Geothermal Greenhouse: It worked. It REALLY Worked!

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This geothermal greenhouse designed worked perfectly through our negative 17 degree winter weather here in SE Idaho. I couldn't be more pleased with the results. It is affordable and it works. Two things that I love when they come together.
I am working on editing all of the construction videos, material list and tips so you can grow food year round too. In the mean time please comment below. I look forward to hearing from you.
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[@tlgardens7598]

WOW!!! Stunning garden! I just ordered the Mittleider nutrients after watching your interview of the gentleman that successfully persuaded me by countering every single objection I have heard about this wonderful product.

[@SimpleTek]

I love how you used the styro foam to make a 'solar greenhouse' for winter, construction cost is min with huge results! Very impressed.

[@nancyfahey7518]

I've saved this video, I like the layout. This is doable for me. I thank you.

[@Xenostars]

Absolutely remarkable results; growing food like that in the middle of winter is fantastic. Look forward to you publishing how folks can do this themselves!

[@voiceinthewilderness2290]

So glad I found your channel. I'll be starting construction on a greenhouse. My mouth is watering !

[@dwkmk3]

Thank you for taking the time and effort to share your experience! Regardless on whether or not we all do it the same way, there is always a learning curve and I can say that I benefited from this video. Keep up the good work and God Bless!

[@randypons]

Great Video LDSPrepper! Looking forward to seeing my geo-thermal greenhouse in action this season. Thanks for the inspiration!

[@wmc9722]

Hello, I'm really enjoying this tour of your food factory! Thank you for the great energy.

[@marctheveganshark2608]

I know you've heard it all before but I can't help but say THANK YOU for all that you've taught me about gardening and this great series of videos on (what I feel) is the best budget minded greenhouse using geo-thermal air/heat. Your selfless efforts on our behalf haven't gone unnoticed and I just wanted to let you know how much you're appreciated. God bless you and your family and please keep up the great work!!

[@JasonBassn]

Beautiful! I look at setups like this the way some people look at fine art!

[@warden1103]

Can't wait to start my own. Your channel has inspired me. Keep up the good work.

[@darrenwri]

NICE!! I've been waiting for a greenhouse update. Very good production as usual. I can't wait to see the build process videos.

[@jamesosburn734]

TY Brother for answering my GT question. I look forward to seeing your future greenhouse citrus video. CTR

[@shanerasmussen6207]

Can't wait for the full list. ..David...You are awsome...This is freedom at its finest. ..Happy 4th

[@7SavingsGarden]

Love this video, planning on replacing my old temporary greenhouse this year, I will check your videos for ways I can do mind to achieve similar results, Thanks for sharing.

[@matruhunter1976]

Thank you. I have been trying to build something similar for years. Great video!!!

[@WhatWeDoChannel]

Wow, I’m really impressed! That geothermal greenhouse is awesome! I reckon geothermal is going to catch on in a really big way! Klaus

[@Camboge]

Love it! I watched the video about the guy in Nebraska. I'm sold on this, just have to get the scratch together to put one up

[@ohhowhappygardener]

Great job! Looking forward to the the materials list or construction tips video. The Mittleider method works. I've been feeding my garden and it has been super productive so far. Thanks for sharing!

[@Timstank]

Great job! You are a great inspiration! Because of your videos I am doing the Mittleider gardening this year, and would love to have the room and ability to build this greenhouse. Thank you for all the work you do and for sharing the information!

[@tombombadil9113]

60 degrees! Some winter you've got there ;)

[@binksninja]

Also April aka second month of spring.

[@smb123211]

Well, I'm not a prepper and certainly not LDS but your videos are the best in terms of practicality and information. My wife may "let" me build a greenhouse extension near our pool (I have a farm and about 1/3 acre landscaped.) Your setup is amazing and I cannot get over the health of your veggies - what a haul! Still not sure how the geothermal works - is it from underground, how far did you have to dig, are you 100% solar? I really admire folks who can do the work themselves thought I admit I will have my sidekick (guy who does anything needed) doing most of it while I "help".

