Excavating the Mountainside for a HUGE FUTURE GREENHOUSE SPACE!

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Ай бұрын

NEED to get this completed so it can settle over the year to build our future greenhouse. Turned out better than we hoped.

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@drbillable Ай бұрын

mark, you might want to look at digging further into the hillside so you can dig the greenhouse into the hillside to take advantage of the earth temp. In my greenhouse I dug in enough to get a 8 foot ceiling and then put in 27 55gal drums painted black filled with water to gather heat during the day and then allowing it disipate during the night. I live in western North Carolina and for the last three years it has stayed around 55 degrees in the middle of winter

@cherylsmith-bell6509 Ай бұрын

That is an awesome idea. Snow on the up hill side might crush it in, and banked against the earth, it would not.

@williambates6811 Ай бұрын

Just think how much bigger the greenhouse could be if set into the bank. The thermal mass of the bank would extend the growing season for the greenhouse.

@tillburn Ай бұрын

Mark always makes it seem so easy, it isn't as easy as it seems here to be so precise and thoughtful in planning.

@chrischristenson4547 Ай бұрын

It is a joy to have someone appreciate your work with expressions of wonder and happiness indeed you are a blessed man and have a partner who is enabling

@thackeray4 Ай бұрын

That drone footage was awesome! Put it all in perspective. I loved watching this. Wow!!

@lawrencelipon8673 Ай бұрын

👍👍👍👍👍❤️👌Great work and design Marvelous Mountain Maple Ranch.!!!

@hombredeacero3131 Ай бұрын

The view from the air of the terraced mountain is awesome. The greening of the mountains and the terraces you’ve cut out will look even more beautiful once you’ve built and or planted it in

@douggibson9084 Ай бұрын

Great job Guys. Hey Mark what about an earth sheltered greenhouse? 3 sides buried south side open. Extend your growing season with no extra heating cost. Enjoy Guys. Looks awesome.

@MountainMapleRanch Ай бұрын

We are looking into a full-drying flower/herb room along with a full-built greenhouse year-round. The earth there is a bit sandy and I am not sure I can make it happen and will probably need to resort to a standard timber frame style of the greenhouse with some off-grid features for heating and cooling (still researching what I want to do with it) There is an area of the property where I did think of doing something like that and doing geothermal, but then it was going to cut into our main road and main water line is. We are still in the planning phase for sure.

@desertdweller4951 Ай бұрын

I'm not sure I would be able to do much up there. The views are so beautiful, I'd spend the whole day just gazing out over the world passing me by. Great job

@VMc828 Ай бұрын

Looks like a lot of soil rearranged❤️🙏🙂

@mikecunningham5686 Ай бұрын

That turned out awesome! It is great that you're able to see the potential and then realize it!! Thank you for sharing and inspiring! You two are amazing!!

@williambates6811 Ай бұрын

The Bulldozer would be great for this project. The larger the greenhouse the better. Are you planning on having permanent raised beds in the greenhouse. I highly suggest deciding on what the main purpose of the greenhouse will be and design accordingly.

@robertsimmons3556 Ай бұрын

Good job Mark!!

@vhostovich Ай бұрын

Mark you are an efficient excavator operator. Youins are a perfect for each other.

@patrikpersson9446 Ай бұрын

With that wiev out over the walley it is impressing to get anything done😅

@shadegarden7375 Ай бұрын

Wow! Moving the mountain!! Reshaping the mountain!! You have vision!!👏🏻👏🏻

@ianhawkins7387 Ай бұрын

Great machine operator makes it all look easy

@amesl7101 Ай бұрын

I absolutely love this footage!! 18:48

@margaretwilkinson9140 Ай бұрын

WOW... beautiful work!

@pinkywilliams8063 Ай бұрын

Great job Marc.... The view is awesome from there!!!!

@robertbarkey3194 Ай бұрын

Did you guys know that if you did a hole n put a piece of plywood or metal over it that it will sweat n get moist n create water to water your plants n also if you use gal jugs n put water in it n put drip line that it last along time n water your plants

@househen1 Ай бұрын

Great job, Mark!

