Sprinkler project
Sprinkler project Sprinklers are very cheap and easy way to control the humidity and temperature in the greenhouse. The idea of cooling down isn’t only the cold water itself, but the effect resulting from the evaporating. In other words, it cools down the greenhouse for a while before there’s a need for another sprinkler rain. […]
Smoke oven project
Smoke oven project Day 1. A hole for the concrete is ready! Day 2. A board frame for supporting the cement is ready. Day 2. Iron mountings for the cement are ready. Day 2. Some cement casted. Day 2. Cement casted. Day 2. Another iron mounting is immersed into the cement for a stronger structure. […]
Fatalii’s Germinating Shelf Project
Germinating shelf project Ever wondered how arrange your plants and where to germinate your plants? Here’s the perfect solution which saves you a lot of space and will keep your precious seedlings and plants in a safe place. First, get yourself a appropriate shelf and lamps for this purpose. Generally, any shelf will do, […]
The greenhouse project
The Greenhouse project This picture was taken before the trees were cut down. Day 1. The stumps being pulled out from the ground. Day 1. Here is the position and size (50m2) marked for the new greenhouse. Day 1. Time to do some digging. Day 1. Digging almost complete. Day 1. Spreading the gravel on […]
The furnace project
The furnace project I built a furnace for heating up the greenhouse with wood and carbage when the weather gets too cold. Copper pipes ready to be attached in the sand container that will be inside the furnace. It should warm up the glycol-water and maintain the temperature for a quite long time. Some equipment […]
Exhaust air
Exhaust air project I currently applied an option to use the exhaust air coming from the house air conditioning for greenhouse air conditioning / heating / cooling, that will be more than perfect for winter, season extending or early season growing! Works as air conditioning which changes air once an hour, this is ideal for […]
EBB & flood hydro project
EBB & Flood project After using the EBB & flood hydro system for few harvest, I was sure which system I wanted to build as a large greenhouse hydroponic system. A few pics of the previous results: Inca Berry (C. baccatum) Dutch-Habanero F1 (C. annuum x chinense) flowering So, the decicion was very easy. I […]
Information / Articles
Articles (Click to open a PDF-file) The story of Sugar Rush Stripey Greenhouse Magic! Fataliis Favorite chile pepper varieties 2015 (Part 1) Grafting Chile Peppers Cabai Burung Ungu CHILIKIRJA mainos (Finnish) Mild Chile Peppers What chile pepper varieties should I grow? Yummy & Spicy World Tasty & Pretty Chile Peppers THE HOTTEST OF ‘EM ALL! […]
How to build EBB & flood?
How to build EBB & Flood -hydroponic system After growing chile plants with different hydroponic systems for nearly ten years, one hydroponic system still stands clearly ahead of them all: EBB & Flood. Before using it or seeing in action it may seem a little complicated but after you get it, it’s actually the most […]
Projects
Projects Here are listed some of the chile-pepper related projects I’ve been working on recently. Hope you’ll find these useful when working with your own projects! The greenhouse project The germinating shelf project The smoke oven project The furnace project The exhaust air project The sprinkler project The EBB & flood project