I finally finished the new greenhouse for my cacti.

I couldn't wait to finish the greenhouse when I was already taking pictures of the cactus inside it, the truth is that I think the light looks great, so I invite you to join me in this experience.

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It all started a few days ago, as you know I decided to reuse wood from used pallets, so I armed myself with patience and a lot of energy to finish the job.

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I had to use the hammer and an old chisel that I found, I couldn't find the new one but the old one did the job well.

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I had to be very careful with the boards I was separating, I didn't want to hurt myself with one of those rusty pins.

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I decided to use this pallet even though I had previously removed some boards, but that wasn't a problem.

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What I did have a problem with was the screws I used because they were longer than they should have been, I will replace them later with appropriate ones, for the moment I am interested in advancing in the construction of the greenhouse.

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I have already put some boards that were needed, but I still need to finish closing all the spaces where a lot of wind can enter.

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Time went on and it got dark, for the moment I have finished the structure, now I need some things to keep on working.

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The next day I went to a sawmill to get some thin wood to hold the plastic.

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I got the wood for free, some were this size, the others were a little shorter but still worked for me.

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By the way, this metal table will also be another greenhouse.

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When I was about to start working I got a migraine and was like that for almost two days, so the work had to stop, today I felt better and started working on protecting the corners with cardboard to prevent the plastic from getting damaged.

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I honestly think the plastic was looser than it should be, but I can't complain, it's the best I could do on my own.

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This is why I need thin wood, to hold the plastic.

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When I finished putting up the plastic it was necessary to see how my cacti would look inside the greenhouse, it stopped being windy so I didn't worry about securing the plastic with the wood, it was time to observe the light inside the greenhouse and how the plants would look in my photographs.

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That's where the window goes and on the top I will probably put artificial light for when I need to give more light time to my cacti.

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I finished securing the plastic with the wood and again it got dark, to make things quick and simple, I put black plastic on the base, that way no excess wind will come in from the bottom, I made some holes in the plastic so that when I water the plants the excess water can come out.

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If you are wondering, according to my math I should be able to fit more than 130 pots inside the greenhouse, tomorrow when I decide where I am going to put it I will probably start moving some grafts inside the new greenhouse, although I am not sure yet, many growers have recommended me to put shade netting with 50% shade, I have to observe the greenhouse for a few days before I do something that could damage the plants, I will let you know how it goes, see you later.

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Great work on making the greenhouse, the light in it does look good.
The times I dismantled pallets to make furniture.
I still have my coffee table made from them. It moved several countries too hahaha 🤣
Sorry to hear about the migraine.
Hope you are feeling better.
Have a nice Friday 👋🏻😊

Thanks, I'm already better from the migraine I just need to stay out of the sun, and regarding the greenhouse I really think the light is amazing, in the week I will share some pictures, I hope your weekend was great.

That’s good to hear @monster-one 😊
Yep, the sun is bad when having a headache or migraine… I know.
Looking forward to more photos, cool 😎
Thanks a lot, the weekend was great hope yours too.
Enjoy the new week and have fun!
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Que bueno que te animaste hacerlo! Te quedó excelente!. Buen trabajo ✔️💯💪🏻😎...

Muchas gracias.

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