Greenhouse: Judy's Jungle Goes Under Wraps...., 1 by BigDaddy99

BigDaddy99 wrote:
History: At first, Judy and I would drag/tote/carry the plants inside for the winter but this led to a claustrophobic feeling to say the least. The next year, we moved the best plants inside and the rest we co-located with the dogs in their house. The mice wintered in the pots and dined on roots... The next two years, I stretched clear plastic around the back (west) and side (south) porches and heated the areas with electric heaters. I used 1x2s to anchor each plastic edge to the house. This was labor intensive each fall and spring. So this year, I plan to build "panels" from 2x2s and vinyl and mount those to the porch and when spring comes, take them down and store them for the next winter... that's the plan.

The photo is the south porch. The goal is to mount the panels on the outside of the porch so that the hanging plants can winter where they are.

This message was edited Nov 16, 2004 3:26 PM