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Very slight progress, but no picture. I used my bucket to dig out rough trenches for the foundation. We'll be out of town this weekend, so it will be a bit before I get to work on it more.

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The pile of dirt in the middle is confusing me?  Is that for backfilling the trench, or is that to be part of the floor?  Looks like it would be hard to move w/o disturbing the foundation frame.

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You’re right. The foundation frame is just sitting in place to be sure I cut the trenches close to good enough. I’ll remove those pieces and then use the tractor to scoop out all of that dirt. Some of it will backfill the trenches and some will go to my dirt pile. The floor will end up just barely higher than the surrounding ground, to be sure water will flow away from/around the greenhouse. 

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On 3/16/2024 at 1:51 PM, JohnG said:

Maybe I should get a bigger tractor, or should have put the pallet forks on it.

Always go for the bigger tractor. B)

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4 roof vents and rear window that can open/close. The door is also split so that the top can be left open but the bottom closed to keep critters out. The roof vents can be manually operated or use oil filled pistons that are supposed to automatically open/close based on temperature.

We typically get a steady breeze in that field, but I will consider adding a fan if needed. 
 

I have no experience with greenhouses, so any tips or advice are welcome. I bought a book on greenhouse growing, and my neighbor (previously a produce farmer) has one, so those are my main resources. We are in zone 7b.

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Mostly food, but maybe some flowers to fill in free space. Though we still have a lot of space in our veggie garden for cut flowers too. 

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