It is nice to be able to build her something that she wanted and did not expect. Now she thinks she will put in an order for some book shelves :O Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Dave.

Thanks Brian, appreciate you taking the time to leave some great feedback.

None that I can think of. May ensure a more perfect fit?

@@TryNewThingsyeah I haven’t ever made one but it would save marking out the second one and they should be the same. But then again need someone who’s a woodworker to chime in

As always Paul, thank you sir for the kind words. Her surprise was the best present I got this Christmas :)

Same to you Astro. And a very happy New Year.

Awesome. Have fun with your build Simon. Drain pipe is a good idea.

Thanks for the Christmas wishes!

Here is another pro tip I figured out this morning. Glue does not flow well when it is 5 below Celsius in the workshop 🤨

Good Christmas Mark? Santa find you? White Christmas?

@TryNewThings I flew to St.John's on the 22nd. Snowed on the 23rd and 24th. So white Christmas down there. Poured rain last night so it's all gone lol. Flew back to Halifax this afternoon, sunny day but still lots of snow on the ground here. First white Christmas here in NS in several years! Luckily Santa found me! Hipe you guys had a good Christmas too!!

Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoyed it.

You betcha, glad you are along for the ride.

Hey now... sounding like my wife by commenting on my style choices LOL. I was running into issues with (a) erosion on my first 'bottom' garden on the slope. (b) also had to always till downhill so the tiller would push the soil back up the hill. It did help the ground dry out quicker in the spring though. So basically it is mostly for erosion purposes, but I also like the look of the terraces (many would disagree with me I'm sure). This past weekend I moved and extended my electrified critter fence to include the new extension. In the process noted how much more 'other' space was now critter protected, so will likely be extending the lower garden beds as well. May not have time to do it before spring, too late to get topsoil now, and anything I do just tears up the grass and turns the area to mud until late spring early summer. Still have to extend the 7' deer fence, that will require a new solution for driving T-Posts into rock :( Thinking big hammer drill with 1.5" masonry bit.

So far holding up great, but I thank you for the thoughtful comment, appreciated.

Paola’s, great to hear from someone all the way over in Italy! Your comments are all true. Would also have cut down on the heat I need in the spring. Thanks for the fantastic comments and the follow. Merry Christmas 🎄

Hello Steve, thanks for your question. Still working fine for my greenhouse. It is all set up and ready for March to roll around once again when I start my 2025 seedlings for the garden. Here in Zone 6, and with the size of my greenhouse it cannot quite keep up with January or February temperatures, but by mid march it is enough to keep the space warm enough for my needs. Hope this helps.

@@TryNewThings I live in Ontario. It gets pretty cold here. I wanted something that would keep me warm while I work on my car and my car shelter that blew out pretty warm heat. Usually a lot of these little heaters. Don't get very warm. Does a blow up good heat on top setting? And how is the fan work? If you're sitting in front of it, can you notice the fan?

@@steveb611 I understand cold, left Moncton NB back in 2000 for warmer pastures. Honestly, the heat output is governed by the power of the heater. In this case 1500w or 5120 BTU. The benefit of this heater for a greenhouse is the included thermostat and that it is splash resistant. For your application, I would recommend any 5000 BTU heater with a fan, may save you some $$. I have a grey box shaped heater for my garage at home when I need it, also 5000 BTU, and provides the same heat for less money, just does not have external thermostat and splash proof electrics. Hope this helps Steve, stay warm up there buddy.

I'm really glad I got after it when I did. Had to go to Pittsburgh on business this week for a number of days and we had a string of very unseasonably cold weather roll into KY (still going on). I much prefer taking time now then spending money to fix later. :) With it so cold, will have to keep finding things to keep me busy in the barn for the next couple months again. Not my favorite time of year. As always Paul, thank you for the feedback, much appreciated.

I believe I built it 10' x 18' x 8'. Here is a link to the first video in the build series. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqi8lJmOl7ucptU

How you holding up? Feeling better?

Thanks Phil for taking a moment to leave a message, very much appreciated.

Thanks chevyguy for the helpful safety tips. Much appreciated.

No way to saw them in half from a thickness perspective. I could have just kept planning them thinner if I knew before they were painted that it would have been an issue. Next time I make them I'll find some thinner boards. Question is, what is Santa's workshop going to work on this long Thanksgiving Weekend? No immediate plans, but it is supposed to be cold and miserable so finding something to do indoors is a good idea. As always David, thanks for leaving the great feedback, always appreciated. Not that anyone would be interested in buying any of these online (shipping is expensive) but I did just stand up a site through Buy Me a Coffee where I could post / offer them up if any one were interested. Check it out - just click on "SHOP" tab at the top, you will see a lot of familiar looking crafts. buymeacoffee.com/trynewthings And Happy Thanksgiving David!!

Merry Christmas to the Kitchen's as well Dave. I would say Happy Thanksgiving... but you all enjoy that holiday when it should be celebrated. End of November is far too late to enjoy Thanksgiving in my opinion, that said, I will not complain about the long weekend we are about to enjoy.

