and the other is back-up. I have it set to come on at a temperature slightly lower than where the primary is set for. Also, during the day on these very cold days, I turn it up to warm the greenhouse faster. You are lucky to be in a Mediterranean climate!

I can tell you from personal experince, you'll love it. Those empty spaces will be filled in no time. Just beautiful.

Yeah -- that is what I'm afraid of!!!

Wonderful!!! Dot, I can't believe you had all those plants in your house! :rollhappy:

Awesome greenhouse! And all those plants fit into your house??

It was crowded in the house. My husband was very patient with me.

 

[Howzat]

Triple pane everywhere except the awning windows and the ridge vent, which are double pane. I have two Empire heaters: One is attached to a day/night thermostat, and the other is back-up. I have it set to come on at a temperature slightly lower than where the primary is set for. Also, during the day on these very cold days, I turn it up to warm the greenhouse faster. You are lucky to be in a Mediterranean climate!


Dot, what is an Empire heater ??? Is it electric /gas or what???
-Howard

 

[goldenrose]

Dot, what is an Empire heater ??? Is it electric /gas or what???
-Howard

Google them! Direct vent, highly efficient, gas or propane.

 

[Lanmark]

It has turned out to be a spectacularly superb greenhouse! Your careful planning and attention to every specific detail from footing to ridge vent has truly paid off well. I am very happy for you, Dot. :clap: I hope to come see it in person someday when I am feeling better than I am now, bask in the glory of your creation, and ask impertinent questions of you like, "How much did it cost you to build this?" and so forth. :rollhappy: This is my dream greenhouse. If ever I build my own, I want to copy yours.

 

[SlipperFan]

Dot, what is an Empire heater ??? Is it electric /gas or what???
-Howard

What Rose said. Empire is a brand name. My heaters are hooked to a natural gas line.

It has turned out to be a spectacularly superb greenhouse! Your careful planning and attention to every specific detail from footing to ridge vent has truly paid off well. I am very happy for you, Dot. :clap: I hope to come see it in person someday when I am feeling better than I am now, bask in the glory of your creation, and ask impertinent questions of you like, "How much did it cost you to build this?" and so forth. :rollhappy: This is my dream greenhouse. If ever I build my own, I want to copy yours.

Thanks, Mark. I hope you are feeling better soon, and I plan to invite you here when I'm finished moving all my stuff and setting things up -- it's a long process! -- and when the weather improves!

 

[SlipperFan]

I finally finished bringing in all my "stuff" and organizing my work space:

 

[JeanLux]

Omg, that looks pretty organized!!!! Wish I could find this space in my gh !!! Jean

 

[Shiva]

All I can say is Wow! My working space is my kitchen.

 

[Marc]

Nice organised workspace you have there. The collections of pot's you have tells me you prefer transparrant pots.

I'm thinking about replacing all black and brown pots with transparants ones as I repot them. I have a couple of orchids in them and it's much easier to see how their roots are doing and how wet / dry the medium is.

 

[goldenrose]

Nice organised workspace you have there. The collections of pot's you have tells me you prefer transparrant pots.
I'm thinking about replacing all black and brown pots with transparants ones as I repot them. I have a couple of orchids in them and it's much easier to see how their roots are doing and how wet / dry the medium is.

do you have a GH? All of my plants in transparent pots that sit on upper shelves or exposed to direct sun are now double potted. I would caution one, think about it, if the plants roots are in nature exposed to sun, they'd probably do OK, if not you're running the risk of baking the roots IMO, I'm no longer buying new transparent pots.

 

[NYEric]

Where's the stove and the microwave heater?

 

[goldenrose]

Where's the stove and the microwave heater?

:rollhappy: or the bed?

 

[NYEric]

That's another Eric!

 

[Marc]

do you have a GH? All of my plants in transparent pots that sit on upper shelves or exposed to direct sun are now double potted. I would caution one, think about it, if the plants roots are in nature exposed to sun, they'd probably do OK, if not you're running the risk of baking the roots IMO, I'm no longer buying new transparent pots.

I'm currently still confined to the windowsills in the house and I don't see a change in the foreseeable future. At least 50% of the plants I currently have are double potted in ceramic overpots so I'm not worried about the sun damaging the roots.

 

[SlipperFan]

Omg, that looks pretty organized!!!! Wish I could find this space in my gh !!! Jean

It's not as big as it looks -- actually it's 6' wide by 9' long. It has to be organized! when I planned my greenhouse, that was part of the plan, to have this area be work space.

Nice organised workspace you have there. The collections of pot's you have tells me you prefer transparrant pots.

I'm thinking about replacing all black and brown pots with transparants ones as I repot them. I have a couple of orchids in them and it's much easier to see how their roots are doing and how wet / dry the medium is.

I began switching to transparent pots about 5 years ago. Now, besides clay pots for certain genera, that is about all I use.

do you have a GH? All of my plants in transparent pots that sit on upper shelves or exposed to direct sun are now double potted. I would caution one, think about it, if the plants roots are in nature exposed to sun, they'd probably do OK, if not you're running the risk of baking the roots IMO, I'm no longer buying new transparent pots.

Interesting observation, Rose. I think there is enough foliage above to keep that from being a problem, but I'll keep watch.

Where's the stove and the microwave heater?

A few steps away -- in the house...

 

[NYEric]

It's not as big as it looks -- actually it's 6' wide by 9' long.

I see, bigger than my kitchen!