A Joyful Noise Farm Pt1

Here is the first part of the A Joyful Noise Farm pictures. They have been in Colorado for about 5 years now. You can check out their website here A Joyful Noise Farm

The class on how to build a greenhouse went from 2-5pm. When we arrived, there was already one person there. 

The daughter of the owners had a little tea stand, where they received "Tips". Everything was free, but if you wanted to give them a tip it was "ok" :) The speaker was really fun to listen to.

The plants were so green already. I was amazed at the temperature inside the greenhouse. I think it was up in the 90's, and it was only about 30-45 degrees outside. By the third week of January, they  had harvested over a hundred pounds of spinach! 

They had a ventilation fan and vent at the very top. When he turned it on, you could feel the difference in temperature dramatically.    

The first part was the main frame, then you had the end frame, which was made out of 2x4s. You also had purlin rods going length wise as support for the plastic for snow and wind. The purlins are supposed to be put above the row inside the greenhouse, so if you have plants like tomatoes, you can hang stuff to trellis the plants. He said you don't want to put a plant that likes to trellis in front, cause it will shade plants on the other side.  I don't know all the details. 

 The plastic that went over, had two layers. The inside layer was made out of an "Anti-Codensation & Infrared coated" plastic, the infrared helps to trap the heat in, the second layer was made out of a more opaque plastic. The first layer is put on tight, and the second layer is supposed to be a bit loose.
You do the sides first, then the ends, in case there is a need for replacement. They had a channel that you put the plastic in, then you slid a certain type of wire in called "Wiggle Wire" which he said, its main goal is to poke your eyes and poke your fingers and make you bleed.
He said you don't want to make your greenhouse out of clear plastic because it would heat up too fast, and cool down too fast.

This is going to be his daughters garden this year. The frames you see above the raised beds, were made to protect the plants from hail. He said cinder blocks work great for raised beds, because they retain the heat, they're cheap and last forever.

 This was the watering system that he had in his greenhouse. It's called "Driptape", which when the pipe fills up completely, and then reaches enough pressure, it lets water slowly drip out.
You can get nitrogen build up if you plant the same plant in the same soil and don't rotate the plants. Every few years you dig up the dirt or add carbon.

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