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Green Gardening Ideas

comments (4) April 21st, 2009 in gallery

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Gardeners view showing ground level bench  over storage space in Maries sunken greenhouse built with salvaged windows and concrete block.
Concrete remesh made into tomato cages.  Test sections of culvert pipe from Iowa DOT used as composters and raised beds.
Worm box.  Found design that lasts. This is about the 5th version of the box.  Designed by civil engineer.
Denim grocery bags based on paper bag.  Used more than 10 years.  Recognized and admired at grocery store.
Greenhouse made of salvaged windows and block, built into the ground.  Benches at ground level with storage below.  Most windows open.  Woodstove.
Raised beds and composters from Iowa DOT test sections of culvert pipe.  Shows manure and shreded newspaper, mail mulch cover.
Gardeners view showing ground level bench  over storage space in Maries sunken greenhouse built with salvaged windows and concrete block. Click the image to enlarge.

Gardeners view showing ground level bench  over storage space in Maries sunken greenhouse built with salvaged windows and concrete block.

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Raised beds and composters from Iowa DOT test sections of culvert pipe.
Concrete remesh made into tomato cages.
Shreded newspaper and mail as mulch and worm box bedding.
Worm box.
Greenhouse made of salvaged windows and block, built into the ground.
Denim grocery bags based on paper bag.


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heins writes: The greenhouse is built from salvaged double pane wooden anderson windows. The bench is at ground level and is based on concrete wall build 4 feet into the ground. We bought lumber and some block. The roof is fiberglass designed to let in 95% of the light. The greenhouse is about the size of a one car garage.
The stove is cast iron from a local lumber/hardware store.
Building on is mostly finding the materials and having the time. Posted: 10:58 pm on June 29th
katrinasgarden writes: AWESOME JOB, can u give me some pointers on building a structure like this? i live in nh and the woodstove idea is a fantastic one for heating the greenhouse I WOULD LOVE some tips on building one similar.
Katrina Posted: 8:16 am on May 24th
gaea3070 writes: Done and loved the denim bag thing! Great work! Posted: 9:57 pm on May 22nd
heins writes: Gardeners view inside showing ground level bench in sunken greenhouse. Storage space below bench. Posted: 4:58 am on April 22nd
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