[@smb123211]

@W Not the way things work - LOL. Instead I built a big cage (lots of animals) for climbing tomatoes and whatever I can stuff in.

[@ilovefunnyamv2nd]

this is awesome, it's like walking through a forest of food bearing plants. I need to watch this from beginning to end now, amazing job

[@timk1512]

Thank you! I always look forward to these videos!

[@MLugar-unbiased]

I would love to build my own geo thermo greenhouse, this is beautiful.

[@LDSPrepper]

Thank you!

[@zepguwlthistle7924]

This is amazing. We are getting ready to build a green house and this is the best yet i have watched. We don't need such a large greenhouse because I don't sale plants but wish I had more room to make mine wider so i could put in the barrels. I will use gallon jugs though and at least get some effect of the radiant heat. Thank you for your videos, they are always enjoyable and educational. I am a gardening nut and watch things like this for leisure and entertainment.

[@amishguy54]

you can bury the drums side ways for the same effect saving much room or even using them as the stands for boxes filled with earth as i am doing there a great and strong bench bottom

[@sl5311]

How did it go?

[@brandonlewis8064]

this video is great that is a well done preparation what a busy man

[@Pimptorious69]

This is just great! Enjoy the fruits of your labour!

[@novascotiana-ourroadtoburn2408]

We're just about to build a 20 x 48 feet greenhouse up here on Cape Breton Island / Nova Scotia in which we would like to grow year round. I am still looking for the best layout as to how arrange the beds and also the most efficient heating. So this was very helpful and inspirational. Got a new subscriber - thank you and kind regards from Atlantic Canada.

[@sl5311]

How is it going?

[@TreasureGeo]

More info on the geothermal would have been better. We have all seen plants.

[@anitaarchibald6138]

He's got some other videos about the geothermal.

[@horseblinderson4747]

It appears he just buried a length of 6 inch septic line low enough that it's significantly warmer than the air in the greenhouse and just used so sort of simple of the shelf type thermostat for low and high limits wired to a squirrel cage blower.

[@horseblinderson4747]

It's at about 5:00 minutes in

[@bluewater454]

Sounds like he has a DVD on how to build what he did. Listen all the way to the end.

[@clairesmithe]

@timothy chung not if your pumping the heat of the day down but yeah if you put it deep enough you can cool it in the summer and hold onto the heat to use in the winter. That would be 20 ft for 6 months lag, 12ft would give you enough lag for the depths of winter tho. you can still get good gains with 6 ft coz your putting new heat in every day and the horizontal distance to the outside. I would go for a sunken design so the floor is already 4 feet down with a deeper trench in the walk way to absorb the nights (the coldest air will sink into it and have more surface area and stored mass to absorb/ release heat passively and you end up with a raised bed). On the north side you could put a higher bank like an earthship to store heat above the growing area. That way it will suck nicely in the day and release at night so you have a warmer layer above the walk ways where the plants are. It would probably work quite nice coz it would cause some currents but I prefer more passive design. Another thing you could do is abandon it in the summer and let it get really hot so there is more heat underneath in the winter. In summer you can be growing outside anyway.

[@aeonflux4676]

i cant wait to set up our own greenhouse!!! thank you for this video

[@RFAM05]

Hey, I grew up in Malad. Great video. I look forward to using all this awesome info when I move back to Idaho. Thank you

[@huesoo9827]

Thanks for a great video. Question: why don’t you use your geothermal setup to cool the greenhouse when it gets too hot?

[@stormytrails]

The next rotation of plants keep the smaller plants on the south side of the taller plants. Those peas are shading the tiny plants...

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

you got to be proud of that, absolutely beautiful

[@debbiedoud1723]

Beautiful. Been missing your garden updates. Great job.

