Beginner Gardening: ANY IDEAS ON HOMEMADE COMPOST TUMBLER AND/OR GREENHOUSE?, 1 by eweed

eweed wrote:
Karen these things have been built in many different configurations. There are designs that claim they are good for 80 mph winds. Mine is not but with a little modifacation I really believe it could stand 80 mph winds. I dont try growing in the winter because I am grown out by november and ready to do other things. It is to cold and to gray most of the winter to grow much here without lights and heat. I suppose I could grow lettuce and over wintering brocilli, cauliflower and cabbage or even onions inside. But I use mine for tomatoes and they are still going strong in the fall when the other stuff needs planting. I guess the answer is another one lol.

Most say and I believe this mostly true to aim the ends toward the prevailing breeze to help cool it in summer. Mine is 14 x 50 and vents without a fan just fine but I know you are much hotter there .

You do not have to worry about the degree thing with an arch or round top shape.

I built mine by putting 4x4 treated post 3 feet into the ground and attaching 2x6 to them at ground leval and another 2 feet up to give me more head room and allowed me to make it 14 feet wide with 9 1/2 foot head room and use one pc of pvc to make the arch with. Ernie