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Homestead Life Greenhouse Work And Improvements

2,730 views · Published 23 June 2018 · 17:56 · Indexed 8 November 2026

Channel: The Do It Yourself World · 2018 · Howto & Style

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I did a lot of work in our off grid homestead greenhouse Thursday. Sadly our internet was too slow for us to get this video uploaded on time so here it is now.

I put mulch in the greenhouse on the dying strawberries and pepper plants to see if the heat was killing them. Next I took out the spreading peppermint plants and put them into our road side flower beds. As the peppermint spreads outside its confines I will dig it out and put it around the property. We love peppermint and it deters a lot of pests.

I love the greenhouse very much and often spend time hunched down and looking things over. This was uncomfortable because all I had to stand on were 1.5 inch wide boards from the grow bed dividers.

So I built myself a wooden deck using reclaimed 2.6 lumber from a roof replacement nearby. I made a nice 4 x 4 foot square deck in front of the greenhouse door. This is large enough for me to sit a chair and a small table next to me.

When the deck was done I had a cup of coffee and had a coffee chat. It has been a long time since we had a coffee chat. The greenhouse is so peaceful, it is nice to just sit here and take a break now and then. I cannot explain it but the atmosphere inside is very peaceful.

The growth in the greenhouse is the best on the entire property. Everything is doing so well in there. I think that next year it will be even better because I have it fully closed in now. Some plants should make it through the entire winter next year.

I planted some popcorn seeds that I had sprouted. There is still some empty space in the greenhouse for some plants so I put the popcorn in there. This is popcorn from the grocery store, right out of the bag. You can grow it just like normal corn. This was a bit older though so not all of it sprouted. I will have to make sure that the popcorn gets properly pollinated during the proper season since it is inside the greenhouse and there will not be much wind in there.

I spread mulch all over the entire greenhouse next. I figured that this will retain moisture and also reduce the temperature in the greenhouse. It gets quite hot in there during the summer months and it harsh on the plants. It also looks nicer in there now. And I figure that it will be brighter as well, which is also better for the plants.

I spent about a half hour to an hour cleaning up the second window for the greenhouse. I had found these for free a while back and they fit perfectly in the greenhouse framing. I put in a header for the window and then mounted it into the frame. It really looks good now. I want to eventually replace all the plastic with glass.

Later I trimmed off all the excess plastic that was left hanging since I put the plastic on the outside of the greenhouse.

It was a full day.

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