Building and Using a Solar-Heated Geodesic Greenhouse

By John Fontanetta

You can build your own solar-heated, geodesic greenhouse, an exact replica of one built by a team at Fordham University in New York City. Virtually any sunlit site is suitable for this sturdy,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0882661612
• ISBN13: 9780882661612
• Release Date: January 1981
• Publisher: Garden Way Publishing
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.

Customer Reviews

I built this solar greenhouse

The hubs were constructed according to the plans. A trench below the frost line was dug to create a dry earth frost barrier. All materials came from the local building supply, except the roll of greenhouse glazing plastic. The 25 foot dome was built of 2x2s cut from 2x4s. The dome stood five or six years in Idaho without any maintenance. I used 10 50 gallon drums filled with water and painted black for heat storage, and had tomatoes on the vine in December, though they had stopped growing when the daylight hours declined. A large snow while I was traveling took it down. Maintenance would have prevented this.

A complete how-to on building a geodesic greenhouse.

The authors take you through the process from choosing a site to other uses for the greenhouse like using it to help heat your home!A very easy read and no exotic tools or techniques need to complete the project.