Underground Greenhouse Tour - Growing Citrus in the Snow!

[@nenawise4994]

I have everyone who does have the same philosophy as you knows that we probably won’t have the ability to watch these videos much longer and should draw and white these beautiful ideas and dreams down so others can print them out so our families can have them in future. God Bless Your family.

[@mantihomestead]

Yes, it's definitely worth documenting!

[@sh4wnb880]

Wait what did I miss and why wouldn't we have the ability to watch these videos?

[@thelittlethingskate9567]

President Kimball said the time to learn to do stuff is BEFORE the emergency comes. We recently came across a channel you might like. I’ll text you the link. I think it’s funny when people feel the need to tell someone why they’re unfollowing - as if they think you need to conform your mission and message to meet their desires. I’m glad you’ll continue on with your message. I’ve been thinking a lot about the blessings of paying tithing and of keeping the word of wisdom. It’s good to see some of those promises being fulfilled for you guys.

[@mantihomestead]

Yes, please send the link. And I totally agree that now is the time to learn :-) Thanks!

[@justinekeesee6495]

Just found your channel today and I gotta say I love your random rabbit trails in between your conviction. "We are going through the book of Revelation and... Oh look at these cherry tomatoes". I have a very similar brain so its fun to see it played out in someone else. Haha. And I agree we should all be prepping at least a little. Even if for those who think the worst that will happen is a few days long power outage that is still longer than people realize when you have no water, no stored food, and no heat/cooling options! Thanks for sharing! Your greenhouse is my dream!

[@mantihomestead]

Ha! “Rabbit trails” is a great way to say it:) I’d really like to say a lot more by way of warning but it’s just hard to build the Chanel enough to do so:) I’ll get there! My main message is it’s time to prepare, I know ow we are all busy, this is our efforts despite that business:) thanks for watching!!

[@gailzharv]

Thank you for the tour. We, too, are in the middle of Utah. We plan to build something similar to yours. All is looking good over in Manti!

[@mantihomestead]

Awesome! Good luck on your efforts!! Nate

[@kater.7563]

I hope you and your family had a wonderful Christmas and are looking forward to a fantastic New Year. Thank you for sharing your homestead with all of us on KZbin.

[@mantihomestead]

Thank you! You too! Merry Christmas, and happy new year!

[@monicaanderson8069]

Grandpa Verr would be so proud of you. A greenhouse was always his dream ❤️

[@mantihomestead]

Can you imagine how much fun he would have in there! We would have to move him up to the cottage as a permanent resident :-)

[@monicaanderson8069]

@@mantihomestead He would have loved it and he would work for free. He loved gardening. ❤️

[@Offgridlivingfillmore]

Keep it up buddy, greenhouse is looking great, how are the goats doing

[@mantihomestead]

They are doing great! I still need to make my Comfrey compost.

[@Offgridlivingfillmore]

I’ve got a new batch brewing, don’t forget your cow manure compost also get in a drum percolating for spring

[@kater.7563]

The tangelos and lemons look amazing!

[@mantihomestead]

Thanks!!

[@NicoleHoltActress]

New subscriber here. I came from the Provident Prepper video :) I really like your greenhouse. We bought almost 2 acres earlier this year and want to start slowly prepping it for our retirement (in 10 years...) Rabbits and greenhouse are definitely on the list :)

[@mantihomestead]

That’s awesome! Sounds like a fun adventure. Best of luck!

[@dhincks1]

What Nebraska demonstrated was grow where you live. The self running greenhouse is super inspirational. First step is love, admit i can, to I will, to do it! The how is still revealing it self. Ha,ha we also have baby goats and chickens! Love it!

[@olomad6722]

That was my thinking a minute ago, how beautiful the smell is there ;) and you have just said it. ;) I love the smell of citrus flowers.

[@mantihomestead]

It really is!

[@sharonrigby5505]

I love your greenhouse! ❤

[@mantihomestead]

Thanks!!!

[@natejamesreiki]

Thank you for sharing your wonderful small holding setup and your knowledge. I'm looking to do something similar in the UK. Thank you, Nate. God bless.

[@mantihomestead]

Awesome! Good luck in your efforts!!

[@dennismiller1602]

Love what your doing with Green House! Purchased a property in 2021 and I’m looking to build one of these off-grid in the near future. I want to come by and get a tour before starting the build(:

[@mantihomestead]

That sounds awesome! We have a historic Airbnb right on the Homestead if you’re interested in that. I did a little video on folk staying in that and getting a greenhouse tour. But whatever works we’d love to help. Thanks.

