Build your own Greenhouse

Building a greenhouse is easier than you may think. You can choose different designs and sizes that you would like to build. A greenhouse will give you comfort whenever you visit your plants, vegetables, flowers, or orchids. It also provides the needed sunlight and humidity for these plants. You may relax and enjoy it every time you visit this place where you have exerted all your effort of building such a wondrous place.

You may save more money if you decide to build a small greenhouse. There are supplies and materials that you can use which should be just enough according to your own prepared budget. If there is enough space that can accommodate a larger greenhouse, do it because you may want to develop more plants and vegetables.

If you really desire to build a greenhouse where you can develop and propagate more plants, you should consider the different factors that would be necessary on the type of greenhouses you would like to build. Here are some tips and factors you should consider in building your own greenhouse.

1. You may consider using salvaged materials if you intend to make a larger greenhouse. You may use these materials in designing and planning for a low cost budget greenhouse. This will also help you minimize the expense of the other supplies and materials needed.

2. You should also determine the climate of the place where you live. An insulated greenhouse should be appropriate for cold climate areas. This will help you provide the needed warmth and heat for your plants. For warm places, a greenhouse that has a shade control would be advisable.

3. You also needs to make sure that your greenhouse will be designed with proper air circulation spaces, ventilation, pest control soil, heaters for winter season, and humidity control devices. You should create an environment that is appropriate for the types of plants that will grow in your greenhouse.

4. The location of the greenhouse should be built where there is enough sunlight. If you choose a solar greenhouse for vegetables and exotic fruit bearing plants it is best if the greenhouse is situated on the east-west part of where you live because facing it this way it is more exposed to sunlight.



5. It is also important to consider the covering of the greenhouse. The most advisable shades are the glass made coverings and fiberglass which might not fit in your budget. But just know that they provide more durability and they do not deteriorate quickly compared to plastic coverings. A greenhouse covered with glass or fiberglass allows more humidity and warmth.

6. You have the option to choose what kind of foundation you would like to use. The foundations can be concrete for a more secured greenhouse. Others prefer the less expensive lightweight foundation where they use improvised materials such as railroad ties, which they can easily attach to the ground. It all depends on how much you are willing to spend on the structure of the greenhouse.

7. You may also consider building a greenhouse that will maximize its full potential. You may want to add benches or materials that will be used for your comfort every time you want to relax in the greenhouse. You may also want to add many accessories to the place like automatic watering systems, heating systems, ventilation system and other automatic equipment that are effective in maintaining the plants.

8. You should use the “good bugs” for you pest control chemical. They prevent and control the spread of the bad bugs in a greenhouse. If you ever find insects in a plant, you should isolate the plant and if possible place the plant outside the greenhouse so that the insects do not house in the other plants.

9. You should allot a space where you can store fertilizers, potting soil and other tools that are essential in the greenhouse. You should place a tool rack nearer to the potting place so that it would be easier for you to transfer the soil from the pot of the plants. You should also place buckets and tool holders to accommodate the other equipment when they are not in use.

You can develop and grow all sorts of plants with a versatile greenhouse. You may also want to reproduce the grown plants to fill the greenhouse with a variety of plants. Putting up a greenhouse will be more enjoyable if it done with the help of the family and friends. So get them involved too.

Have fun. AND COMMENT BELOW!

Some info borrowed from web.

Great Crock Pot Venison Raost Recipe

Here Is One Of My Favorite Recipes

First You Will Need To Acquire A Venison Roast.

A crock is best for this but you can put it in a roaster pan with a lid or an oven bag with the same results.

Wild game is usually hard to find unless you can find a specialty meat market or butcher shop.  We have an awesome butcher shop that we go to in Seward, Illinois, Sorry I can't mention their name without permission but they are most likely the only butcher shop in Seward, Illinois.  These kind of butcher shops sell wild rabbit, bison, buffalo, ostrich, tiger, lion, alligator, lama, pheasant, and many other exotic meats to try.  

I have seen people post ads on craigslist offering services, land to hunt on, item for trade, and other things all for some venison. 

 It is illegal to sell wild game without special licensing.

Here is the ingredient needed for this roast:

• 1  2-5 lb Venison Roast
• 1  2-5 lb Beef Roast
• 1 lb Fresh White Button Cap Mushrooms (washed)
• 2  Medium Onions
• 4-8 Carrots (Depending on your Liking)
• 4-8 Potatoes (Depending on your Liking)
• 2-6 Stalks of Celery (Depending on your liking)
• 2-4 cups of water (depending on how much is needed to fully cover up the meat)
• 2 Packages of Onion Soup Mix
• 1 Tbs Dried Oregano
• Salt and Pepper to Taste

Instructions:

1. Thaw out your Roasts overnight if frozen.  Fresh is always better but harder to come by.  
2. Put the roasts in the crock pot (or roaster pan or oven bag)
3. Add the mushrooms, cut up or whole.
4. Add the Vegetables, cut up to your liking.
5. Add the water until it is about a half an inch above the meat and vegetables.
6. Add the onion soup mix by sprinkling it all over the top.
7. Add the oregano by sprinkling it all over the top.
8. Cover and set on high if using a crock pot and leave it for at least four hours (six to eight if it is on low), keep an eye on the water level.  If you set it up before you leave for work, add a little extra water so it doesn't run out during the day and leave it on low.  
9. If using a roaster pan with a lid you should  roast it at 350° for 3 to five hours, checking the water level periodically.
10. If using an oven bag you should roast it at 350° for 3 to 5 hours.
11. Check the roast for tenderness. If the roast is still tough put it back in for an hour.

THIS IS MY FAVORITE ROAST RECIPE

HERE IS HOW TO MAKE GOOD GRAVY TO GO WITH IT.

Take out the meat and vegetables and put them on your serving platter and let them rest while you are making the gravy.

Put two table spoons cornstarch and two tablespoons flour in  a small bowl and add water to it while stirring it with a fork until it is very soupy.(You don't want it thick or you will have lumpy gravy).  

Make sure your juice from the roast is boiling hot or it won't thicken.  While stirring with a whisk add the water-flour-cornstarch mixture until the gravy starts to thicken a little.  Bring to a boil again and turn down the burner to let it simmer for 10 minutes while stirring (this is important to prevent lumps and help it thicken the rest of the way).  

If it doesn't thicken to your liking, you can add more of the 

water-flour-cornstarch mixture until it does.

I hope you enjoy this as much as we do at our house!!

OLOE