[@johnbeckman8916]

This video series is AWESOME! Every update is AWESOME! Your discipline in planning, execution and sharing results is AWESOME! It is taking on an "Open Source" experiment level as well. It is a GREAT PUBLIC SERVICE! My hat is off to you sir. Blessings to you, your family and your efforts. 👍

[@LDSPrepper]

Thank you for your kind words. I appreciate it.

[@rayanchahine3060]

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[@greatnationnow]

Just wish the channel name was different. But yes, this is an awesome greenhouse set-up.

[@patriciamccrea8236]

Not sure where you live but we live in iowa. Today -28 windchill. We are thinking of building a greenhouse. Will this type keep plants from freezing and keep plants living through winters like this? How deep underground did you need to dig for this? Thank you.

[@RFAM05]

greatnationnow What's wrong with the channel name?

[@EmancipatedSquirrel]

Great update! Its nice to see how productive a well planned setup could be. Look into arduino to help automate a few things. You could automate watering, fans, venting using an arduino with the proper sensors, and relays.You could control it remotely if wanted with an internet /wifi module. Cheers

[@LDSPrepper]

Thanks for the recommendation. I'll look into it.

[@leedskalnin4571]

EmancipatedSquirrel

[@Frugal_granny]

so internet/wifi module... sorta defeats the notion of Self reliance doesn't it when you are adding MORE GRID ? I know in our rural area the "hi speed" internet is low speed compared to urban areas. So why bother? Checking on the greenhouse with one's own eyes is far more secure in my view. When "SHTF" the wifi/internet isn't going to be reliable. So why get in that lazy habit in the first place?

[@robertweekley5926]

Frugal in South Dakota - Assuming you don't know you can have a micro internet, usually called a "Intra-Net", and ZigBee Transmitter Modules and the like, No "Internet" needed.

[@jerrygibs8120]

Great instructive video. Appreciate your sharing your life and experience. Plz add more vids. Thank you and Blessings.

[@hughjanus3798]

Amazing! Plants look great.

[@KK-px4hh]

Can u please give us the details about ur geothermal system. Which piping was used, does the piping has holes in it, what material is used around pipes, how long are the pipes, how deep u dig for them, any problems with the system, and do u use it for cooing too? I hope u will reply. Thanks.

[@leedskalnin4571]

khawar khan

[@PennsyltuckyPhil]

www.greenhouseinthesnow.com is mostly likely where the earth tube idea came from. Though it does not look like he used the pit style design ...

[@9001greg]

@@PennsyltuckyPhil nope, this system in the video is wrong. He makes a lot of mistakes though it seems, in many videos, so not surprising.

[@PennsyltuckyPhil]

Going by some of the info from Greencube, they think Mr. Finch did it wrong too, so there is that.

[@basedbear1605]

@@PennsyltuckyPhil Indeed, not digging down negates the biggest benefit... growing citrus in temperate climates.

[@danehart2783]

pits to drain the lower cold air in to keeps place warmer and you will have more ground surface to warm up the tent . put pits in walk way and a grids to cover ..scrap grids be the cheapest way to go . .thought of free ground heat back in 74 .and the heat pump . didn't work on it cause of carbon footprint and limit of range , pits to hold and drain the cold in to has a wider range of use to maintain heat .works in the arctic .saw old viking homes used this .the door way was below ground ,heat was not let out

[@anitaarchibald6138]

How deep do you dig the pits?

[@MarkoRSolidus]

The doorway was below ground? So heat doesn't get out? How deep below ground was the doorway? Heat rises up, so how deep have they been digging? I get the fact that you use the heat from the earth for everything but the viking thing gets me questioning.. EDIT: I read it again and it seems it was only (my) language barrier :) to keep THE LOWER COLD sinking down into the pit NOW I GET IT. THANKS for the info!

[@justinartistireland]

Good man! Thanks to you and your Mrs.

[@newseptic7206]

this is a dream of mine...I hope I can build one of these one day! thanks for the video!

[@Emily_Entropy]

Man your name did wierd things to my dyslexia. Now I want a channel dedicated to cooking with peppers, while on LSD.

