could you make a mini green house out of...

[cindyc]

Old windows? A lot of the windows in this old place were replaced for energy efficiency reasons, now we have a TON of old windows. I was wondering if you could frame them in with some wood and make a little mini green house with them?

OK, maybe that is a crazy idea... I dunno? What do you think. I thought we could add warmth, by adding that shrink wrap plastic they sell to go in windows and increase efficiency, and Keep a little heater in there.

Is that NUTS?

Cindyc.

[RichieC]

Of course you can. Many people do.

I myself have found the ease and low maintenance of polycarb panels to be well worth their (really very reasonable) cost, but if I had a big pile of glass windows sitting around, I may well have done what you are considering.

[Scrounger]

Yup! I used to do warranty work on windows/doors. Sold/gave away thousands of old windows/sashes for that pourpose.

[Aeirios]

Not crazy or nuts at all. Have seen it done more than a few times, and a good way to recycle them to something useful to you. Wanna here crazy? I inherited this place from my dad. 26 cars he left out on one end on the prop. All got good glass, wonder if you could us it in a green house.... saw it somewhere but can't remem where lol

[triana1326]

Just use the cars as mini greenhouses. Don't even bother popping out the windows. I know that one of my neighbors uses her car as a dehydrator in the summer. So I would think that it would work, but probably not in the winter...

[cindyc]

Maybe there is hope that I will start to think like a homesteader yet!

Thanks a ton. (and good luck with the car glass).

Cindyc.

[hengal]

Sure you can! There are lots of folks who have done it. Check out this link:

http://www.greenhousegarden.com/gallery.htm



I'm sure you could do a search and probably come up with more pics.
Have fun!

[GREENCOUNTYPETE]

I use old windows for lettus boxes and cold framed all the time there was a woman on the gardening forum her husband a carpender by trade collected up all sorts of windows glass doors and sliding glass doors and made her a real nice little green house
search back a ways you can probably fiind the pics

[Maura]

My husband did. He and his brother in law put an addition on the south side of a house using old windows. Having it against the house gave the added benefit of the warmth from the house.

[radiofish]

I am scrounging old sliding glass patio doors and used windows to build myself a greenhouse here. Just a bit of inguinity and planning, and you have a customized place for your plants.....

[Wildfire_Jewel]

Oh Shoot.....Maybe I can get to my parents this weekend and take some pictures for you. My dad built a greenhouse off one side of the house out of scrouged glass. Mostly sliding doors. Under the floor are gallon milk jugs filled with water that absorb the heat and then release it over night when it cools down. Ain't nothing better than to go sit in there in the middle of winter in the midst of all the plants. My mom has brought in and kept going many plants that would typically be considered annuals. THis year I believe they are planning on keeping the patio tomatoes going as well They live on the other side of town so I am not sure i will get a chance this weekend but I will try!
Melissa

[Aohtee]

In their book,"Building and Using Our Sun-Heated Greenhouse: Grow Vegetables All Year Round", Helen and Scott Nearing have a greenhouse made of recycled glass windows. The roof is glass sheets laid out shingle style.

[cindyc]

Originally Posted by Wildfire_Jewel

Oh Shoot.....Maybe I can get to my parents this weekend and take some pictures for you. My dad built a greenhouse off one side of the house out of scrouged glass. Mostly sliding doors. Under the floor are gallon milk jugs filled with water that absorb the heat and then release it over night when it cools down. Ain't nothing better than to go sit in there in the middle of winter in the midst of all the plants. My mom has brought in and kept going many plants that would typically be considered annuals. THis year I believe they are planning on keeping the patio tomatoes going as well They live on the other side of town so I am not sure i will get a chance this weekend but I will try!
Melissa

Thanks! Any pictures anybody has would be a great help.
Cindyc.

[jnap31]

Originally Posted by radiofish

I am scrounging old sliding glass patio doors and used windows to build myself a greenhouse here. Just a bit of inguinity and planning, and you have a customized place for your plants.....

me also up to 8 of them the kids broke two.