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Re: [permaculture] Re: Greenhouse design for southern climates
- From: "Kirby Fry" <peace@totalaccess.net>
- To: "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [permaculture] Re: Greenhouse design for southern climates
- Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 07:09:40 -0600
Hi All,
We too are in the process of building four greenhouses here in
Texas. We framed number one yesterday and are about to order the materials
for number two today. At this point I have a lot more questions
than answers.
The landscaping company I'm working for basically wants a hot
house with a translucent shed roof sloping to the south and five foot tall
windows (from the top header down) making up the east, south and west
sides. Their need is to overwinter tender plants and grow out sprouts and
micro-greens during the colder months for year round sales to restaurants.
In my opinion they're going to let in too much light and
heat as soon as April rolls around and don't even need all of that light for
what they're doing through the winter.
Like Arlene I would like to know about a design that is most
suitable to our hot and humid summers and mild winters. The next two
greenhouses I build will be here at our site for Cross Timbers Permaculture
Institute and one of my main goals is to grow tropical perennials year round -
dwarf citrus, banana, papaya, etc. Both of these greenhouses will be
attached to other structures - one an 8' x 12' chicken coup and the other my 18'
x 24' straw bale house.
I think rather than a translucent roof it should be completely
opaque and insulated, maybe with a semi-translucent panel every third or fourth
panel. If it were a stand alone green house I feel that the shed roof
should slope to the north, letting in the low winter light and blocking out the
high summer light.
However the one attached to the south wall of my house has to
be designed to not heat up the house during the summer and basically serve as a
shade house during that warmest season. I like and have studied the
atriums in earthships and this is basically what I'm after. All of the
house's black water goes into a gravel wick that is in the greenhouse, much like
an earthship.
Once upon a time I had the book, "Sol Viva," but lent it out
before I got around to reading it. Now I wish I had it on hand.
Hopefully, there's someone out there who has some good design information.
Cheers,
Kirby
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[permaculture] Re: Greenhouse design for southern climates,
CAVM, 12/30/2003
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Re: [permaculture] Re: Greenhouse design for southern climates,
Arlene, 12/30/2003
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Re: [permaculture] Re: Greenhouse design for southern climates,
Kirby Fry, 12/31/2003
- [permaculture] Re:Greenhouse design, Claude William Genest, 12/31/2003
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Re: [permaculture] Re: Greenhouse design for southern climates,
Kirby Fry, 12/31/2003
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [permaculture] Re: Greenhouse design for southern climates, CHINAGRVE, 12/30/2003
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Re: [permaculture] Re: Greenhouse design for southern climates,
Arlene, 12/30/2003
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