The first greenhouse sank into the swamp...

[dianec42]

Kidding. It was taken out by a very large and enthusiastic pine tree. But who can resist the Monty Python reference?

This week, Mr Diane & I built the new greenhouse, from a kit (Planta Sungrow Urban). Thank you insurance for paying for the new kit, if not for shipping. We needed to do a new road trip anyway.

Planta claims this kit can be built by 2 people in 8 hours. HA HA HA HA HA. Maybe the base kit with no extensions; and maybe IF those 2 people are tall, half our age, know EXACTLY what they're doing including where all of their tools are, AND aren't constrained by things like very close retaining walls outside and raised beds inside the ruins of the old greenhouse.

It took us four and a half days. We are somehow still speaking to each other.

Here's hoping this one lasts more than a couple of years. To be fair, it's built like a freaking tank. And let us not forget to honor the previous one for its sacrifice (THANK F*** IT WASN'T THE REAL HOUSE).

Phew, I'm exhausted just writing that. Time to go do all the other things now.

Comments

[quietann]

I think Ben and I have had a few projects like that. But he's very patient...

I'm glad you have a greenhouse again. What do you do in it?

[dianec42]

Stuart nurtures peppers and tomatoes in there. Even in Tropical Vermont there's not much of a growing season.

Also experimenting with beans & peas in there, to keep the deer from devouring them.

[mesozoic]

You did it!!

[tb]

I think those kinds of completion time estimates should be considered as realistic as serving sizes on packaged foods. Hooray for having both a greenhouse and no (apparent) fatalities!

And deer are definitely worth thwarting, at the very least.