Zack Fife

I get recycled construction materials from friends sometimes, but most of my "parts" come through Habitat for Humanity's local Re-Store.
Freecycle around here was pretty lame the last time I looked at it.




I keep hearing about the habitat for humanity stores. How good are the deals?

Have you tried freecycle and Craigslist? With a lot of business closing down(sad fact) I've seen lot's of stuff going cheap as of late. Even a whole commercial green house for 12k here in colorado.

I've seen a few articles on climate batteries, http://rfhs-greenhouse.blogspot.com/2010/03/ready-steady-go.html , like that one. It help disperse the heat. I've also seen a few on using compost, because the break down generates something like 104 degrees constant heat. http://youtu.be/NxHm9AYOAG4 . Iwas thinking of a combo of the 2, that would only require a small fan to push the air. That would be more constant than a rocket stove and use the leftovers from your spring and summer harvest for fuel.

Cris Bessette wrote:I think that a big factor here that applies to big and small greenhouses is temperature moderating factors like barrels of water, stone walls,also venting devices automatic or manual,etc.

I would say that large or small greenhouses are equally likely to have wide temperature swings without these moderating factors. (At least passively heated types)

My little greenhouse made of recycled windows has consistent, slow temperature changes due to automatic vents, a stone floor and the fact that the floor is
below the surrounding soil level.

It doesn't have to be one or the other. You can have a large greenhouse and use plastic sheeting to divide into sections. If you dig down instead of build up it allows for a more stable temperature year round, kind of like your basement. This depends on your area and depth of the water table. Also climate battery is a technology used in areas with severe weather, like Canada. http://rfhs-greenhouse.blogspot.com/2010/03/ready-steady-go.html