Problems with the Cattle Panel Greenhouse(Vlog)
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- Опубліковано 19 лют 2022
- Another week of messy winter storms in Nova Scotia. Dominic is continuing to make logs for a building project. The snow is too much for the greenhouse. The tractor is still fun.
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We are Dominic and Jenny. We are learning to be more self sustainable with various levels of success on our 26 acre property in Nova Scotia we bought in 2020.
Your a pair of winter-phobes and I wonder at your choice of location lol! The children are the true Canadians! I guess cold weather tolerance can skip a generation? ;o)
We watch a couple in Alaska who have snow load issues too, of course. They have a steel pipe hoop greenhouse with a ridge beam but they still use the snowblower very proactively to remove the snow buildup next to the greenhouse after using a roof rake to clear any accumulation. They move all their snow with a side-by-side plow and a honda walk-behind with tracks. No tractor so far.
Sorry to hear winter has you down Dominic. Keep being extra careful to only cut away from yourself with that hatchet, peeling logs that way is a bit risky.
It is almost over guys! Thanks for sharing.
Dominic has been throwing out some ideas on how to keep the snow off of it next year! You should hear us complain about the heat though🤣🤣 We lived in Santiago, Chile for a year and the insufferable summer heat might have been brought up from time to time 😅😅 I tolerate the heat better than Dominic and he tolerates the cold better than me. There is no winning except for a nice fall day.
Kevin I think this is the first year that I have seriously hated winter. And it's not the temperature or weather that gets me, it's the lack of productivity at this point. I lived in Northern BC and that winter was a lot better as you got a few snowfalls per year and the snow stuck around.
@@ODriscolls Is there anywhere you have not lived?
Use two tarps temporarily. Slide one off then remove ice/snow; put back up.
This is a great idea!
Time is money. Invest in a draw knife to remove the bark from your logs. I'd suggest a queen post approach to brace the sides of the hoop house. I've found that hog rings are much better for tying the cattle panels together. Good luck, snow is difficult to deal with.
Great job with the shaving..love your O'Driscoll Clan hat . Children are enjoying the great outdoors..Good job with the video Jenny.
Thanks Marguerite!
That type of greenhouse/chicken house works for your climate if you use the right materials. There are horse panels that are made of the same material but far smaller holes making it far more sturdy. Also, a thicker plastic is needed.
Good video. Good job on the logs!!
Happy Sunday! We also only have a bucket too .. Much shorter driveway though lol. Sorry about the greenhouse, we may avoid that design... Crappy I liked it. Have a great long weekend...I miss my teaching snow days :(
Teaching snow days are a thing of glory hahaha. My brother lost a panel on his greenhouse, you can't win here I think lol
I think if I was more militant about brushing the top, and also had it somewhere I could clear the sides it would be dandy. I'm thinking up for solutions for next year and I actually think it's going to be salvageable for next winter. I intentionally didn't sink posts or anything thinking that I might roll it around on logs after the summer to a new location - Dom
I love seeing snow on camera and a greenhouse scene.
You'll get a lot of that here 😆
I'm not sure what specifically about this vlog, but it just struck me how far you two have come with your vlogs. You sound like such pros now. I still remember seeing your first vlog and thinking finally some "normal" people that I can relate to... and now you sound like real homesteaders totally at ease in front of the camera! Congrats guys!!!! And OMG all that you have accomplished..... (oh and just to be clear... I still relate but you have come soooo far! ;-) )
I'm so glad you enjoy the videos, I do really like making them! We definitely still feel like total newbies hahaha. I'm wondering how the garden will turn out this year, it's the real test! 😆
That greenhouse has seen things… haha
Definitely not a failed experiment since y’all learned a lot with it, especially through the winter. 👍
Hahaha it certainly has. The panels on my brother's proper greenhouse blew away in the same storm and they can't find one so I guess any greenhouse is going to have trouble here. Maybe we should just move somewhere warmer 😅
I have a couple of drawknives kicking around somewhere. If I can dig one out, I'll drop it off next time I'm passing by.
Sweet! I'll put on the kettle
Looking like a pro on the tractor already! You can also get a box blade and use that as a plow, if you didn't want to get the blade.
Thanks haha. Ways to go yet I reckon. I have the box blade on my radar for sure.
You can also build a blade that can fit on the bucket too. It will fit over your bucket zone one can retrofit it.
Oh that's an interesting idea!
@@ODriscolls the back blade is good but they are small good for scraping. But some one too put a blade on the front that you can tilt the bucket to hook it up like a skid steer they have different attachments for and they have levers you pull up or down that unattached it.
Yes the hydraulic front blade would be dandy, but I have some other things I'll be spending money on before I do that. If I was making money off of plowing I'd get somethibg like that or a snow ouster for sure
Great job and video
A little tip if you have to push the snow any distance make one path and then use it as a trough you'll be able to push more snow like a dozer
Thanks for the tip!
You guys are doing great! You can give the bucket a shake, hydraulically, to remove snow and debris stuck inside?
Month with no ‘ r ‘ is the best time to peel logs, from what I hear on YT.
