Getting ready for an early spring

I don't know what the weather will do but I am hoping to have an early spring inside of my greenhouse. My goal is to start my seeds in the house on January 2nd. I'm thinking that by the time they are ready to plant I will be able to have the greenhouse warm enough for them. I believe I've figured out a way to cheaply make a double wall of plastic. If I place a grid of 1 1/2" pipe over the current layer and then fasten it down and cover it with a second layer. I should be able to gain some insulation value with minimal expense. I'm also planning on making an insulated door. I'm hoping to do this with my father over Christmas break.

Since I last updated this blog I was able to finish insulating the end wall but I haven't sealed it with foam yet. I did move in some compost, it still needs to be mixed in with the rest of the dirt, and clean up the old plants. The garlic and onions were still grown last time I worked out there but I haven't checked them lately.

Effects of a Fan & Heating

My plants haven't looked all that great lately so I'm going to try and increase the circulation by placing a small wig-wag fan at the base of my tomato plants near the 60w light bulb. I did this at about 8:00am this morning. I'm hoping to post the results tomorrow or at the latest next Sunday. Also I'm wanting to paint the heat pipes black and insulate the back wall on Sunday to see if I can increase the daytime temperature and temperature storage capacity.