#42430
January 24th, 2006 at 06:14 AM
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Well I have just about got my little Homemade greenhouse/Hotbox finished. I added some treated 2X8's to the bottom to keep the rot down. Painted it inside and out, added a small heater, and installed the waterbed heater. Only thing left is to add the sand, I will that this weekend. I moved my plants outside into the box and checked on them after work. It got down below freezing last night, but the plants are ok. A quick check of the temp showed 85 degrees inside, with an outside temp of around 45.
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#42431
January 24th, 2006 at 08:48 AM
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Ahhhhhhhhhhh, where's the pictures???
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#42432
January 24th, 2006 at 10:28 AM
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#42433
January 24th, 2006 at 08:00 PM
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Here's the picture: I will be taking more this weekend when I finish it.
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#42434
January 24th, 2006 at 10:12 PM
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Wow that is really terrific...I love it!
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#42435
January 25th, 2006 at 10:18 PM
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Your hotbox, Looks really nice.
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#42436
January 25th, 2006 at 10:26 PM
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Great box!!!!
What is the window part of it??? Do the windows slide back and forth???
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#42437
January 25th, 2006 at 11:38 PM
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It is a old storm door, the window in the middle does slide, but one of the corner pieces is broken. I think I can fix it.
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#42438
January 26th, 2006 at 04:34 AM
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nice
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#42439
January 29th, 2006 at 01:46 AM
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Great Job and great recycling job... Can't wait to hear what you do in it... *aaaahhhhhhhh, that's with plants, not what YOU DO IN IT *
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#42440
January 30th, 2006 at 02:01 AM
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Followup on the pictures. The WaterBed Heater Closeup of the WaterBed Heater The controller mounted on the side of the box. My plants are added. plants again. You can see the heater I am using to warm the air.
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#42441
January 30th, 2006 at 02:23 AM
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That's a NICE FOR THE PICTURES... they're great!!!! And Thanks for the updates
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#42442
January 30th, 2006 at 04:30 AM
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So far the sand is warm so the heater is working.
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#42443
January 30th, 2006 at 04:56 AM
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The water jugs only cut the cost of running the heater, the heater still runs, you just only have to put it on half the time *(night time)*
Question, in your area...*and I know this year's been different with extra warm temps* but would you normally have cold freezing temps this time of year....in January?? Or does your area not get below like 30*'s?????
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#42444
January 30th, 2006 at 05:20 AM
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We do get below freezing most years, and we had a few days of that, but this year our temps are in the 40's to 60's.
Normal is 30's to 40's.
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#42445
January 30th, 2006 at 05:22 AM
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I have the waterbed heater set for 75*. And the other heater set for about 50*.
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#42446
January 31st, 2006 at 02:51 AM
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Amigatec Holy toledo.......Your a professional , in my book..... Lots of work .Buttttt neato.. Now i can cry, why can't I? dodge
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#42447
January 31st, 2006 at 02:59 AM
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I have plans for this. This is a scale drawing. I did use the scrap piece and made braces out of it.
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#42448
January 31st, 2006 at 03:17 AM
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This whole project started as a way to use up some material I had laying around.
The house behind me burnt last year, so I bought the property, and tore the house down. I saved quite a bit of wood from the house. Almost everything in the Hotbox is from that house.
I did have to buy the paint and the screws I used to put it together, my total cost is about $15.
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#42449
February 2nd, 2006 at 12:22 AM
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A hot box from a hot house eh???
Nice work!!!
Lady B
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#42450
February 15th, 2006 at 01:45 AM
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Well I'm way behind everyone. I just made my first ever juice bottle greenhouse/coldframe and stuck it over my yellow snapdragons. They have been trying so hard to survive that I just felt that they deserved to have the very first one. I hope no one pulls it out of the ground. What I wouldn't do for a fence and an acre all my own lol.
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#42451
February 21st, 2006 at 06:51 AM
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I have been keeping a log of the temps, and humidity levels, in my little greenhouse. We had some temps in the teens last weekend and so far the lowest temps recorded were only 41*. The inside temp seems to be running about 20* more than outside temps. My little plants are going to make it.
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#42452
February 21st, 2006 at 07:50 AM
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Man, Pat, it was probably down to 12 a couple of times...you're doing great!
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#42453
February 21st, 2006 at 08:36 AM
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It 50*'s in my big greenhouse today!! *and it was only 28* out... but I did have 8 bunnies inside generating lo'ts of heat I guess... the sun was out too*
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#42454
February 21st, 2006 at 08:51 AM
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I do have a small room heater in the box, plus the waterbed heater.
I think TV 6 said lows were 10 to 17*.
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