MontyJ
Deeply Rooted
I saw Baymules post about the redneck greenhouse and it reminded me of a costly mistake I made a few years back. As I said in another post, we typically have a pretty large garden and I start nearly everything from seed. So, being that Aprils still pretty cold in northern WV, I need a lot of greenhouse space. I had one greenhouse that I made in the form of a hoop house. It works great and I still use it every year. It takes minutes to set up and take down.
This is the hoop house.
Well, it just wasnt big enough. So, I rummaged around the barn loft and came across the DWs summer gazebo. Thinking like a man (she says), I decided she wasnt using it at the moment so I sort of commandeered the frame for another greenhouse. I set it up around the picnic table and wrapped it in plastic. I was quite proud of my ingenuity and frugalness.
DW, on the other handwell, lets just say she was less than impressed. I discovered that our couch was made for sitting, and isnt the best choice peaceful slumber.
To make amends, I told her I would take down the greenhouse and stuff all the plants into the hoop.
Too late.
That makes a great greenhouse! says she. Instead of taking it down, I have a better idea.
Uh oh. I dont like the sound of this.
Just make me another gazebo.
Hot dog! I think. A quick run to Lowes, a hundred bucks later, set it up and shes good! WHEW!
Nope. She wants a real gazebo.
Since she has me wrapped around her little finger, what could I do?
Note in those two pictures, I was forced to look at the reason I was in the middle of this construction project.
Notice in this pic, the DW is now using my greenhouse to hang her flower baskets!!! Life is so unfair.
Eventually, it came to look like this:
DW is happy and Im out a couple grand, but I got my cheap greenhouse!
This is the hoop house.
Well, it just wasnt big enough. So, I rummaged around the barn loft and came across the DWs summer gazebo. Thinking like a man (she says), I decided she wasnt using it at the moment so I sort of commandeered the frame for another greenhouse. I set it up around the picnic table and wrapped it in plastic. I was quite proud of my ingenuity and frugalness.
DW, on the other handwell, lets just say she was less than impressed. I discovered that our couch was made for sitting, and isnt the best choice peaceful slumber.
To make amends, I told her I would take down the greenhouse and stuff all the plants into the hoop.
Too late.
That makes a great greenhouse! says she. Instead of taking it down, I have a better idea.
Uh oh. I dont like the sound of this.
Just make me another gazebo.
Hot dog! I think. A quick run to Lowes, a hundred bucks later, set it up and shes good! WHEW!
Nope. She wants a real gazebo.
Since she has me wrapped around her little finger, what could I do?
Note in those two pictures, I was forced to look at the reason I was in the middle of this construction project.
Notice in this pic, the DW is now using my greenhouse to hang her flower baskets!!! Life is so unfair.
Eventually, it came to look like this:
DW is happy and Im out a couple grand, but I got my cheap greenhouse!
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TFS
