On the chipmunks and mice I forgot to add.....sometimes I'll feed the chipmunks. I provide them with sunflower seeds away from my plants. It seems to be working. Otherwise they take a couple bites out of a nice ripe tomato frequently. A pan of water during a dry spell works also. I think they're looking for moisture in the tomato.

Another cold rainy day here, temps in the 40's.

Good morning to all (I'm usually on here in the morning because this time of year it's cold and kind of dreary outside)
Anyway I just posted my garden hose discovery over in the "tools and stuff" section. It's a metal garden hose that really works well when you have to drag it around inside a GH.

I am now on page 18 (of 50) on this GH thread. Interesting info to say the least.

In my GH I have three 11' shelves on each side of GH. 18" deep. That's 66' total length. And they are full. Sure is pretty. (this is my first spring with the GH) Up here in the North we can put plants outside after the traditional Memorial Day date. But I am going to leave some in there if I can turn down the heat. Just doesn't look right empty.

I have a HFGH, $600.00 about 5 yrs ago. I live in NM, lots of wind, hubby has added extra braces and built a new doorway. Have 6x6 beams bolted to it. Love it! Heats with propane and put plastic up so heat would not go to ceiling, Less $$ last winter.nHe also built a "pergola" next to it, so I can put plants outside in summer.That and the greenhouse is covered with shadecloth (mesh tarp) from HF. Same mesh on internet would ne about $80.00, at HF for $50.00 12x20.

I'm also in NM. I've been thinking of adding one or two of these. I already have a small domed greenhouse, but need more gh room. We have very high winds most of the year, so it's good to hear it can be made to withstand the wind.

ccborg2 said:I have a HFGH, $600.00 about 5 yrs ago. I live in NM, lots of wind, hubby has added extra braces and built a new doorway. Have 6x6 beams bolted to it. Love it! Heats with propane and put plastic up so heat would not go to ceiling, Less $$ last winter.nHe also built a "pergola" next to it, so I can put plants outside in summer.That and the greenhouse is covered with shadecloth (mesh tarp) from HF. Same mesh on internet would ne about $80.00, at HF for $50.00 12x20.

LOVE the idea of lowering the ceiling inside with plastic!! Alas my plants go up to the ceiling.

I also thought it was a great idea, but a number of my plants are up to the ceiling too.

We just got the 6x8 Harbor Freight greenhouse built in April. We had a hard time getting someone to get it built and I'm struggling to get it all buttoned up. I have not sealed the panels and wasn't so worried as we were in spring and I didn't think I needed to worry until getting it sealed up for winter. Well, now I have earwigs making the polycarb panel slots their hang out space. How can I safely get them out before sealing the panels, hopefully without taking the panels off. We had a hard enough time getting someone to build. We are in our 70's so cannot get everything done ourselves. We are in the Pacific northwest, in Washington. Thanks for any recommendations. Regina

On the earwig problem......if you have or know somebody that has a air compressor, blow air into the openings, that might force them out.
I got moisture into a couple of mine while being built and the air compressor trick worked to get the moisture out.

We edged the top and bottom of our panels with metal duct tape, leaving the top sealed and pricking the bottom with a pin. We got no vapor or bugs. Moisture in the panels can lead to algae which blocks the sun. If you go way back to The thread "Harbor Freight Greenhouse projects" in Greenhouses forum you can see what all we did to our HFGH. Both HollyAnnS https://garden.org/users/profi... and I, https://garden.org/users/profi... posted about our build.
I also wrote articles about improvement made. If you can find a reference to OldMud House's build of their HFGH it is really good help also. We have been using our HFGH for 9 years now and are pretty happy with it.

The summers winding down here in Zone 4a. My HF 10x12 was empty of plants this summer but I used it to park lawn mowers, trimmers, etc. I removed 3 panels and had doors open so it wasn't extremely hot in there.
I have some tomato plants planted outside right next to the GH and 1 or 2 plants found there way into one of the open panels and right now the vines are growing inside GH almost the entire length and up to the peak. Lots of little green tomatoes on them. I'll let them go until the cold weather comes. Will try and post a pic of this phenomenon.