Thoughts from Starlight Cascade

The Greenhouse is Dead! Long live the Greenhouse!
Or words to that affect.
So.. the old greenhouse was demolished over the course of 3 weeks, cut up and disposed of in a dumpster.
The 10’x10′ cloth shed with no roof was moved to a new location with a foundation of 4″ of dirt, a weed barrier and then some pressure treated wood framing around the base, with a bunch of gravel up against it.
It took about 3 weeks to:
tighten and add nuts and bolts;
add more roof supports (tie down straps);
add duct tape to all the joints;
build a frame for the front and back walls;
order UV greenhouse plastic x2 (one for roof and one for both ends);
put the plastic over the top, leaving a 3′ spacing for ventilation;
added metal insect screening for the bottom vents;
staple then strap the plastic;
add screen door to front, vented window to rear;
And here is the result… maybe $300 of supplies after reusing the original metal cloth shed frame

We built 2’x8’x36″ high work tables and surfaced them with 1/2″ hardware cloth 24″ wide, nailed down with fencing nails.
We moved an old plant stand into the back to hold additional items
two pallets under the left side tables for storage
created a bed of dirt under the right side table for fall crops
added a lee valley 33% shade insect net… still the temperature hit 47C yesterday in our 4th heat wave of the summer.
will be looking for more shade netting to increase that percentage.

There is still a lot of work to do… before fall and cold temperatures:
add a solid door to the front;
add a closed window to the back