[@plurmingo1]

Tim Webb I too saw LSDpepper, it took me 3 looks to notice it’s LDSprepper.😂

[@purpleman173]

DWD Burmer

[@randallwhiting3121]

lol that's funny

[@kentgwyn3230]

avoiding drugs is the key. looking for them is the wrong direction. also, please don't eat laundry pods, they are better suited in the laundry. any hoo. good luck!

[@calmic75]

Tim Webb That reply was magic!

[@Nathanwatchingstuff]

American winter 😂 Try keeping one warm at -40. I love how you guys say the dead of winter without a drop of snow. Looks great though 👍

[@gd8610]

All depends where in America you are.

[@martinpip8212]

Snow falls I flakes

[@doddgarger6806]

Dude even Arkansas sees -20F sometimes... North Dakota can see -50F... So what are you saying?

[@TeslaRoadsterSpud]

Thanks for the update.

[@ivorygilyard2243]

thanks for the video, that greenhouse is beautiful. great job. it was really helpful.

[@MJ-pt4lk]

Great job looks fine. However I would not at any time mount a propane heater on to a timber back panel...I suggest you mount it on cement sheet.

[@jerrywaters4814]

Mark Black Why is that Mark? I have a propane heater hanging on my wall have been for years perfectly safe.

[@b_uppy]

Make out of cob.

[@oby-1607]

When it comes to heating, especially with fossil fuels you cannot be too safe. Mounting the heater to something like a cement sheet is cheap insurance. Too much value here.

[@b_uppy]

Oby-1 Cement, while fire resistent-ish, will degrade with heat. Try cob, honestly. It is even cheaper insurance and will fair much better with heat.

[@oby-1607]

B uppy Thank you and I will experiment with cob next time.

[@lr7084]

Good concept, but I still like the one from the guy in Nebraska growing oranges.

[@MAgaSUXX]

such an asshole amerikkkkan...always RATING...why can't you just fucking give the guy a compliment..? idiot.

[@SirRickyMcD]

@@MAgaSUXX cause his shits at a 6 while the guy in nebraskas is at a solid 9, he can get a compliment when he does better.

[@davefoc]

The guy's greenhouse in Nebraska is opaque on the north side. I've watched a few of these videos now and he's the only one that I've seen with that approach. It seems like it might be a good idea. Maybe the the light input on the north side isn't enough to justify the increase in light from a transparent north side.

[@timothyblazer1749]

@@davefoc there is near zero input from the north side at most temperate latitudes in winter. There is near zero reason to glaze on the north side if your goal is to have a winter greenhouse, or to grow tropical in a northern climate. In addition you can put Mylar ( or just high gloss white paint ) on the flat opposing wall, which is angled at approximately 20 degrees down, and reflect additional light and warmth towards your plants in the evening hours. Also, that flat wall can be structural, so your construction costs go down quite a bit. I do not like these plastic paradise greenhouses personally, but it is fantastic to know that even if you do it half way, geothermal still works.

[@shaowlnkngfu3803]

@@MAgaSUXX Dude, he said "good concept" but prefers another design. Jesus Christ you're triggered easily eh?!

[@nicholasbecker3559]

Looks awesome you showed it works and now everybody else can do the same and benefit from this knowledge thank you

[@susiwakeman4271]

Lovely and inspiring x thank you and much love from the UK xx

[@newgardener]

I know it's been several years, but couldn't you have to fan come on when the greenhouse hits 95 to keep it cool?

[@kevinbyrne4538]

VERY impressive. Beautiful vegetables despite -17 °F / -27 °C temperatures. Great job ! Congrats. By the way, if you need to open vents in order to control the temperature in your greenhouse, you might consider installing Bayliss Autovent Openers. They require no electricity. These vent openers are pistons that are filled with a special wax that melts and expands at a given temperature. The expanding wax presses on the piston and can thus open a vent. (Your car's radiator cap works the same way. See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wax_thermostatic_element )

[@ginaland411]

I gotta check that out!

[@linr2870]

Would my bees try to use it? What type of wax?

