During a sunny day, a greenhouse is prone to overheating in no time and thus damaging plants. Ventilation seems to be a very important factor in any greenhouse as a means for temperature regulation. The definition of the word ventilation is 'the provision of fresh air to a room, building, ...
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Car Radiator for Heating and Cooling a Greenhouse
After using a car radiator for heating and cooling a greenhouse for many years now, we thought it is time for an update. To control the temperature in our Geodesic Dome greenhouse, we used a Water Tank for passive temperature regulation and also an old car radiator for active heat exchange. To ...
Covering the GeoDome Greenhouse
The covering of the geodome greenhouse makes all the difference on how much protection you will have. A single layer of greenhouse plastic poly keeps a greenhouse around 4 degrees warmer at night than the outside temperature. Adding another layer of plastic filled with air in between the two would ...
2 Top Things to Keep a Greenhouse From Freezing
When we started our adventure to build (well, more like rebuild) a 4 season greenhouse back in 2014, we were sure that heating would play the most important role in keeping the greenhouse from freezing in our cold zone 3 winters. Guess what, it is not! Are you surprised? Well, we did not ...
Preparing the Greenhouse for Winter
Preparing the greenhouse for winter is as important as preparing the garden. However, it still is different. If you have been following our blog, you will know that we have a Geodesic Dome greenhouse that we built ourselves. There are many ways to prepare the greenhouse, here we share our ...
Geodesic Dome Greenhouse Garden Update
We have been growing a Geodesic Dome Greenhouse garden since 2011, it's time for an update on what we like most on this greenhouse. Our first GeoDome was an 18-foot all wood structure with windows and a door. It had a water tank and passive heating and cooling using a car radiator. We ...
Blizzard Conditions In The Garden
Living in Alberta Canada, blizzard conditions in the garden are a common threat. We have experienced it in spring as well as in fall. There is the possibility of snow in every month of the year. Our first spring here in 2008 we had beautiful weather in mid of April . We were excited to finally ...
Growing a Greenhouse Garden
Growing a greenhouse garden in a cold climate is like moving a portion of your garden south. There are many greenhouses to choose from for different uses. A greenhouse garden is a busy and fun place. If you only used your greenhouse to start plants in the spring, consider extending the use to a ...
How to Build a Geodesic Dome Greenhouse Version 2
We built our second geodesic dome slightly different from our first one several years ago. In this article, we share how to build a geodesic dome greenhouse version 2. You can read all about version 1 in How to Build a GeoDome Greenhouse. Why did we use a different building method A couple of ...
Update: GeoDome Greenhouse Water Tank
To have a greenhouse in colder climates is very valuable. It helps to extend the growing season and gives the plants a lot more heat. Although on some days there is more heat than the plants can use, the greenhouse gets way too hot. A good way to regulate the temperature in a greenhouse is by ...