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December 29, 2010
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That looks c-c-c-c-cold!
I wish we’d get some snow. Preferably when I don’t have to be anywhere….
Isn’t it fun how some breeds of dog just love snow? I have to “mixed” variety, and one of them just loves to run, jump and plow through the snow. Looks like our weather a couple of days ago. Lovely pictures.
Wow, really looks like you are getting hit!
We only got an inch this morning, which is now melting.
We were supposed to get some of that but it stayed south and east of us. Your pictures are beautiful though!
awesome! looks like so much fun. i love the snow.
I love days like that. And then when you get home and you have fire going… some hot tea…
You have to admit that it’s pretty!
Beautiful! But that is as close as I want to get to it! Man…I could not deal. I’m spoiled, sorry!
yep that says it all!
We had heavy snow last week with freezing temps. Supposed to be in the 60′s by Sunday…..very strange. Love the picture of the trees behind the horse!! That would make an awesome Christmas card….
Completely off subject but I wanted to pick your brain about greenhouses. I’m planning on buying one for this coming season. Something fairly small (20×12 or16) and passive. I’ll be using it mainly for starts. I’ve been looking at Oregon valley but am impartial and am looking for some advice.
We have had OBC and OVG greenhouses in our past greenhouse life, and the OVG one was supposed to be stronger than OBC (a little valley rivalry going on there.) Well, if you look back at December ’08 and January ’09 posts, you’ll see that both came down on the same night at probably the same time – so the OVG was NOT any stronger. However, they were 30′ wide and semi-gable. That is the problem in a 40 year storm, you don’t use 20 year old styles
But the 20′ quonset style greenhouses held the 4′ of snow and one didn’t even have all the purlins installed at the time. One piece of advice, build it bigger than you think you might need, you’ll find this type of space invaluable for other market garden type things too, like maturing winter squash, drying seed crops, etc., and site it so you could make it bigger by just adding additional bows and a different cover.
That being said, we found OBC a little better to deal with customer service wise, and they do have a regular delivery route. I would figure out what size you want and price both places. I love our little 20′ x 20′ quonset greenhouses. We made those pretty cheaply, with leftover poly from the big greenhouses and purchased bows and pipes. Excellent for starting plants and chicks! Today the hens are enjoying a sunny, snowless day all snug in their greenhouse. It was quite comfortable in there when I gathered eggs this afternoon.
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Since we had the most components leftover from our OBC greenhouses, we went with them again, since their parts would fit what we have, and hopefully it will be done by late spring
Did you construct the ends yourself or buy the steel kits for them? OVG sells the steel ends for more than the rest of the structure kit costs! I was just thinking of building my own with 2x4s… Also, I’m in Hood River and we deal with the wind in the summer, have you had wind issues too? One of the articles in Growing for Market suggested some wind anchors but then mentioned that they can still be pulled up in a strong wind…
No, we did our endwalls with 2 x 4′s too, much cheaper than the purchased endwalls. We don’t get the gorge wind where we are, but we get a powerful SW wind when the Chinook’s come in during the fall and winter. At that time the greenhouses are closed up so pretty safe from any wind, but summer would be different, ours have roll up sides so the wind goes through fairly well. Wind has not been a problem here. Our legs are set in concrete, and the bows slip in them and are bolted through the legs. I would get some referrals from OBC and OVG from purchasers in Hood River and see what they can tell you about what they would do differently. Sometimes just orientation can make a huge difference.
Thanks for the advice!!