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GARY RICHARDSON
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13/11/2011
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31/03/2012
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WESTLAKE, LOUISIANA, United States
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Sub tropical
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Floating Greenhouse

Posted by GARY RICHARDSON almost 10 years ago

Building a floating greenhouse from scrap.

Living in the Semi-Tropics with a suns angle constantly changing from season to season large trees tend to block most of the rays in the winter. Due to this barrier and my getting older/lazier I've decided to elevate all problems by placing a floating greenhouse on the lake behind the house. As such the I'll be able to raise (hopefully) pure tropical plants as well as pump nutrient rich water straight from the pond for same while at the same time increasing the oxygen level which is struggling as it is from neighbors killing plants around the edge (mostly using roundup for same).

NOTE: This is the early stages and nowhere near complete. Still need to add 2 more floats under the center, floor joists, structural beams, anchoring for greenhouse too floats as well as fleshing it out using clear plastic and remnants from a bouncy castle I salvaged. 

 

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Richard Larson
Richard Larson : I like your idea!
Posted almost 10 years ago

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