PeggyOGrows
420 Member
Hey All, Looking for some input here.
I have a 12'x24' greenhouse, made of old windows and corrugated plastic panels. My plan is to start plants in March, supplementing light until May or so, when the natural light cycle will take care of them. My main concern is heat, especially considering the greenhouse has little R value, and will lose heat rapidly at night.
My potential solution would be a radiant floor type heat system. I have 100's of feet of 1.5" black irrigation pipe that I plan to run along the rafters and the back wall of the greenhouse. The pipe loop would continue down into the floor of the greenhouse, as well as throughout the raised beds. The water in the pipe would be solar heated, and after a few hours, and I would cycle the water with a timed pump.
On paper, I believe this will work. I'm curios to know if anyone out there has experimented with anything like this.
I'm also open to different ways to heat the greenhouse in the spring/fall months.
Thanks for any/all help.
I have a 12'x24' greenhouse, made of old windows and corrugated plastic panels. My plan is to start plants in March, supplementing light until May or so, when the natural light cycle will take care of them. My main concern is heat, especially considering the greenhouse has little R value, and will lose heat rapidly at night.
My potential solution would be a radiant floor type heat system. I have 100's of feet of 1.5" black irrigation pipe that I plan to run along the rafters and the back wall of the greenhouse. The pipe loop would continue down into the floor of the greenhouse, as well as throughout the raised beds. The water in the pipe would be solar heated, and after a few hours, and I would cycle the water with a timed pump.
On paper, I believe this will work. I'm curios to know if anyone out there has experimented with anything like this.
I'm also open to different ways to heat the greenhouse in the spring/fall months.
Thanks for any/all help.