Green house around pond
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That is an interesting idea. I've often imagined having a Winter-only greenhouse for tender garden plants. For me, it wouldn't have to be a heated greenhouse, just a room-sized coldframe. But heating could certainly be installed too, for colder climates.
First, it is a design and construction project to make a pond/garden and greenhouse that fit together properly. After that it is a big installation project twice a year, to put it up and take it down. Consider where it will be stored in the warm season.
Many people with greenhouses do something similar, but easier. They keep the frame of a greenhouse year-round, but remove the roof and/or other panels in Summer.
First, it is a design and construction project to make a pond/garden and greenhouse that fit together properly. After that it is a big installation project twice a year, to put it up and take it down. Consider where it will be stored in the warm season.
Many people with greenhouses do something similar, but easier. They keep the frame of a greenhouse year-round, but remove the roof and/or other panels in Summer.
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Yes. I would not heat it but heck it would be like 20-30 degrees warmer than outside cause the sun would warm it up a little and I wouldn’t have to worry about the leaves and that it I put it up right before fall. And I could still kinda enjoy it in the winter. I got the Indra with someone that actually keeps there goldfish in a green house
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We have a greenhouse over our pond in winter. There is no heat, but the water never freezes and we run the pump and filtration year round. The water stays warm enough that the fish always come up for food, so they get fed. I think there was one day this past winter when they didn't come up, so no food.
We used to take all the framing down in the spring, but since we are older now, most of the frame stays up all the time. We take off the ends and some of the cross members on the sides, but the trusses and their support legs stay up all the time now.
We've been doing it this way for several years now and it works well for us and the pond.
We used to take all the framing down in the spring, but since we are older now, most of the frame stays up all the time. We take off the ends and some of the cross members on the sides, but the trusses and their support legs stay up all the time now.
We've been doing it this way for several years now and it works well for us and the pond.
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Where do you live?
What ever you build its going to have to be strong with the snow you get up there.
i will probably start building tee pees over my tropicals many will survive as long as they are not frozen in a block of ice and wrapping plastic around then should do the trick if they are very fragile a little hay over them before the teepee
i will probably start building tee pees over my tropicals many will survive as long as they are not frozen in a block of ice and wrapping plastic around then should do the trick if they are very fragile a little hay over them before the teepee
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Yes, the frame has to be strong enough to support the snow load and the design should be such that most of the snow slides off.
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Well you really made me think on this one. I really like the idea alot for 1 I have a heated pond so a green house around it would help with alot of moisture in the air so it would make a very tropical environment I would have to do plenty of research. I definitely like your idea and yes it would be alot warmer during the winter I say it never hurts to try.