[@dennismiller1602]

Will let you know, thanks!@@mantihomestead

[@dennismiller1602]

Hello, Hello….my schedule is coming together for a business trip Tuesday Jan 2nd I’ll be driving from Delta, CO to SLC and would like to swing through Manti late morning/noon for a greenhouse tour if it works for your schedule? Please inform, thanks and Happy New Year!!@@mantihomestead

[@MrRespectable-gw2xd]

Amazing success so far. It's incredible to see. Do you have any issues with pests, diseases or mold?

[@mantihomestead]

We introduced the finches to help with aphids, and frogs to help with the slugs! We have a specific design for the winter and summer to increase as much ventilation as possible, and so so far I would say it is very healthy because of that airflow. Thanks for watching!

[@MrRespectable-gw2xd]

@@mantihomestead thanks for the reply. I'll definitely be keeping an eye on your progress. I would like to do something similar, although I'm not sure if I'll build one larger one like yours or two smaller ones. I have an idea in my head to make one dedicated (mainly) to herbs and aromatics but will have to weigh up the practical aspects of such ideas. One larger one may be the way to go. Do you have info on inside temps and humidity and outside temps in December? In other words how warm can you keep it in the depths of winter. Just thought I'd add, I think your prepping idea is a good one and one that will (excuse the pun) bear fruit. I think the U.S is heading for very hard times with BRICS around the corner and both political parties being insanely corrupt. The latter being a common problem around the world. Western European countries like Germany are in serious jeopardy as well, not to mention idiot nations like Australia. We could be on the cusp of WW3 and when not, it still won't spare us from the economic crash that seems inevitable. Soooo long waffle but, we are going to need to be more self sufficient, live a simpler life, move away from rampant consumerism and try and move back to small community. I'll trundle off now. Take care.

[@tammywallace4493]

I just found and subscribed to your channel. Awesome!! I have property in the foothills just east of Indianola Utah. Hope to break ground on a greenhouse very very similar to yours within the next 18 months. I would love to have a tour. However, I know how busy you are so I would be happy to wait until you have a tour scheduled and come at the same time(if you are still giving tours). Thanx

[@mantihomestead]

Welcome to the channel! Yeah, I would love to show you the greenhouse and help anyway we can. Did you see the Construction video playlist? That has pretty much everything that we did to ours on it might be helpful. Let me know though if you have any other specific questions. Nate.

[@tammywallace4493]

When i found your channel i was having a sleepless night and binged watched for about 6 hours. Loved it!!! Our site has a few challenges that we have to take into consideration. When it is convenient to you I would love a tour.

[@SamStinemetze]

Dig your vibes my guy 👍🏼 cool green house!

[@mantihomestead]

Thank you, sir!

[@pagecluff7682]

I was wondering how you pollinate your tomatoes? I have one in my kitchen window,but I’m not sure how to go about pollinating it. Someone said they are self pollinating. I have also seen people use a small paint brush. I figure you would be a good person to ask.

[@mantihomestead]

Yes, that would be an awesome video to do.! My wife is actually a little bit more knowledgeable than I am on it. With tomatoes, though you can almost simply just shake it, and the pollen will fall upon itself. I don’t think you would need to use a Brush.

[@brianbarsness8110]

I have a property in the mountains east of Cedar City around 7,400’ in elevation. Because of the topography and pine tree cover, the most sun I’d get during the winter solstice is about 3.5-4 hours of direct sunlight but just about all day during the summer. Do you suppose an off grid greenhouse like this is feasible under those conditions? Our temperatures are similar to yours, but we get a bit more snow on average.

[@mantihomestead]

We used to live in Cedar city and that’s where all of our family is at still :-) the snow won’t be an issue at all. I do worry a little bit about the light. You really need that son to heat up the water barrels and the cement. What is blocking the sun? Is it by a mountain or is the house blocking it?

[@brianbarsness8110]

@@mantihomestead thanks for the info! The mountainous terrain and some tall pine trees block the sun primarily in the winter. It’s in a relatively narrow north-south running saddle.

