Geodesic Dome Greenhouses

[rastamonunika]

Ive seen these wonderful geodesic dome greenhouses, and wanted to know if anyone else has used it>? I forget the link, but if you do a search you should be able to find it!


Either way, they look awesome! it would be so great to sit out there in the winter and bask in the sun with the ladies! =)



anyhow, thanks greenhouse growers! =)



infinite Love
unika

 

[frozen_herb]

My Aunt has one that she grows edible flowers in. It is pretty cool looking and seems pretty effective. Are there any specific benefits to a conventional greenhouse?

-fh

 

[teddybud]

the geo greenhouses I have looked into are amazing... water reseviour and all built in along with a heating unit for soil also.. amazing stuff... i'd love to have one.

 

[I.M. Boggled]

A linked to another thread bump ~2010~

A linked to another thread bump ~2010~

Although geodesics can be as complicated as you like, the simple pentagram dome is a favorite.
We make them out of saplings, PVC pipe, trash picked metal conduit, or old broomsticks, and in every size from a three-foot- high dome to protect a pumpkin mound or potato patch to an eight-foot-high dome to cover a chicken yard, become a tent, or protect a haystack.
They are versatile, easily made and quickly built, and break down just as easily.

Simple Geodesic "DOME" design for Farm and Garden (fyi)
https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=26889

 

[wilburn]

A badly designed or constructed dome will not perform any better than any other poorly constructed building, so do your homework and get professional help if you need it, a well designed and constructed dome will be cheap to run, environmentally sound, beautiful, super strong.

 

[delta9nxs]

hi, folks!

here is a link to a dome calculator. i would recommend you look at steel electrical conduit for a greenhouse dome. it would last years.

www.desertdomes.com

everything you need to know about icosahedron based domes. all math has been done for you.

d9

 

[ncmxracer]

^^ thanks for this! +K

 

[MrStonerMan]

Very interesting I'm going to have to look into these domes

 

[FreedomFarmer]

I was just checking these out, a Colorado company makes them and they seem pretty slickly designed.... heres the link:

http://www.geodesic-greenhouse-kits.com

The hot water sink is one of the key features that makes this a year round growing solution, along with the great insulation. I envision someone setting up a slick growing system using the water tank as a fish tank and incorporating worms and making an aquaponic system. Or I have always dreamed of using the hot water reservoir in my greenhouse as the hot tub!