tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199850434720533796.post5790531294859942910..comments2024-03-22T03:27:54.246+01:00Comments on The Green Lever - Using minimal resources for maximum quality of life: Home-made, Big, Low Cost Glass Greenhouse from Free Recuperated Windows Part 2 The Green Leverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01335293795269368752noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199850434720533796.post-86470754364032959732017-09-20T06:33:34.663+02:002017-09-20T06:33:34.663+02:00This is beyond wonderful! thanks for sharing with ...This is beyond wonderful! thanks for sharing with us.Windows For Househttps://www.universalwindowslasvegas.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199850434720533796.post-36326241990687985772016-05-10T13:18:31.226+02:002016-05-10T13:18:31.226+02:00Thank you, the structure would certainly take the ...Thank you, the structure would certainly take the additional weight. This year we're putting a half-size cast iron bath in the corner so as to enjoy getting clean in a lovely warm and green environment. Needless to say, on finishing the water is to be used for irrigation.<br /><br />Once again thanks for your kind comment and for visiting The Green Lever.<br /><br />Best Wishes from Normandie, Andy.The Green Leverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01335293795269368752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199850434720533796.post-21467589587105024562016-05-08T16:26:44.124+02:002016-05-08T16:26:44.124+02:00OUTSTANDING, WITH A TIN ROOF I COULD LIVE IN THIS ...OUTSTANDING, WITH A TIN ROOF I COULD LIVE IN THIS BEAUTY! PAMAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11489159629222344362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199850434720533796.post-74407559715152136102014-11-18T14:24:37.463+01:002014-11-18T14:24:37.463+01:00Hi Ed,
The pallet wood stakes for the wall panels ...Hi Ed,<br />The pallet wood stakes for the wall panels were untreated. To date I haven't lost any to rot. I did select the closer-grained planks for this. On the other hand a coat of linseed oil would certainly help. The other point with this design is if you did notice rot in any post it would be fairly easy to replace one. The six 3" square posts (3 per side wall) are furnishing the main structure to the greenhouse and as I say in this post they fit into galvanised stakes driven into the ground.<br />If you need any more information don't hesitate to ask.<br />Thanks for commenting and visiting The Green Lever. Best Wishes from Normandie, Andy.The Green Leverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01335293795269368752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199850434720533796.post-16802505779611802072014-11-16T23:47:10.031+01:002014-11-16T23:47:10.031+01:00Love the greenhouse working on similiar style with...Love the greenhouse working on similiar style with french doors. Just curious as you said you used pallet wood staked in ground. Are you experiencing ang wood rot? Did you treat wood with anything like lindseed oil?<br />Thanks <br />Ed from MassachusettsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199850434720533796.post-57547328885676316172013-07-17T17:32:21.787+02:002013-07-17T17:32:21.787+02:00This is beyond wonderful! Hope it is serving you ...This is beyond wonderful! Hope it is serving you well as it is beautiful!!Wrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13686532868029514600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199850434720533796.post-51410628956527137212013-05-14T00:28:47.417+02:002013-05-14T00:28:47.417+02:00Hi Lee, Thanks for your comments, much appreciated...Hi Lee, Thanks for your comments, much appreciated. Sue will answer your questions as the poultry are her preserve. Chickens will only destroy a garden under certain circumstances. Firstly you have to make sure they have enough greenery in their diet, otherwise they will eat edible flowers and leaves. Chickens, in my experience never overeat on anything so once they have enough leafy greens per day, that is it. Secondly you need to initially shield any delicate annuals, emerging perennials and new cuttings as they will scratch around roots and newly dug ground. In the case of cuttings, I just place a ring of stones around them and cover the former with a little wire mesh. For our quail, we have several blog posts on: http://holistic-hen.blogspot.fr and films on: http://www.youtube.com/user/Pavlovafowl As you will see they are pretty much imprinted on the mother hen who hatches and raises them and when she leaves them they imprint on us, so as long as we are around they will follow us. We don't freerange them on their own (unless they escape!) as we do on occasion have predators, which could take them. When they are in the greenhouses or out in a run they have a house, which travels with them which they see as home and they go in there at night. Sometimes they need to be put in as it is quail's natural impulse in the evening to dig a shallow hole in the soil and sleep in that. In the 12 years we've been keeping poultry we've never had any disease, it is not a situation I would expect with a good organic diet and an outdoor life with plenty of room per bird. I would see the sort of scenario you describe as a problem of closely confined, stressed out, medicated poultry on grain diets, with the resultant poor immune systems. We keep fantails as well and the only problem we sometimes get is a few arguments over nest boxes or food plates. Interestingly I've had pigeons sit on and hatch hens eggs and hens adopt baby pigeons when the parents start to leave them to go out finding food together. All the best, Sue and AndyThe Green Leverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01335293795269368752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199850434720533796.post-63382692304424683762013-05-13T19:15:27.656+02:002013-05-13T19:15:27.656+02:00Very nice! A couple questions about the birds: How...Very nice! A couple questions about the birds: How do you keep the chickens from destroying everything? What is your quail setup like in there and how do you manage to get them back into any sort of cages? Also, I have heard quail and chickens should not be kept anywhere near each other, as diseases can wipe out both flocks very easily. Have you ever had any problems with that? <br />Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098787308357447801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199850434720533796.post-19130292868534412942013-05-13T09:56:15.737+02:002013-05-13T09:56:15.737+02:00Its very efficient to install greenhouse windows i...Its very efficient to install greenhouse windows in the house to a great extent. A mini-solarium would be good for those who cannot built a bigger one but need a nice environment in their home.<br /><a href="http://gtawindows.on.ca/windows/greenhouse" rel="nofollow">Windows Thornhill</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07058338960941625063noreply@blogger.com