Have you ever admired those nice commercial-style high tunnel greenhouses? If you’ve checked the price, you know it can take some real money to get into greenhouses. But “four seasons gardening” pioneer Eliot Coleman has a design that is easy to build, portable and affordable.
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Building a Geodesic Dome Greenhouse for Under $200
WARNING: Building domes can be very addictive…Building a dome may be one of humankind’s earliest D.I.Y. projects. Dome shelters, framed with the curved tusks of mastodon are among the oldest structures unearthed by archaeologists. Wigwams and yurts provided strong, lightweight and mobile shelter for nomadic people. In modern times, architects and designers like R. Buckminster Fuller have used the dome to erect huge enclosed spaces like stadiums and observatories with a minimum of materials. Read More