[@ginaland411]

Brilliant! That’s a great idea! I plan on building a greenhouse this fall and wanted to get lots of ideas! 🌱

[@NicholasMaietta]

Heck yeah! Now this is what i'm talking about.

[@zleereed]

Get some compost going in your greenhouses. Free heat.

[@VladTheImpalerTepesIII]

LDS Prepper and his family are great at preserving food (I hear) , but when it comes to growing it, they prefer to spend money on unsustainable practices and systems. He claims the reason is because when he tried more sustainable gardening, he failed. So he went to unsustainable growing methods and never looked back. Not much of a prepper as he is a gardening enthusiast. He denies this is true, but he will learn the truth when SHTF.

[@VladTheImpalerTepesIII]

Well, first of all, who mentioned Trump? Not me. But since you did, I believe SHTF is more of a threat with Trump than without do to the rabid enemies he has. Second of all, I don't put blind faith in anything. Best to be safe than sorry. Saviors are for the delusional, fearful and lazy, especially when looking for saviors in man and the systems he builds. Believe what you want, I'll prep and when people like you come knocking on my door for food, you'll find out too late that your faith in man and his systems is worthless and dangerous. I hope it never happens, but I'm not banking on it.

[@oliviamehrle4846]

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[@oliviamehrle4846]

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[@theuglykwan]

This is the kind of thing you should see in walking dead and other survival shows. Yet they are mostly growing stuff outdoors and never can or preserve stuff.

[@thefrub]

The Walking Dead takes place in Georgia where they've pretty much got a 12 month growing season, no need for greenhouses

[@johnfife3062]

Most definitely on my to-do list.

[@jerrywhidby.]

I love how you used the plastic pallets to make a table. That would certainly make a nice potting table.

[@CraziFuzzy]

Vegibles....

[@benb7727]

I looked for this comment

[@nodustechnologies3989]

@@benb7727 right on

[@mistagregory]

My wife who is french sometimes says vegibles and it always makes me chuckle.

[@warrendhall]

you need to pull off the flowers on your basil plants

[@92billly]

Warren Hall why?

[@omarwahid3367]

I think what Warren is getting at is the practice of pinching off basil plant flowers to foster more leaf growth. I am not an authority on this topic, but I have grown basil before. When I did, I read that regularly clipping the plant stem encourages fuller growth by causing branching, and that flowering causes the plant to cease or slow production of the leaves. Since it's the leaves we eat, we try to encourage as much leaf growth as possible. I have heard as well, but cannot verify, that flowering changes the flavor of the leaves. If that is true, that may be another reason to pinch off the flowers.

[@stormytrails]

Oh, and when that annual finally makes babies, seeds...it is free to go to annual heaven. No more flowers no more fruit.

[@VladTheImpalerTepesIII]

If you prune your basil properly, you'll never get seeds until you stop pruning. Pruning is easy. Instead of pulling off leaves when harvesting, you cut off whole stems at the nodes and they will grow new stems with lush leaves. If you just pick off the leaves and pinch off the flowers, the leaves start getting smaller and smaller because the plant thinks it's time to bolt, even though you pull off the flowers. When you prevent the flowers from the start by pruning when you harvest, the plant never even thinks about bolting.

[@stormytrails]

Just keep heading the plant. Cut reproductive growth off. Use higher nitrogen in relationship to phosphorus and potassium. That greatly reduces reproductive growth. Pinching off flowering stems is one thing, pinching flowers off a spike is another. Plants will bolt no matter what one does if the plant is subjected to temperature extremes. It is a way for the plant to survive, during times of stress, let's just make seed and then we can die happy? Fertilizer higher in nitrogen and making sure the plant doesn't go through temperature extremes is the only way to prevent bolting. Bolting is the plant putting all of its energy into making seed. Without temperature regulation and correct fertilizer formulation that plant will not make more leaves. And fertilizer is as important as water, soil tilth and light. Once a plant starts bolting it is a bit late!