@joegrabowski6011 Ай бұрын

Great views !! Looks like great soils very few rocks ,enough moisture for track in compaction, and looks like you could do some surface collection of run off with all that contour you can build a holding pond. Looking great. look forward to seeing what you do with this !!

@dorothyallen3614 Ай бұрын

It’s beautiful Mark, that mountain and you are one, it works with you to accomplish your goals, congratulations family, you’re on your way to a year around harvest of produce and covered area for storage as well, a 60’ long x 30’ wide would offer yall a lot of covering for all sorts of farming needs, especially in the winter months! Think bigger than what you need, the wind can wreak havoc on a cheap greenhouse and you’ve got hard winds at times! I’m so excited for yall ❤. Great job Mark!

@suewomack5528 Күн бұрын

Are y'all building the greenhouse into the hillside to utilize ground temps? Possibly build a cellar room at the back of the greenhouse buried? Not to mention it would help stabilize the hill as well

@sandracunningham2689 Ай бұрын

The terraces just keep getting better. The drone shot was great. I knew Olga would love it. I was in awe at how much flat land you gained. Will you seed the sides to control erosion? You can always start small and add on as ones budget allows. It will give you a feel for the area and how much you actually need.

@MountainMapleRanch Ай бұрын

We have organ grape already creeping through :) that hill is very small vs all the other flat spots we have created. The natural plants will take over here in no time :)

@countrylifetales2700 Ай бұрын

Talk about 'instant gratification', wow what difference a few hours makes. How awesome it must be to own that machine which can do so much for you. BTW, the drone shots add so much value to videos in my opinion and your shots are nice. Your property is awesome and you guys are creating a wonderful sustainable lifestyle up there. Cheers to ya.

@Trucker_86 Ай бұрын

Heath needs all your rocks for his rock wall he’s building

@trainchasersatwork Ай бұрын

Great video! Enjoyed watching! 😃👍❤️🚂💨💨💨💨💨🚙

@debbievogt9881 Ай бұрын

Im thinking 100 feet Come on Mark. 100 feet easy

@jeremyparrott3713 Ай бұрын

Greenhouse with the best view in the world. Nah not for me 😂. Going to be amazing once setup.

@bohammarberg4072 Ай бұрын

Good morning!!! 🌹🌹🌹🌹

@canajian Ай бұрын

🖐😎👍

@terrancesnyder9323 Ай бұрын

Good afternoon Mark

@CJBouhlal Ай бұрын

Beautiful

@1944chevytruck Ай бұрын

Good idea! good job!

@petergrant9259 Ай бұрын

Nice dirt work...just because you have the footprint I 'd still be cautious about going big on the size of the greenhouse...law of diminishing returns...unless you plan on heating it and have access in the snow months.

@jesstill7833 Ай бұрын

Well done Mark you are a good operator ,you have many skills ..The place is looking good best wishes to your family stay safe,, just one thing where is your dog haven’t seen her for a while cheers. ❤️🙏😃👍🦘🇦🇺🇺🇸🧌

@MountainMapleRanch Ай бұрын

She learned, from a neighboring dog, to chase and hurt the animals she was intended to protect so we had to send her to a new home. We lost a few baby goats and several chickens and turkeys.

@jesstill7833 Ай бұрын

@@MountainMapleRanch So sorry to hear that ,I guess she had to go I guess as she wasn’t part of the team ❤️🙏😃🤐🦘🇦🇺🇺🇸🧌

@MountainMapleRanch Ай бұрын

It was a hard decision. We also travel a bit (like away 1-2 days) and some of it is our fault and lack of training, despite her being a great dog, she would get the animals at night when she was supposed to stand guard. We won't be ready for a dog anytime soon and the commitment a dog deserves, and she deserves better.

