08 March 2010

To greenhouse or not to greenhouse?

So, my partner (who is able to build anything) drew a design on our chalkboard counter top for a 400 square foot greenhouse for the back yard that he thinks we could build for about $1000.
(It is a little smudged because the cats like to get up there and beg for treats)

How amazingly tempting... I want one. But it really doesn't make sense: we'll be moving in a year and a half when I graduate, so if we built the greenhouse, I'd only have one winter to use it. Much more logical to wait until the next house (After which I SWEAR I shall never move again -- I'm staying put and planting TREES!) and build an even bigger, more marvelous greenhouse there.

But still... wouldn't it be nice? Even if it was for just one winter...
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6 comments:

  1. danger garden3:29 PM

    Wait. Save the $ and put it towards the future (even more amazing) greenhouse. Seriously.

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  2. Anonymous4:59 PM

    Yes, wait. Having moved many many times, this is something you will never want to leave. If you want the next house to be THE ONE, wait. Keep the plans, however. :-)
    Frances

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  3. Joseph10:37 AM

    Good advice people. I'll wait, and the next house is going to be one huge mass of greenhouses!

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  4. Liza10:46 AM

    You have a chalkboard countertop? So cool!

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  5. Joseph2:39 PM

    Liza,
    Yes, a school my BF does some work at was replacing their old slate chalkboards with white boards, so he brought one home and made a counter top out of it! I now totally couldn't live without one!

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  6. Jim/ArtofGardening6:32 PM

    Well, now you're going to have to take the counter top with you when you move.

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