[@calvinjonesyoutube]

Looks great, love the idea.

[@LauraSaueracker]

Encouraged to see the growth in a geothermal greenhouse. I'm inspired.

[@544agent]

Did you know straight urine and wood ash will cause your plants to be heavy producers!!!

[@atomicwedgie8176]

@Jeff Not if you smoke the grass first.

[@atomicwedgie8176]

@Jeff grass/marijauna...get it? lol

[@alexw8903]

"Vegibles" haha

[@lummoxlewis70]

You have talent!! Thank you.

[@vernugt]

beautiful!

[@RobertMOdell]

warning! using pressure treated wood for liners may be dangerous to your health.

[@LDSPrepper]

Thank you for your comment. Please provide documented evidence, tests, research, etc. to support your warning. I have searched for many years and can find none.

[@RobertMOdell]

It very well may be that the wood treatments have been made safer. With such a neat setup that you have, I just want you to be careful! Here is something I just found that you will probably be interested in reading. I don't know the specifics about your material but I just wanted to share with you in case it keeps you stay healthy! extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/node/966

[@armyguy9735]

My Grandfather used to put charcoal in onion bags in his root cellar and basement. He said that in the summer, the charcoal absorbed the excess moisture and in the winter, it released its excess moisture. Its self regulating, plus it absorbed the vegetable gases to prevent rot. Now, try it in the greenhouse to control the humidity, my Grandfather never had a greenhouse but who knows until you try, you'll have experiment how many bags you'll need depending on where you live because the humidity is different. Just an old pioneer trick

[@raybon7939]

Would using regular wood with no chemicals undermind the project. Or it has to be pressure treated. It's a good point. Cause you often wonder the same thing about pvc.

[@jayejaycurry5485]

Pressure treated used to be made by saturating wood with an arsenic compound. That is now banned. The arsenic has been replaced with copper. Fortunately, plants do not take up excess copper which makes modern pressure treated far safer.

[@stormytrails]

Another observation is it looks like you've used pressure treated lumber for your beds. Big no no. Very toxic chemicals are being incorporated into your soil. Your soil needs some DECOMPOSED organic matter. Just put it on top and around your plants and the soil organisms mix it into your soil for you. Decomposed, thoroughly. Your perennials can stay right where they are but your annuals need to be rotated. Potatoes grown one year need to be planted next year in a bed that did not have tomatoes, potatoes and peppers grown in it. And the bed that had potatoes in it should not be planted with potatoes, tomatoes or peppers. As an example. Your mechanics are wonderful.

[@stormytrails]

for real. do you have a 'stupid' site that substantiates? I hate all these 'sites'...I just need to know why it would be an old's wife tale when I am quite familiar with the chemistry of soils and the chemistry of pressurized lumber. Not a little thing otherwise I wouldn't bother to reiterate it's toxicity. Minimal leaching and little uptake. I need to see some bonafide tests for this comment, sweetie...

[@julier1080]

He's using chemical fertilizer, he may not care about toxins in his soil.

[@mdseelbach5894]

chemical fertilizer , really? and what do you suppose natural fertilizers are, magic? And treated lumber isn't treated with arsenic any more, its a copper compound, insects don't like but its safe.

[@julier1080]

Chemical fertilizers are typically petroleum based. Some of us don't care for stuff like that in our soil or food. You may consider the new copper treated wood safe, some don't. Here's a link to better info- www.gardensalive.com/product/the-new-treated-woods-safe-for-garden-use/you_bet_your_garden

[@mdseelbach5894]

an atomic structure is an atomic structure weather it comes from chicken poop or a man made ammonia process, which btw is more consistent with its content than natural, potassium and phosphorus are chemical elements , and nitrogen and hydrogen make ammonia. so what if they are petrol based, once broken down to an element doesn't matter where it came from, it still has its same atomic structure. its not tainted by gasoline.

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Sweet, I'm trying to get a hoophouse, & seeing what looks like rubber mats on the ground gives me ideas.