The O-Zone

The building and raised beds should last a good thirty years before they need to be replaced. The plastic will hopefully last ten years or more before it needs to be replaced. Using 2×10 cedar boards, various lengths, we are building the raised beds, two boards high, for a soil depth of 20 inches when […]

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Today we have covered the structure with greenhouse plastic.  The temperature was 68F outside, and 98F inside.  So now we have to get the windows and door installed so there is ventilation, and that will bring the temperature down to a comfy level for our little plants. Still a lot of work left to get […]

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Yesterday we got the rafters cut and in place.  That was a major accomplishment, and our neighbor came over to help us accomplish it.   I picked rhubarb in the garden and made a pie while Dan and Gary were putting up the rafters. While he was doing that, I got out a shovel, rake, and […]

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Having knock-down drag-out fights with inanimate objects is never a good plan. Yesterday was a really tough day, and we beat ourselves up pretty thoroughly.  We both have interesting bruises to prove it.  Today we may or may not do anymore construction it all depends on how we feel later today.  Also the weather gods […]

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This week we started the actual construction of the walls.  Digging dirt is such hard work.  Dan kept telling me the entire time that smart people don’t use shovels and pry bars.  I’m not sure what that means 🙂 Today I’ve been watching to see when the sun will actually start hitting the greenhouse.  At […]

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Tuesday this week a truck showed up with a bunch of building materials on top of the flat bed. It doesn’t look like all that much stuff, really, but hand carrying it and moving it around would not have been very much fun. The first pile of covered boards is 2×10 cedar, a variety of […]

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