Howdy Paul. By Terrace you mean? It is kind of terraced, cut into the hill on one side, filled on the other. Is a single Terrace a Terrace or does it take two in succession to be called Terracing?

I am jealous of your backlog of great sounding projects to work through. Given the name 'Cajun' I'm betting you are quite a ways from Kentucky for me to come help out. We actually lived down in Cajun country for a while. In 2000-2001 lived in Baton Rouge. Great experience. Thanks for the feedback TCH, have fun with your corn shellers :)

I have discovered Mark that I really.... really enjoy gardening. Have Part 2 done and pending upload, where I finished the landscaping and removed the tree, Part 3 I hope to start this fall, but may already be too late to get more topsoil and compost, but at least I can get the deer fence up before Christmas maybe. Now that I have to re-route the fence, I think I will also extend the two smaller gardens at the bottom of the hill below the raised garden bed area. I'm also thinking of learning more about 'beneficial flowers' for the garden and planting those next to the current raised beds. So many plans, so little time and money :) You snowed in yet up there Mark? My dad up in Moncton says they have gotten some snow, but not enough to add up to anything just yet.

@TryNewThings No sign of snow for us yet. 8° here now. I'm in hospital in Trruro right now. Hoping to get out today. Spent 11 days in here over the last few weeks. Bacterial pneumonia in both lungs + COPD. I love looking at the Vesseys seed catalog over winter dreaming of spring and summertime gardening!!

You take care of yourself Mark, praying for a speedy recovery and that you get to go home and stay there.

I used oversized washers to minimize chances of pull out or damage. It does impact the integrity a little bit, but I’m not worried about it. I use them all the time and it has been a while since I filmed that video with no issues. Although my d rings are no longer nice and shinny. They have rusted a bit.

Agreed. May have to make some more for next season, see if I can sell a couple.

Tried to line up the rafters with the vertical seam locations. Did not account correctly for the piece thickness that joints one sheet to the next. So I was out a half inch for each subsequent sheet (if I did not trim them)

@@TryNewThings THs is the exact thing I was needing to hear. Thanks. These companies that sell the plastic have minimal information on rafter spacing, I h=guess if a person uses purlins, they can get away without the company's information. Thanks again !

Tough one. I have both. If I were to say one better than the other I would say liquid ballast. The extra weight lowers center of gravity, improves balance when lifting with forks/bucket, and helps provide more traction.

Unfortunately your story is not unique. Neither about the tractor or the service after the sale. I’m hoping I’m part of the majority. 430 hours with no major issues. Although I may reinforce the front wheel connection in the spring.

Lessons learned :) I may actually make a few more of these, not sure yet. Do want to try and make one out of Bourbon Barrel Staves. But right now, focused on expanding the garden for next year, involves terracing more hillside, more topsoil, more rock removal, more fencing. Hope all is well up there in good ol' Salisbury Dave.

@@TryNewThings Things are good here my friend....and hope all is well with you and your girls. Merry Christmas, and I can't wait to see what you've got on the go in future videos.

I would be a bit concerned about the plastic directly over the heater. It will physically fit in that space, however as the heat rises, may melt or at minimum deform your plastic. You thinking of putting it at one end? You may be able to put some sort of hard cover over the top of it ?? Put it in a box at the end of the tunnel?? If your clearance was more than a couple feet I think I would feel better about the application.

@TryNewThings thank you. I'm thinking of putting it on a large, partially buried brick in the center of the greenhouse. I only need the temperature / thermostat to be between 55 and 60 degrees. Does it get to plastic- melting temps about 7 inches above the heater? The top is poly plastic sheeting with a bit of chicken wire. Harvest is about a month away, so this only needs to last until then.

@ you may be OK given you are not looking to maintain a high temperature. For more peace of mind… maybe dig out a slight depression for a few more inches of clearance. Best of luck with the harvest!

Awesome! Thank you!

They were not too overly hard, I say that, but it comes down to time. I just got done building my last two this past weekend. So I think I built 8 or 9 total.

Thank you so much HN. Appreciate the feedback. If you have not already subscribed... may want to consider, doing another garden expansion at the moment and more videos coming.

Thanks HN for the kind feedback.

Why thank you David. It worked... cat has not messed with it since we put it up. I do like a traditional 'green' Christmas tree, however until the kitty grows out of plant munching, I guess we will keep going with the 'stick tree'. Have a Merry Christmas!!

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Great points. A 2x6 is neither 2 nor 6, but I get what you are saying and would have been better off extending it a bit more. Thanks for the feedback.

We had a great year for gardening this year. Really lucky I think. Thanks Paul for the comment!

The blackberries was crazy good this year, but was 3 years coming. 2 years ago I got a good handful, last year they produced about a gallon, this year I think it was 5 gallons. Might add an extra row of them this spring. I have also planted raspberries for the same 3 years and they do not seem to catch on like the blackberries did, never getting more than a few little handfuls, so will dig up the ones that are still hanging on and replace them with more blackberries. I'm jealous of your garlic, this is my second year trying to grow it and no luck.