p0opstlnksal0t
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ive been recently mulling over design and buildout parameters for greenhouses on our small property to max out my caregiver plant counts (78 flowering plants). the idea would be to use a hoop bender jig and make some 12ft-16ft wide hoop houses using double inflated poly coverings for insulation. for simplicity and laziness id like to keep them single row of plants down the middle and each end wall big enough to fit my Kubota M5-111 through. if i keep them as narrow as possible the better (leaning towards 12ft wide) but using tall sides so i can have at least a 9ft x8ft wide opening on both ends. ill be able to use a tiller and run straight down the middle each crop cycle to amend the soil. Ive never built a greenhouse before and these certainly wont be commercial grade expensive setups. im thinking maybe 4 greenhouses each housing 20 plants, spaced 6ft center to center in a stripe right down the middle of each GH. each plant will have a 240w Quantum Board style light over it for light assist only. As many people know Maine has drastic swings in seasons which means a summer crop might see outdoor temps as high as 90s during the day and winter crops might see temps as low as -10F. the GH environment will need to be able to keep temps cool enough during summer and warm enough during winter crops but the RH not having massive swings from like 30% to 70% during each exhaust event. any ideas and advice would be greatly appreciated and cost is a vital concern. we plan to set this up without massive upfront buildout costs. ill be doing all the work and build myself. Im not sure if i want to go dep the first few runs, the systems are complicated and i think i could just time the long summer light cycle for the veg time on a summer crop. winter is not a problem since after I would chop the summer crop (october-november) the light cycle will always be less than 12 hrs. i would time the summer crop June to November, winter crop December to May. The light cycle in Maine would allow be to not have to build a light dep setup and i could simply use light assist during veg.
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