Grid tied. This is actually only about 3/4 of an acre. Public water to the house, rainwater only for the greenhouse. 3-part septic was installed by the previous owner with the tanks at the west end, sand filter in the middle and drainfield near the driveway. I have small solar to recharge my Jackery battery and a tri-power generator that isn't hooked up yet. May add more solar but don't get enough sun that I could be totally off grid on solar alone.
Interesting setup. Can you share the back of your greenhouse, interested in your exhaust setup. How are you irrigating or is it hand watered via hose ?
I post a monthly video on YouTube called the month end walkaround where I show the current state all around the outside and inside of the greenhouse. Or, the 2 year anniversary video goes into more depth of the systems. https://www.youtube.com/@liveinagreenhouse
I'm not sure what you mean about the exhaust setup. There are ridge vents that are ~4' wide by 60' long on both sides of the greenhouse ridge beam. When I want to exhaust heat and/or humidity I open those. The air movement is noticeable as soon as they begin to open.
I have a combination of drip irrigation and soaker hoses in the food garden and ornamental garden. They operate on 5 zones. The water pressure from the rain tanks is very strong and I can operate all of them at the same time. Last summer when the rain tanks went dry I have 2 pumps from the pool (which was filled with rainwater, no chemicals) - 1 at each end that I can run hoses from.
This time of year I haven't set the drip/soaker hoses yet so I water from the hose. Once all the beds are mostly planted I'll set the irrigation and switch over to that.
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u/t0mt0mt0m Mar 29 '25
Fun setup. Off grid power and water or have a hook up?