You may remember that about five years ago, we were given a small greenhouse which we took down from it’s former location and reassembled on our property (the “cussingest project ever“).
We’ve grown a lot of food in that little greenhouse, but over time, the plastic panels began to come apart. We replaced some of them and taped together or caulked others. With the unrelenting strong winds we get here, this has been getting more challenging. Also the beautiful new clear plastic corrugated roof panels we put in turned black and warped due to the extreme heat here.
then
now
So we’ve been stripping off all the panels and thinking about how to repurpose this space. Our original thought was to cover it with hardware cloth and make it another bed for asparagus, but we’ve also been thinking about making it a part of some outdoor living space we’ve been contemplating. Stay tuned for where we go with this.
“Outdoor living space”, eh!
It fries my brain to consider a summer she-shack with that immense daily sunlight assault.
Winter…well, what use thin walls?
Nonetheless, knowing how the KB Ranch team works, it is inevitable that some surprising plan will develop and will astound the rest of us mundane observers.
During the summer, for us and plants alike, it’s all about shade.
In winter, the sun can be warm in an enclosed space. (Glassed in greenhouses or screen porches are quite pleasant during the day.)
I’m thinking about this more as a summer outdoor space, but we’ll see how it works out.