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Claysburg , PA

I am making small starter greenhouses 8 x 12 feet and need a way to get heat . I have no electricity at the patch . What would you use or do ? Any help would be welcomed !!

1/23/2017 6:51:06 PM

stoughton WI

Mr buddy propane heater maybe would work, works good at heating my 8 x 14 ice shack. You can get hook up for 20 lb tank, only lasts about 3 or 4 days though.

1/23/2017 9:08:16 PM

Gays Mills, Wisconsin

*grow in 4-5 gallon pot up to 3 weeks before planting outside,
*use a small (just big enough) clotche inside your greenhouse so you wouldn't have to heat the whole greenhouse and the plant is doubly insulated
*use a small heat source if necessary (keep above 40 degrees if you can......at least above 32 degrees
*wait until frost danger has passed before going outside
*use a row cover/blanket over clotche at night
*cuddle with plant if she looks like a keeper :)

1/23/2017 9:57:12 PM

Gays Mills, Wisconsin

*get a 12V blanket/throw connect to car battery, recharge
*get a generator to plug in small heater/s, soil cables, etc
*get insulated hoses, circulate hot water through heat exchangers
*laser beam from a spaceship at night
*hot rocks

1/23/2017 10:08:32 PM

Torrance, Ca.

Both the laser beam and hot rocks are my go to.


And Rick,,,, your ice shack looks cold!

1/23/2017 10:27:58 PM

stoughton WI

It was only cold on the outside chris. And I'm going with laser beam this spring. Anybody have a slightly used rocketship. I would of went with johns, hot water idea, but I can't find a good plumber.

1/24/2017 12:07:22 AM

Walla Walla Wa.

Pellet stove hooked to an inverter run off of a deep cycle car battery, my son did it camping in 2 degree weather,worked great

1/24/2017 12:47:06 AM

Walla Walla Wa.

He used just the inards so as to reduce the size.

1/24/2017 12:48:06 AM

Bethlehem CT

I agree with Cornhusk you shouldn't need to heat if you follow his advice.

If you feel you must have a heat source make an old fashioned manure hot bed. I made one back in 2010, it worked well.

1/24/2017 7:46:53 AM

Central Illinois

turn half of the hut into a compost bin might work

1/24/2017 10:05:21 AM

Little-TON - Colorado

You wont want the bugs from the compost pile in your hooper....flies...

1/24/2017 10:42:23 AM

coleman lantern ( think catfish at night)
kerosene heater/lantern

1/24/2017 11:05:42 AM

Torrance, Ca.

Good choice Rick. Yea, plumbers and painters, always hard to find a good one.

1/24/2017 11:08:10 AM

Buffalo, MN (Billsbigpumpkins@hotmail.com)

Don has the right idea here are some others from the north woods. http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=4513.0

1/24/2017 11:21:43 AM

Hadley Ny

coleman makes a very small burner which attaches right to a botttle of propane...works in the ice shanty

1/24/2017 12:09:39 PM

Hadley Ny

Not sure of the affects on the plants when using propane, kerosene, etc. Might adversly affect the plant in a small enclosed space. Oxygen depletion as opposed to carbondioxide or monoxide. Might want to answer that question before using. I know in big greenhouses it might not make a difference but it might in smaller spaces.

1/24/2017 12:34:46 PM

stoughton WI

how far is patch from house, is it close enough to run ext. cords to the hoop for small heater. this is what i have to do.

1/24/2017 2:07:39 PM

Claysburg , PA

Patch is 1 mile from my house .

1/24/2017 4:31:46 PM

Mn

Might want to go to Costco for extension cords then - I think they sell 1 mile rolls - lol

1/24/2017 4:47:33 PM

Claysburg , PA

I was wondering about the fumes from propane heaters .

1/24/2017 5:08:45 PM

stoughton WI

With propane you may have to come up with way to vent and draw in some fresh air. Combine some of the ideas above such as smaller hoop inside of green house.

1/24/2017 5:29:31 PM

50 Acres

I think Don Youngs kerosene heater isbest to keep frost away. It is hard to say when you don't know how much frost you get in your area.

1/24/2017 5:40:58 PM

Torrance, Ca.

If I'm not mistaken,, doesn't don light the whole hoop house on fire with gasoline to heat the plants? I remember seeing this in his diary a few years back.

1/24/2017 8:57:27 PM

yep gotta know when to hot


http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=197226

1/24/2017 9:02:34 PM

Deer Park WA

Best to wait to plant until the last frost if no controllable heat source is available. The seedlings will suffer at night and cook in a closed hoopie when the sun comes up.

1/24/2017 10:34:52 PM

Upa Creek, MO

On your cold nights: eat a big bowl of beans, sleep in the greenhouse, and occasionally vent sleeping bag. Problem solved.

1/24/2017 10:50:07 PM

Netherlands

Using propane, kerosine or lamp oil, you must provide ventilation. Fleece would be better than plastic.

1/25/2017 6:06:55 AM

Torrance, Ca.

That's the one Don! lol

1/25/2017 9:04:02 AM

Lloydminster/AB

There's no problem with propane. Just make sure you have a small hole on the bottom of one side and a 6" hole near the top on the other. Had kerosene wick heater use up all the oxygen once. Opened the door and it lit back up. I use propane and kerosene all the time, plants seem to like it.

1/25/2017 7:41:31 PM

Claysburg , PA

Thanks for most of the input . Looks like a propane heater with a couple vent holes .

1/25/2017 9:34:58 PM

Hadley Ny

I've got a friend with a big green house and he uses propane with ventilation. Works for him..Good Luck

1/26/2017 12:02:38 PM