[@bennytroyer8897]

I’m in mid Michigan and planning to build a greenhouse in a similar design but the heating system is where I’m not sure of yet with our limited sun , I realy like the cold sinks that’s somthing I havnt seen before how well do those work for you guys

[@mantihomestead]

Thanks! Check out “construction video 2” at the end of the video I do a smoke bomb test to show how it works. I really don’t have a good way to quantify how much it actually moves the needle, however. I do know it works. And I do know that the Greenhouse design works. But I don’t have too much info on what I could or couldn’t change. I’ll try to figure some of that out and be as honest as I can when I do. but I hope that video will help you out in any decisions you’re making.

[@JonnyD-d9c]

I am very picky about who subscribe to, you made the list. Fascinating to watch and learn. Would love to know where you saw what inspired you to do your cold drops, very intriguing. Just wondering why you didn't coat/paint your foam insulation. Won't it degrade in the sun? Keep posting and Thanks!

[@rioseventytwo1121]

Provident Preppers Rock!!!

[@mantihomestead]

Yes they do!!

[@lelaqualls8041]

hey put it in a book plans facts I'll buy it

[@mantihomestead]

That is a good idea. I wish I was just a little more organized :-)

[@dianatrue7647]

Hi I live in Utah and would love to visit your greenhouse. Is that possible? I would love to build one. Thanks so much for your kindness in sharing your info.

[@mantihomestead]

Yes, I would love to show you the greenhouse!

[@whatsupdoc7030]

So are you having to pollinate your plants? If so how are you doing it.

[@mantihomestead]

Hello we have Mason bees in the greenhouse that do most of that for us. They live year-round. They can pollinate as good as a honeybee, but they are not known to sting humans. But if we do want to hand pollinate, we just grab a brush, and simply do it. Maybe I’ll do a video on that. But we really have not pollinated by hand hardly anything.

[@T84948]

Nice man! How cold does it get during the night? I noticed that your black water tanks were kind of in the shadow, do they still do their job? Love the video, thank you =)

[@mantihomestead]

Yeah, the cool thing about this design is during the summer. The water tanks are in the shade, during the winter they are in full sunlight. So it works in my favor in each scenario. During the summer, you definitely don’t want any more of the thermal mass heating up, during the winter you’re desperate for it :-) so it works out really good using the walipini angle technology.

[@jkjames7]

if totally off grid why the conduit and electrical boxes?

[@mantihomestead]

Back up:) and pretty patio lights.

[@micheleweatherspoon6399]

Do the polinators live in the greenhouse during the winter, or so you pollinate by hand?

[@GardeninginKentucky]

Amazing greenhouse! How much did you spend on it? We currently have a small greenhouse but are planning on upgrading. An off-grid greenhouse would be so much fun. Im in zone 7A.

[@tmaddog1362]

Hi I have 10 acres up in the north west and I am Interested in getting a greenhouse similar to yours my question is what was the overall cost for your greenhouse you build

[@mantihomestead]

I’m glad you like it! I don’t really have a good breakdown of the cost I need to do that. We chose to have our Grow beds made out of concrete which you could do for a lot cheaper if you wanted. Also, the back wall was concrete, and then we had to cover with metal, if I had more space I could birm up some dirt and save some money there too.

[@dhincks1]

We are on the path. First a thought we need to do something. Before covid. I discovered growing oranges in the snow (Nebraska). We now have 5 acres in the motherload California. A Farrell orchard ravaged by fire in 2016.

[@praveenthakore2683]

Mike can I have the angles of front double wall polycarbonate sheet and the rear metal sheet. I know the dimensions being 17’x100’ with 6 feet rear footer and 2 feet front footer

[@mantihomestead]

It is a 55 degree angle on the poly. I think that’s perfect for our area. Puts the most intense sun in January when we are our coldest

[@ToniMcGuire-o7k]

How do you move the air around? Do you have pipes underground like greenhouse in the snow?

[@mantihomestead]

Yes, I have two sets of Pipes. If you look at Construction video number two it gives you a pretty good rundown of what we did. One set brings air from outside and goes 8 feet under the ground coming into the greenhouse. Basically to warm up outside air during the winter. It relies on natural convection through the upper windows and vents so that hot air naturally rises and creates a vacuum, sucking the air through those tubes.

[@lorie1982]

Do you self pollinate or do you have bees in there?

[@mantihomestead]

We have mason bees in there now that help us out quite a bit. We have Hand pollinated some in the past, but haven’t really really needed to do it.

[@adilibrahim2735]

That is awesome , I love the birds, I live in Nebraska and I plan to build something similar to be able to grow trees that can't grow outside like pomegranates, figs and citrus trees. By the way, how is your cold air drop system performing?