@jesstill7833 Ай бұрын

@@MountainMapleRanch Sorry to hear that Mark so she was a killer ,oh my lord any way she is gone now thank you for explaining the situation Mark ..I love watching your Video cheers God Bless your family ❤️🙏😃👍🦘🇦🇺🇺🇸🧌

@joeschmoe209 Ай бұрын

7000 views and 1300 likes😮 come on peeps hit that like button so he gets suggested more on watchlists. Let’s get him over that 20,000 subs hump….

@MountainMapleRanch Ай бұрын

Yesssss thank you 🙏

@richie9005 Ай бұрын

A drive- through Greenhouse ??? It will be awesome , however you decide to work it

@carelvanhelsdingen9867 Ай бұрын

Mark you didn’t even use your new coolest toy that you made for your machine.

@MountainMapleRanch Ай бұрын

This was filmed before I made the tool. This video had 3 different cameras going and took us a long time to edit. (2weeks) we had over 5 hours of footage to work through for an under 30 minutes video hahaha.

@martinvho Ай бұрын

Hope you ground the heck out of that greenhouse, because a metal structure on that hillside.... oof... also, what are you going to do for sliding winter snow on the hill pushing against the greenhouse and water runoff in spring?

@MountainMapleRanch Ай бұрын

So the greenhouse will be build next year hopefully $$. That area gets very little snow because it’s in the sun pretty much all the time. But the design will be to accommodate any wild winters that we could potentially have like we did 2 years ago.

@toddincabo Ай бұрын

👍 Had trouble understanding you in the cab, did you explain how that dirt you're throwing over the side is not going to slide downhill one overly wet winter like that highway in Wyoming just did? Doesn't it need to be stepped with compaction at least, from bottom up?

@MountainMapleRanch Ай бұрын

We should not have a problem. We have created many flat grounds on our property with the same downhills and have not had any issues. The hill lower than the shop where the solar panels are is double the steepness and has no issues and we snowblow that way too.

@shadegarden7375 Ай бұрын

Will a greenhouse get blown away easily?

@MountainMapleRanch Ай бұрын

The greenhouse will not be made out of plastic, it will be an all-year-round kind of greenhouse. We hope to build it next year.

@clydedecker765 Ай бұрын

If you're watching construction, do you watch the driver or what the driver is doing? I think this looking at the driver's face while he works the dirt is kinda not worth it. He can talk to me all he wants but what I want is to see what he's doing.

@chris3m98 Ай бұрын

Mark, Is that someone's home at the top of the mountain end of that winding road behind you?

@MountainMapleRanch Ай бұрын

It’s someone’s property yes.

@debbievogt9881 Ай бұрын

Are they going to be able to get a concrete truck up there?

@MountainMapleRanch Ай бұрын

Yes:)

@shawndonohoe2789 Ай бұрын

Are you using the dirt wall as the back side of the greenhouse?

@MountainMapleRanch Ай бұрын

We will be designing the greenhouse this year. We want it to be a sturdy long lasting structure.

@jakobrebeki Ай бұрын

Good spot for a greenhouse, should see the sun for most of the day. Tomatoes and beans will love that. Can I ask have you got a good supply for water as in are you going to run a line or run a tank? looking forward to seeing this build. Have a great day....

@dorothyallen3614 Ай бұрын

Go back and really listen to Mark, he told us all about the reason he was dropping the base was for gravity fed water! Let’s learn to actually listen to people’s words and ideas❤.

@jakobrebeki Ай бұрын

@@dorothyallen3614 Sorry, I must have missed that bit. Thanks for the heads up....

@chris3m98 Ай бұрын

@@dorothyallen3614, Some of us are 92 years old & our hearing isn't the best. The cab voice is really hard for me to understand his words. My grandfather taught me a long time ago if I didn't understand something then ask the question.

@virtualfather4117 Ай бұрын

Are you going to grow bananas in the green house?

@MountainMapleRanch Ай бұрын

No we are pretty practical people lol

@virtualfather Ай бұрын

@@MountainMapleRanch someone homesteading in Colorado grew bananas in a hothouse. My brother grows them in Ohio diggs them up for winter and keeps in garage til next spring. Good source of potassium