I finally learnt how to cut plexiglass or clear plastic through this site without splitting or cracking it. I found this site, terrific. from Sydney

Its looking great,just takes time,but well worth the effort.

@TheOptimisticGardener

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Lee :)

Great progress Steve. It's a load off when those fiddly jobs are out of the way. Good to hear you're giving yourself time off when you need to.

@TheOptimisticGardener

3 жыл бұрын

Was nice to take a day off doing the greenhouse. We went to a Christmas tree farm, where you pick a tree out and they cut it down then and there. Then an afternoon on the sofa, which is very rare :)

It is looking really great, love the ideas. Don't push yourself too much.

@TheOptimisticGardener

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sharon, a nice Sunday off the job yesterday :)

Hi Steve, it's all coming together now! You'll soon have seedlings germinating in there. I have my first seedlings and plants in my polytunnel.. which we put up on the hottest day of the year here in the UK last summer 😅.. lettuce, broadbeans, spring onions and radishes. I have a chart of what you can grow under plastic and the list is endless, especially over the winter months... I'm so pleased to have my polytunnel as you will be with your bespoke greenhouse 👍 Hope the treatment goes well and don't tire yourself out too much.. there's always tomorrow 😊

@TheOptimisticGardener

3 жыл бұрын

Mary Phillips nice one, definitely ahead of the game 😀

Hi. You got the tough part done. Glad your rad. Txs. seem to be going well. Rest, try to push fluid for dehydration. Ask if you can use aloe vera to neck site to cool site n decrease rad. burn n skin outside neck tissue. Peace to you and yours

@TheOptimisticGardener

3 жыл бұрын

kiki gamble thanks, I will look at that 😀

Prayers going your way for good outcome to your treatment.

@TheOptimisticGardener

3 жыл бұрын

Nancy Gill thanks Nancy 😀

Don't forget eyeprotecters when cutting plexiglass. Steve Good job M8.

@TheOptimisticGardener

3 жыл бұрын

John Goldthorpe I actually have every time, other than that shot! I had left them in the shed and badly couldn’t be bothered to go all the way down there again. Bad I know.! In the “How to cut Plexiglass” vid I did after, I had eye and ear protection on 😀

"On the roof, it's peaceful as can be And there the world below can't bother me Let me tell you now When I come home feelin' tired and beat I go up where the air is fresh and sweet (up on the roof)" - The Drifters

@TheOptimisticGardener

3 жыл бұрын

Nice one :)

Well, this is a great huge project that you've taken on! Splendid to see what you've done so far in a short amount of time!

@TheOptimisticGardener

3 жыл бұрын

Carla Garner thanks Carla 😀

You might be able to use a bit of metal flashing to fix your window problem.

You’ve done an amazing job, well done it looks fab!!

@TheOptimisticGardener

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks G& B! I've been making raised beds this week. Nice to get to the "fitting out" bits :)

😊👍

Hi Steve. Greenhouse coming on great. I was thinking of using metal oil drums in my greenhouse and polly tunnel over spring or next winter and fill with horse manure and I was hoping the barrel would heat up and give off the heat. I have the space for a pallet hotbed outside so might try that for Spring seedlings.

@TheOptimisticGardener

3 жыл бұрын

craig hughes cracking ideas 💡. Would the oil.drums allow enough thermal mass to create heat. Wirth an experiment though. They will definitely work with water though. Let me know how the manure works 😀

@craighughes5381

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheOptimisticGardener I will do an experiment when I get it all set up... need to invest in a good thermometer to see if the barrel will get hot enough to warm the greenhouse. And can be moved... I will keep you informed.

Looking good Steve. Question, about how much snow and or ice do you get? God bless.

@TheOptimisticGardener

3 жыл бұрын

Linda Hipple sometimes quite a bit, sometimes not much! We will more than not have at least a couple of 3ft storms

@lindahipple4817

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheOptimisticGardener will the two compost bins create enough interrior heat to keep the snow from building up, 3ft of snow is very heavy, to sit on a greenhouse roof.

Steve, it’s going to smell like a barn, I’d rather you install a hot tub ...

@TheOptimisticGardener

3 жыл бұрын

tobruz ha ha! Can I make one out of pallets I wonder?

@tobruz

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheOptimisticGardener if you do please sand it well and your bottom will thank you!