For the winter chicken high tunnel check out Edible Acres he is using a reclaimed Quebec style carport with additional wire support to add strength for snow load. They don’t get nearly as much snow, so I would do 3 runs of wire between the aluminium or galvanised steel framing. However if it comes from Quebec it should be designed to carry the snow load I’d think.
Hey there. I watch the edible acres all the time and I saw his new system there. I have some pipe from one of those under a pile of snow somewhere. Definitely something for me fiddle with later in the year.
I have been looking at alot of videos on the cattle panels some make it less wide say 8 to 9 foot wide gives it stronger top support but I will be supporting it in the middle cause here in Idaho we get like you alot of snow and the freezing rain doesn't hell with anything. Does your husband have a job that he works at. I love winter but now since spring is coming I am ready to start up gardening to try out some of these projects others are doing. God bless to your family.
There was a lot of pressure from the sides. I think we need to keep the snow clear from the sides and it would stay up. That might be more trouble than it's worth but we'll see! My husband and I are both teachers.
I was thinking steeper sides might help too, but I think most of the problems are really coming from the sides piling up too much to be honest. We will see what I can think up for next year.
Okay, nice to know the are in good hands on learning, how has this Covid been in your neck of the woods. So novia Scotia is easy of where I am in Idaho east and way up north.
Back blade is a bad idea for snow removal. IMO: #1- inverted snowblower rear mount #2 front push box
If financed an issue, chose push box
You will regret a back blade and a back reverse blowerr Driving in reverse constantly gets old within 60 seconds!
Don't scrap it! You just need to put a couple of cross supports from the middle top support bar then down the sides, preferably where the the panels meet since they would be the point of least resistance to the weight of snow. You just need additional support.
Also, see if you can get some metal zip ties. Other people have successfully built theirs for heavy snow, just look around. Why waist the project when you can just add on or improve. What a great learning tool, though! Thanks for sharing either way. Best of luck!
Since this time the problem is just that the snow built up on the sides. It's back to normal now. So I think at the end of this year I will move the greenhouse somewhere I can access with the tractor to keep the sides clear of snow and we will have the problem all sorted.
I have a snowblower, I don't use it. I use the bucket, so much easier with wet snow.
Sharpen an old ice chipper works great for peeling logs and you can stand up
That's a good idea. If I think I'm going to do more.of this I'll definitely make the investment in the right tool for the job - dom
Hi FRIENDS. Betty and I will be build a cattle panel house like this this spring at The Ole Church 5 Acre Homestead. Hope to learn from you.
That's awesome!! We had some pretty strong winds this winter and it stood up OK. If we kept the snow off the sides I think it will be perfect!
Did you have to brush/rake off heavy loads of snow during the winter? Where did you get your panels? What is the length x width? Also. What gage is the plastic?
I did before the ridge pole, but not anymore. The most important now is keeping snow from oiling up on the sides. That leads to worse problems now. Got the panels at the Coop. There is one in St. John's but not sure about around the bay. They are 16x4. Plastic is 6 mil. -Dom
How does the hoop house hood up to the wind? I’m in St. John’s, Newfoundland and am considering a design like this since it’s relatively strong and economical. We won’t get as much snow as you guys but maybe more wind.
Curious if you have any suggestions for strengthening the structure. I would really only be using it to force perennials 4-6 weeks early and maybe extending the season a month or so in the fall. Great work, on the channel, it’s cool to see some Atlantic Canadian content!
Oh nice! I went to MUN and lived in St. John's for a long while. Dominic is from Bay Bulls. We've gotten winds over 100km/hr and it has held up very well in the wind. Keep snow clear from the top and sides and it is fine.
@@ODriscolls cool! I stumbled across your channel when I was researching cattle panel greenhouses. When I heard Dominic talk, I thought, he’s gotta be a Newfie ;)
If you do the following two things I don't think you'll ever have a problem:
1) sweep the top after a storm.
2) keep the sides clear.
My quick and rough ridge beam has worked great for keeping the top up, but I think the main problem has been that I let the sides pile up. I think next year I'll be able to keep it in better shape having learned those lessons.
Dom
@@ODriscolls thanks for the reply! Based on our last few winters, I’m hoping snow accumulation won’t be too big of a problem. I think I will error on too much support, rather than not enough :)
Not having the proper tools makes you get creative. I’ve peeled logs with my axe many of times until I saw a draw knife at a yard sale for 2 bucks. I had to put about an hour of sharpening work on this but it works great now. Totally homemade tool. That tractor is badass. Bummer about the coop but I’m sure you will figure out how to fix it. You’re going to have future projects Dominic make some log horses to work off the ground. Just an idea
We have no shortage of spruce logs for projects! Nice to score a tool like that at a yard sale. We will have to keep an eye out!
Yes I finished and thought I know for sure why people usually have to log up off the ground for peeling ahha -dom
You'd almost need the greenhouse heated to keep the walls free of ice and snow - but you'd also want to win the set for life to afford it
I'm cooking up some new ideas
Did you guys teach overseas. What was your experience like?
We did! We absolutely loved teaching overseas.
95% awesome - Dom
Snow on the ground until May--perish that thought!. Not going to happen--not even in your snowbelt :)
I am going to have to go back through my footage from last year hahaha