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river rat01 · 01-04-2008, 04:14 PM

i have been researching this for a while now and ive come up with a design that from the outside would'nt look like a greenhouse at all- it would look like a shed made from white poly panels that look like opaque white vinyl - yet they allow ample sunlight through.

i'm wanting to run ads for the kit, but i'm wondering what kind of responce it would recieve.

it would be aprox. 10' x 12', and would cost less than $2000 us.

it will have all the materials except for the 2x4's.

it will have an electric curtain that can be set on a timer to regulate the photoperiod so several crops a year could be grown.

a larger model could be separated into a flower side/ w an auto timed shade, and a veg side, with no shade.

what do you think?

do you see a need for this?

would you buy one?

Smoke68 · 01-07-2008, 12:45 PM

Not a bad idea... If I greenhoused I would want one... but I am a DIY anyways...

chongsbuddy · 01-07-2008, 04:35 PM

is this an automated flowering greenhouse that automatically closes itself to make it dark .

river rat01 · 01-07-2008, 07:18 PM

yes.

the only ones on the market are the HUGE ones for commercial growers.

this will be hobby sized.

chongsbuddy · 01-08-2008, 09:20 AM

sounds like a really great idea.

C21H30O2 · 01-10-2008, 08:05 AM

they have these already pick up a copy of high times, not to say you cant build a better product the one in the ad looked like crap.

01-10-2008, 11:29 PM

got any pics or diagrams of what you have come up with so far? I would be interested. Do you think you will have any available for this season. Need any beta testers? haha Peace_highst

river rat01 · 01-11-2008, 12:07 AM

hey DJ,
the closest i have to a diagram is the way i described it in this thread:https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=78037

i'm only in the design stage right now, researching, and thinking.

basically, three sides, n, w, & e, will be opaque white vinyl.
and the south side and roof will be solexx.(which looks just like white vinyl but is translusent).

there will be an automatic roll up door on tracks (8-10 ft wide & 8ft long) that will be on a timer, and it will completly block out the sun when closed.

but i am going to build one for this season, and i;ll keep ya'll informed.

trybud · 01-11-2008, 09:48 PM

lol...beta tester....sign me up too.... my GH from my thread survived the 70+ mph winds....i still cant believe it....

The Son of Man · 01-12-2008, 03:15 AM

I set up a rig to block out the sun for my first greenhouse. I got an aluminum pipe--cut a strip out down the center of the pipe. I made some stands out of angle iron that went on both main sides of the greenhouse and anchored in the ground. The stands had bearings that hold the pipes. I attached a tarp with screws inside the strip cut out from the aluminum pipe (this pipe spools up the tarp). Leading from the opposite side of the tarp are ropes that go over the greenhouse to the stand on the other side that has another smaller pipe (that spools up the rope.) The motors that power the system came from agriculture equipment (2 auger wagon electric tarp motors). I had timers set up on both electric motors for when to operate. Along the roof of the greenhouse was a narrow strip of aluminum sheet that the rope rubbed against. The system worked great and I was able to get two complete cycles in. I gave up on this 2 cycle method though because you can get better yield out of one cycle of some monsters with less overall work.

01-04-2008, 04:14 PM	#1
river rat01 can money pay for all the day's i lived awake but half asleep? Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 351	do you think there is a market for a stealthy auto darkining greenhouse? i have been researching this for a while now and ive come up with a design that from the outside would'nt look like a greenhouse at all- it would look like a shed made from white poly panels that look like opaque white vinyl - yet they allow ample sunlight through. i'm wanting to run ads for the kit, but i'm wondering what kind of responce it would recieve. it would be aprox. 10' x 12', and would cost less than $2000 us. it will have all the materials except for the 2x4's. it will have an electric curtain that can be set on a timer to regulate the photoperiod so several crops a year could be grown. a larger model could be separated into a flower side/ w an auto timed shade, and a veg side, with no shade. what do you think? do you see a need for this? would you buy one?
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01-07-2008, 12:45 PM	#2
Smoke68 Behind the haze we sit and blaze. Join Date: May 2007 Location: I room with a Gnome named Gned Posts: 639	Not a bad idea... If I greenhoused I would want one... but I am a DIY anyways... __________________ Sow some seed, Grow a tree, Fill your lungs with THC! White as haze, Shiny as stars Buds glisten before cultivators. The smell is narcotic, Creeping on my brain, The rush never stops of this THC train. And for the 5-0 What you must know… WE SHALL OVERGROW!!!!
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01-07-2008, 04:35 PM	#3
chongsbuddy Banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: ontario,canada Posts: 1,260	is this an automated flowering greenhouse that automatically closes itself to make it dark .
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01-07-2008, 07:18 PM	#4
river rat01 can money pay for all the day's i lived awake but half asleep? Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 351	yes. the only ones on the market are the HUGE ones for commercial growers. this will be hobby sized.
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01-08-2008, 09:20 AM	#5
chongsbuddy Banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: ontario,canada Posts: 1,260	sounds like a really great idea.
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01-10-2008, 08:05 AM	#6
C21H30O2 I have ridden the mighty sandworm. Join Date: May 2007 Location: Babylon Posts: 1,229	they have these already pick up a copy of high times, not to say you cant build a better product the one in the ad looked like crap. __________________ F1 or inbreed/landrace strains only, NO POLY-HYBRIDS!!
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01-10-2008, 11:29 PM	#7
DJ_highst_ Guest Posts: n/a	got any pics or diagrams of what you have come up with so far? I would be interested. Do you think you will have any available for this season. Need any beta testers? haha Peace_highst
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01-11-2008, 12:07 AM	#8
river rat01 can money pay for all the day's i lived awake but half asleep? Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 351	hey DJ, the closest i have to a diagram is the way i described it in this thread:https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=78037 i'm only in the design stage right now, researching, and thinking. basically, three sides, n, w, & e, will be opaque white vinyl. and the south side and roof will be solexx.(which looks just like white vinyl but is translusent). there will be an automatic roll up door on tracks (8-10 ft wide & 8ft long) that will be on a timer, and it will completly block out the sun when closed. but i am going to build one for this season, and i;ll keep ya'll informed.
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01-11-2008, 09:48 PM	#9
trybud Undocumented US Border Patrol Agent Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 665	lol...beta tester....sign me up too.... my GH from my thread survived the 70+ mph winds....i still cant believe it....
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01-12-2008, 03:15 AM	#10
The Son of Man That Damn Weed is Everywhere Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Out in the middle of fucking nowhere Posts: 104	I set up a rig to block out the sun for my first greenhouse. I got an aluminum pipe--cut a strip out down the center of the pipe. I made some stands out of angle iron that went on both main sides of the greenhouse and anchored in the ground. The stands had bearings that hold the pipes. I attached a tarp with screws inside the strip cut out from the aluminum pipe (this pipe spools up the tarp). Leading from the opposite side of the tarp are ropes that go over the greenhouse to the stand on the other side that has another smaller pipe (that spools up the rope.) The motors that power the system came from agriculture equipment (2 auger wagon electric tarp motors). I had timers set up on both electric motors for when to operate. Along the roof of the greenhouse was a narrow strip of aluminum sheet that the rope rubbed against. The system worked great and I was able to get two complete cycles in. I gave up on this 2 cycle method though because you can get better yield out of one cycle of some monsters with less overall work. __________________ Why should you go to jail for a crime someone else noticed?
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