[@mantihomestead]

That’s awesome! Regarding the cold air drop, have you seen the video Construction number two? At the very end, I show some smoke bombs that I put down into the drops to demonstrate their functionality. I hope that helps.

[@cathykrueger-nr8wu]

I’m in Nebraska too! What part of the state are you in?

[@adilibrahim2735]

Just southwest of Lincoln

[@cathykrueger-nr8wu]

@@adilibrahim2735 omg I’m just south of Firth!

[@ToniMcGuire-o7k]

How do you move the air?

[@mantihomestead]

We use the natural convection of heat rising, and going out the top windows and vents. Creating a vacuum to suck fresh air through the underground earth tubes that are fed from outside the greenhouse.

[@irvingranch]

What are the dimensions of the polycarbonate panels please,thamks

[@mantihomestead]

Each of my panels are 6 feet wide and 12 feet tall

[@nenawise4994]

Could you give dimensions please, I just started digging our in ground greenhouse today.

[@mantihomestead]

You might want to look at my “construction video” playlist. All of my secrets are in those five videos. The dimensions are 17 feet wide by 102 feet long.

[@Albert87nl]

7:40 .if everybody goes greenhouses.. that means nobody can afford the land reaal soon. and thus we go back to square one.. if ur rich. you can. if below you cant.. aka hydrophonics! inhouse for those with out a piece of garden! thats something anybody can do but only small stuff!

[@mantihomestead]

Yeah, it sounds like you have some great ideas! Have you already tried some of them? I’m always interested in different ideas especially ones that are more affordable. I’m hoping to have a gentleman on my channel who is growing citrus in modified hoop houses. He is using compost to heat them. a very affordable way of approaching production.

[@Albert87nl]

@@mantihomestead small garden can have greenhouse and if you got plenty of attic space or just window sills empty.. hydrophonics is epic . i havent tried them my self. but my GF does this allot back at home for the herbs. and strawberries seeds i send her! it going so well! hopefully this summer a nice yield seeing last bit we gonne leave it outside for polination by the local bee's!

[@nenawise4994]

How tall is the area for trees

[@mantihomestead]

I believe it’s about 17 feet to the very top

[@nateross14]

Dragon fruit can actually fruit alot sooner than 3 years if you cut the grow tops off as well as give it alot of direct sunlight which can cause it to stress and trigger it to produce fruit. Alot of trees and plants are triggered by stress to fruit because it makes them think they are in trouble and therefore need to fruit to pass their Gene's on before dying. If you let it, Dragonfruit will just grow grow grow for years without fruiting, but if you cut the growing tips it will help it flower and fruit much sooner, even in as little as 1 year.

[@cathykrueger-nr8wu]

It took me 2 years to get my banana to bloom in Nebraska 4:49

[@mantihomestead]

Thanks that’s good to know! Maybe this year!!

[@Omegawerewolfx]

If you have eight kids, can't you put them all o bikes to generate electricity? :P

[@mantihomestead]

Yes, that is a great idea. :-)

[@Mik-ha-El]

I thought you probably knew Mike H

[@mantihomestead]

Yes! He is a great dude!!

[@dhincks1]

Our channel is new. A former channel of the same name from the East Coast shut down based on restaurant. Cheers from Northern California goat n roses

[@shemikawilliams4274]

#confirmation #confirmation #confirmation

[@teripalmer9675]

If you get your goats at young age esp. Billy teach them to lay down on hay bale next.to you. They can be trained.like dogs. Just one at a time not next each other. Use warm wash cloth to wash face at when the horns come between the horns. Weekly washes will keep them from smelling. It also keeps.them tamer. I could call them pat the bale of hay. I'm old so I'm not bending down to get.them clean or wrestling with babies. They lay down get brushed and washed a d earn their treat. I get a thorough inspection of each animal.they know who is boss and know.they are cared for. It's fun to see.they.come.running when something happens and momma.will check them out. Also.working dogs. I hade boarder collies are great help keeping them. The chickens and bunnies.safe.

[@dhincks1]

Our channel is goats n roses

[@VictoriaWadsworth]

Have you ever considered Adderall?

[@mantihomestead]

Nope I get way too much done the way I am:) jk thanks for watching.

[@ToniMcGuire-o7k]

How do you move the air around? Do you have pipes underground like greenhouse in the snow?

[@mantihomestead]

Similar but a little bit different approach. If you go up to my playlist, look at Construction videos and check out number two and see if that’s helpful. But let me know if you have any other questions.